On July 14, 1981, “I.R.S.” label released “Beauty and the Beat”, the debut Go-Go’s. (The) album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Penny Lane”, “Record Plant” and “Sound Mixers” in New York City, and was produced by Richard Gottehrer and Rob Freeman. The album was certified 2 x platinum in US by “RIAA”.
Personnel:
- Belinda Carlisle – lead vocals
- Charlotte Caffey – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Jane Wiedlin – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
- Kathy Valentine – bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals
- Gina Schock – drums, percussion
- Rob Freeman – engineer, mixing
- James A. Ball – engineer, mixing assistant
- Ted Blechta, Darroll Gustamachio, Gray Russell, John Terelle – engineer assistant
- Stuart Furusho, David Leonard – mixing assistants
- Doug Schwartz – remixing
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Ginger Canzoneri, Mike Doud, Mick Haggerty, Vartan – art direction
- Cindy Marsh – illustrations
- Mike Fink, Mick Haggerty – design
- George DuBose, Mick Haggerty, Cindy Marsh – photography
Track listing:
- Our Lips Are Sealed – Jane Wiedlin, Terry Hall
- How Much More – Charlotte Caffey, Jane Wiedlin
- Tonite – Charlotte Caffey, Jane Wiedlin, Peter Case
- Lust to Love – Charlotte Caffey, Jane Wiedlin
- This Town – Charlotte Caffey, Jane Wiedlin
- We Got the Heat – Charlotte Caffey
- Fading Feast – Charlotte Caffey
- Automatic – Jane Wiedlin
- You Can’t Walk in Your Sleep (If You Can’t Sleep) – Charlotte Caffey, Jane Wiedlin
- Skidmarks on My Heart – Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle
- Can’t Stop the World – Kathy Valentine
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