Go Too (1977) is Go's third album. Go was founded by Stomu Yamashta, Steve Winwood and Michael Shrieve. For this album, Jess Roden replaced Winwood (who had left the group). The style of the music became modified accordingly. In addition, Linda Lewis was hired as a singer. Together with The Headhunters bassist Paul Jackson, Jr. and the orchestra of Martyn Ford, the album unified various jazz, funk and classically influenced soundscapes.[1]
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977, New York City | |||
| Genre | Funk, fusion[1] | |||
| Length | 42:30 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Stomu Yamashta | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
The album begins with Prelude, a synthesizer tune marked by Klaus Schulze's distinctive style. This is followed by Seen You Before, a jazz-funk fusion piece with a remarkable guitar solo by Al Di Meola.
The next piece, Madness is a funk tune that crossfades at the end with the sound of waves into the romantic song Mystery of Love. The tune is dominated by Di Meola’s moving solos and the emotive vocals of Roden and Lewis.
Wheels of Fortune is characterized by complex polyrhythms and a pure jazz aesthetic. Beauty strikes another romantic tone. The album ends with another funky piece, You and Me, followed by Ecliptic, which is reminiscent of synthesizer produced whale song.
Personnel
edit- Stomu Yamashta - keyboards, piano, tympani, percussions
- Klaus Schulze - synthesizers
- J. Peter Robinson - keyboards
- Al Di Meola - lead guitar
- Doni Harvey - guitar, vocals
- Jess Roden - lead vocals
- Linda Lewis - lead vocals
- Paul Jackson, Jr. - bass guitar
- Michael Shrieve - drums
- Brother James - conga drums & percussion
- The Martyn Ford Orchestra
- Paul Buckmaster - orchestrations
Track listing
edit- "Prélude" - 3:10
- "Seen You Before" - 6:18
- "Madness" - 6:27
- "Mysteries of Love" - 6:15
- "Wheels of Fortune" - 5:37
- "Beauty" - 5:11
- "You and Me" - 6:59
- "Ecliptic" - 2:33
Chart performance
edit| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1977 | Billboard 200 | 156[2] |
References
edit- ^ a b c Thompson, Dave. "Go Too - Stomu Yamashta's Go : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
- ^ "Go Too - Stomu Yamashta's Go | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.