SINGLES
We Close Our Eyes
Debut single released in 1985
Produced by Gary Stevenson
Written by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie
‘We Close Our Eyes’ spent fourteen weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 5 in April 1985. In the United States, the single reached 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 5 on the Hot Dance Music/Play chart.
B Side: Missing Persons
Call Me
Released in 1985 from Go West album
Produced by Gary Stevenson
Written by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie
‘Call Me’ reached 12 on the UK Singles Chart and 54 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is included on the soundtrack for the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto:Vice City
B Side: Man in My Mirror
Goodbye Girl
3rd single released in 1985 from the Go West album
Produced by Gary Stevenson
Written by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie
‘Goodbye Girl’ reached 25 on the UK Singles Chart.
B Side: Dreamworld
Don't Look Down
Released in 1985 from the Go West album
Produced by Gary Stevenson
Remix engineer – Steve Churchyard
Written by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie
To promote sales of the album the song was given a radical remix and released as The Sequel.
Two 7″ picture discs were released featuring a photo of either Peter Cox or Richard Drummie along with a gatefold sleeve to encourage collectors to buy the pair.
The 12″ featured Don’t Look Down (The Stratospheric Mix), SOS (The Perpendicular Mix), Innocence (The Desperation Mix) and Eye To Eye (The Horizontal Mix)
B Side: Innocence
True Colours
Released in 1986
Produced by Gary Stevenson
Written by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie
‘True Colours’ reached 48 in the UK singles chart. The B Side contained Go West’s only instrumental track. Released from ‘Dancing On The Couch’
B Side: XL5
I Want To Hear It From You
Released in 1987
Produced by Gary Stevenson
Written by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie
This was the first Go West single to be released in the CD format. This featured the A Day In Aarhus extended version remixed by Brian Malouf. Interestingly, this CD was used as the extra disc when Dancing On The Couch was released with a bonus disc in the US.
As well as the standard 7″ sleeve there was also a poster fold-out sleeve
A. I Want To Hear It From You
B. Crossfire
The King Is Dead
Released in 1987
Produced by Gary Stevenson
Written by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie
The single version was recorded live from Hammersmith Odeon during the Run-away train Tour (see video section) , while the album version featured backing vocals by Kate Bush.
The 12″ featured live versions of Don’t Look Down, Little Caesar and Call Me recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon
A. The King Is Dead (live)
B. Little Caesar (Live)
The King Of Wishful Thinking
Released in 1990
Produced by Peter Wolf
Exec. Producer – Ron Fair
Written by Peter Cox, Richard Drummie and Martin Page
Featured in the film Pretty Woman starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere.
The CD featured the Jon Gass 12″ Mix and an acapella version of the song. There is also a ‘Promo Only’ CD featuring the Wake-Up Mix that is well worth tracking down
1. The King Of Wishful Thinking
2. Tears Too Late
Faithful
Released in 1992
Produced by Peter Wolf
Exec. Producer – Ron Fair
Written by Peter Cox, Richard Drummie and Martin Page
This song won several BMI awards for songwriting.
Released as a 2 CD set.
CD1
1. Faithful
2. I Want You Back
3. We Close Our Eyes
4. From Baltimore To Paris
CD2
1. Faithful
2. I Want You Back
3. Don’t Look Down – The Sequel
4. I Want To Hear It From You
What You Won't Do For Love
Released in 1992
Produced by Ron Fair
Written by B. Caldwell
Still In Love
Released in 1993
Produced by Peter Wolf
Written by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie
Another 2 CD set.
CD1 (White Cover)
1. Still In Love
2. Count Me Out
3. Bluebeat (The Twilight Mix)
CD2 (Black Cover)
1. Still in Love
2. What You Won’t Do For Love (Acapella Mix)
3. Healing Hands (The Monitor Mix)
Hear It From You
Tracks Of My Tears
Released in 1993
Written by W.Robinson/W.Moore/M.Tarplin
Produced by Peter-John Vettese
A remake of the classic Smokey Robinson hit.
A 2 CD set was released to promote sales. CD1 featured Faithful (Lover’s Prayer Mix) whilst CD2 featured a completely rerecorded version of The King Of Wishful Thinking produced by Wendy and Lisa.
CD1
1. Tracks of My Tears
2. One Way Street
3. Faithful (The lover’s prayer mix)
CD2
1. Tracks of My Tears
2. The King of Wishful Thinking
3. Tracks Of My Tears (The Secret Garden Mix)
4. I Want To Hear It From You
We Close Our Eyes '93
Released in 1993
Written by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie
Produced by Gary Stevenson
Remix by Tom Lord Alge
A 2 CD set, CD1 (black cover) features the previously unreleased track ‘I’ll Be Waiting’
CD 2 (white cover) features the previously unreleased track ‘One of Us’, a cover of the Abba song.
CD 1
1. We Close Our Eyes
2. Never Let Them See You Sweat
3. I’ll Be Waiting
CD2
1. We Close Our Eyes
2. Tell Me
3. One of US
4. The Sun and the Moon
All Day All Night
Released in 2001
Written by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie
Produced by Go West and Gary Stevenson
1. All Day, All Night
2. The Sun And The Moon (Live at the NEC)
Let Love Come
Released 2008
Written and Produced by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie
Mixed by Gary Stevenson
1. Let Love Come
A tour favourite and first single off the futurenow album. This is the promo version sent out to Radio stations, then sold exclusively through Townsend Records.
Only Love
Released 2008
Written and Produced by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie
1. Only Love
Another release from the album futurenow
Skin Deep
Released 2013
Written by Peter Cox, Richard Drummie and Tony Hadley
Track one produced by Go West
Track two produced by Gary Stevenson
1.Skin Deep
2.Call Me
Taken from the 3 part album 3D
In September 2011 Skin Deep was voted the Best Pop Song in the World in a Radio Netherlands competition.