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Go West is an English pop duo, formed in 1982 by lead vocalist Peter Cox (born 17 November 1955, Kingston, Surrey, England); and rhythm guitarist and backup vocalist Richard Drummie (born 20 March 1959, Twickenham, Middlesex, England). The outfit enjoyed their peak of popularity between the mid 1980s and the early 1990s and are best known for the international top 10 hits "We Close Our Eyes", "Call Me" and "King of Wishful Thinking". They were named Best British Newcomer at the 1986 Brit Awards.〔("1986 Brit Awards - Winners" ). Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2014〕 ==Career== Go West had a publishing deal and possessed a portastudio, but lacked a band or recording company. Cox and Drummie decided, with support from John Glover, their manager, to find a musical producer, and record just two of their songs. The tracks "We Close Our Eyes" and "Call Me" found Go West landing a recording contract with Chrysalis Records. Upon confirmation of the Chrysalis deal, they recruited British guitarist Alan Murphy, whose contributions became a key ingredient in shaping the band's musical identity. The band's debut single, "We Close Our Eyes", was released in 1985 and reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart, #5 on the US Dance Club Play chart and #41 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The video for the song, directed by Godley & Creme, became an early favourite on MTV. They were voted the "Best Newcomers" at the 1986 Brit Awards.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Brit Awards Show History - 1986 )〕 The song was part of the soundtrack for the Italian low-budget horror film ''Dèmoni'', also known as ''Demons''. The single would prove to be their highest placed UK single, and only appearance in the UK top ten. The band's eponymous debut album was released in 1985. It included "We Close Our Eyes" and "Call Me" as well as "Don't Look Down", which served as the prequel to what would be the band's first top 40 hit in the US. The album itself was not only successful in the UK but also moderately so in the US. ''Bangs and Crashes'', an album of remixes, B-sides and live tracks, was released in 1986, and included the track "One Way Street" which was part of the ''Rocky IV'' soundtrack. In 1987, the band released the proper follow-up to their debut, ''Dancing on the Couch'', which made the UK top 20. Although several singles were released from the album, its success paled in comparison to the first album, particularly in the US. Ironically, it did yield the band's first American top 40 hit with the single "Don't Look Down – The Sequel", a continuation of the track "Don't Look Down" from the debut album. However, "Don't Look Down – The Sequel" was not included on UK versions of the CD, which instead included the track "Let's Build a Boat". In 1990, Go West scored a top 10 US hit with "King of Wishful Thinking" from the film ''Pretty Woman''. The track was written by Cox and Drummie in collaboration with Martin Page. In 1991, the song received an ASCAP award for being one of the most played songs in America the previous year. In 1992, the band released the ''Indian Summer'' album, which included "Faithful", another hit in the US, peaking at #14, and also a UK hit, peaking at #13. This track later received airplay recognition awards in the US in both 1992 and 1993. In 1997, Cox took a break from Go West to release his self-titled debut solo album. He has gone on to release several more solo albums into the 2000s. His most recent album, ''Damn the Brakes'', was released in 2013. Cox and Drummie appeared on ''Jim'll Fix It: Strikes Again'' in 2007, to re-create a popular 'fix-it' from 1986; in the original show, a fifteen-year-old girl had sung "We Close Our Eyes" with the band as a back-up singer.〔(Jim'll Fix it )〕 Their most recent album ''3D'' was released as a three-part series of EPs, the first of which was released on 29 March 2010, the second at the end of March 2011 and the third part on 4 March 2013.〔(Gowest.org.uk )〕 In November 2015, a compilation album, called 80's recovered featured many groups, Go West did a cover of The Killers 'Human', with a regular version, and a remix.〔http://80srecovered.com/TheSongs.php〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Go West (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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