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Go West are an English pop group. The duo formed in 1982, with Peter Cox (born on 17 November, 1955, in Twickenham, London, England); and Richard Drummie (born on 20 March, 1959, in Twickenham, London, England).

Musical Career

Go West quickly had a publishing deal and possessed a portastudio, but lacked a band or recording company. Peter and Richard 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 developing a record deal with Chrysalis Records. The songwriting duo specialised in radio friendly, white soul sounds.

The band's debut single, "We Close Our Eyes," was released in 1985 and managed to reach the number-4 position on the UK charts and also managed to reach # 41 in the US. The video for the song became an early favorite on MTV. This helped them to be voted the "Best Newcomers" at the 1986 BRIT Awards. The song was part of the soundtrack for the Italian low-budget horror film Demoni, also known as Demons.

Later in 1990, Go West scored a top-10 U.S. hit with the song "King of Wishful Thinking" from the movie Pretty Woman. An instrumental version of the song's chorus is also alleged to be heard in the production logo for Gracie Films (seen at the end of The Simpsons).

Trivia

  • Peter Cox was quickly brought in to replace Then Jerico's Mark Shaw on ITV reality TV show Reborn in the USA when Shaw stormed off the series in the first few days of the show's tour. Even though he had success as part of Go West, he was able to go on the show as none of his solo singles had found success in the United States. He was tipped to be one of the finalists, along with Tony Hadley from Spandau Ballet, until he forgot the words to the Norah Jones hit he was singing at the time.
  • Go West guitarist Alan Murphy later joined Level 42 and had been Kate Bush's session guitarist as well.

Discography

Singles

Albums

Peter Cox

Sources

Guinness World Records British Hit Singles (16th Edition) - ISBN 085112-190-X

The Guinness Book Of British Hit Albums (7th Edition) - ISBN 0-85112-619-7

Unofficial forum www.langersandginge.co.uk

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