Album by Gwen Guthrie
Good to Go Lover |
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Studio album by Gwen Guthrie |
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Released | January 21, 1986 |
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Genre | Dance-pop, R&B |
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Label | Polydor (829 532-1 Y-1) |
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Producer | Gwen Guthrie, David "Pic" Conley (associate), Jerome Gasper (executive) |
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Gwen Guthrie chronology |
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Just for You (1985) | Good to Go Lover (1986) | Ticket to Ride (1987) | |
Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | C+[2] |
Good to Go Lover is a 1986 studio album by American singer Gwen Guthrie. The album was produced by Guthrie, with musicians performing on the album including Larry Levan, two Surface members and Bernie Worrell, a Parliament-Funkadelic keyboardist.
The album spawned one big hit single, "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent", reaching number 1 on both the US Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles and Hot Black Singles charts and number 42 on the pop chart.[3][4] "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent" was also a big hit in the UK, where it reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart.[5] The second single released from the album, a cover of "(They Long To Be) Close To You", reached number 25 in the UK.[5]
Track listing
Side oneNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 5:33 |
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2. | "Outside in the Rain" | David Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend, Joshua Thompson | 5:19 |
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3. | "Good to Go Lover" | Gwen Guthrie, Bill Hagans | 6:04 |
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4. | "You Touched My Life" | Gwen Guthrie | 5:08 |
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Side twoNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent" | Gwen Guthrie | 5:55 |
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6. | "I Still Want You" | David Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend | 4:42 |
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7. | "Stop Holding Back" | David Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend | 6:01 |
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8. | "Passion Eyes" | Charles W. Rogers | 5:05 |
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2013 remastered reissue bonus tracksNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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9. | "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent" (12" Club Mix) | Gwen Guthrie | 7:16 |
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10. | "Outside in the Rain" (US Polydor 7" Version) | David Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend, Joshua Thompson | 4:02 |
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11. | "Save Your Love for Me" (Duet with Surface) | Gwen Guthrie, David Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend | 4:50 |
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12. | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (US Polydor 7" Version) | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 3:49 |
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Personnel
Musicians
- Michael Clark – keyboards
- David Conley – drum programming, keyboards, Moog Bass, synthesizer
- Sly Dunbar – drum programming
- Steve Ferrone – drums
- Gwen Guthrie – vocal arrangement, background vocals, vocals
- Bill Hagans – drum programming, keyboards
- Gary Henry – keyboards
- Brian Morgan – performer
- Onaje Allan Gumbs – performer
- Ira Siegel – guitar
- David Townsend – keyboards
- Bernie Worrell – keyboards
Production
- Dave Conley, Gregg Mann, Harvey Goldberg, Larry Levan, Matthew "Krash" Kasha – mixing
- Gregg Mann – engineer
- Steve Khan – engineer
- Scott James – engineer
- Julian Robertson – engineer
- Tom Zepp – engineer
- Kendal Stubbs – engineer
- Bill Wylie – photography
- Jack Skinner – mastering
- Dave Conley – associate producer
- Ernestine Bell – production assistant
- Jerome Gasper – mixing, executive producer
- Gwen Guthrie – producer, mixing
Singles
References
- ^ Wynn, Ron. Good to Go Lover review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Good to Go Lover review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- ^ a b c d Good to Go Lover at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (2004). Hot Dance/Disco 1974–2003, (Record Research Inc.)
- ^ a b "GWEN GUTHRIE - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 131. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 238. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
External links
- Good to Go Lover at Discogs (list of releases)
Authority control databases | - MusicBrainz release group
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