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Beauty and the Beat - Go-Go's
I.R.S. Records
Beauty and the Beat - Go-Go's
I.R.S. Records
Produced by Richard Gottehrer and Rob Freeman
Released July 1981
US Chart #1
(6 consecutive weeks on the top spot)
Released July 1981
US Chart #1
(6 consecutive weeks on the top spot)
Side 1
Side 2
Personnel
Belinda Carlisle – lead vocals
Charlotte Caffey – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Gina Schock – drums, percussion
Kathy Valentine – bass, backing vocals
Jane Wiedlin – rhythm guitar, vocals
Belinda Carlisle – lead vocals
Charlotte Caffey – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Gina Schock – drums, percussion
Kathy Valentine – bass, backing vocals
Jane Wiedlin – rhythm guitar, vocals
Click on the links below to listen/watch more from the Go-Go's
Singles on Beauty and The Beat
A-Side: We Got The Beat*
B-Side: How Much More
Stiff Records
Released 27th May 1980
Did Not Chart
* Different to the version that appeared on the album
A-Side: Our Lips Are Sealed
B-Side: Surfing and Spying
I.R.S. Records
Released 12th June 1981 (US)
14th August 1981 (UK)
US Chart #20
UK Chart #47
A-Side: We Got The Beat
B-Side: Can't Stop The World**
I.R.S. Records
Released 16th January 1982
US Chart #2
It spent three weeks at #2 behind Joan Jett and the Blackhearts' 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll'.
13th November 1981 (UK)
Did Not Chart
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A1 Skidmarks On My Heart
A2 How Much More
A3 Tonite
A4 Fading Fast
A5 London Boys
A6 Cool Jerk
A7 Automatic
A8 Lust To Love
A9 Can't Stop The World
B1 This Town
B2 Vacation
B3 You Can't Walk In Your Sleep
B4 Our Lips Are Sealed
B5 Let's Have A Party
B6 We Got The Beat
B7 Surfin' And Spyin'
B8 Beatnik Beach
B9 The Way You Dance
B10 Remember
A2 How Much More
A3 Tonite
A4 Fading Fast
A5 London Boys
A6 Cool Jerk
A7 Automatic
A8 Lust To Love
A9 Can't Stop The World
B1 This Town
B2 Vacation
B3 You Can't Walk In Your Sleep
B4 Our Lips Are Sealed
B5 Let's Have A Party
B6 We Got The Beat
B7 Surfin' And Spyin'
B8 Beatnik Beach
B9 The Way You Dance
B10 Remember
(Go-Go's 1979 - Photo by Louis Jacinto)
Gradually they made the move away from Punk to a more New Wave/Power Pop sound and between 1979- 1980 Bello and Olavarria were replaced with Gina Schock (drums) and Kathy Valentine (bass).
In 1979 they recorded a five-track demo that somehow fell into the hands of Stiff Records and in 1980 they released We Got The Beat as a single (BUY 78) and the band found themselves on tour supporting Madness. The band appeared on the Old Grey Whistle Test (the video is no longer available on You Tube due to Copyright issues) and also in the film Urgh! A Music War peforming We Got The Beat.
They signed to I.R.S. Records in April 1981 and three months later their Debut Album appeared and was a surprise hit as it steadily climbed the Billboard 200 Chart reaching the #1 spot which it held for six consecutive weeks.
Our Lips Are Sealed broke in the Top 20 in the US and the follow-up single, a re-recorded version of We Got The Beat was held off the #1 spot by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and stayed at #2 for three weeks.
I still love this album. It's fine bouncy pop music that always reminds me of hot summer days for some reason (so it's a nice soundtrack at the moment with such nice weather).
Note from S4L: Due to a recent change of account at Photobucket a lot of pictures from previous articles on the blog have been sadly lost. I cannot for the life of me understand why my previous account just seemed to have vanished a couple of months ago. As a result I am trying to update pictures and links etc on many older posts in order that enjoyment of those posts is not lost. Other posts I have decided to redo altogether as it seemed a lot easier to do. So if you see a post that like today's one with the title "Revisiting" then more often than not it will be for the above reasons.
Thanks for your continued patience in this matter and thank you for taking time to visit this blog. - Doug (8th July 2017)
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