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In 1982, Cox and Drummie formed the band Go West, with Cox as lead vocalist and Drummie on guitar and backing vocals. [4] [5] The name "Go West" was chosen due to how, at the time, the duo felt that the British public were more attracted to music that came from America rather than their own country (in a similar vein to The British Invasion). [6]
In 1982, Cox and Drummie formed the band Go West, with Cox as lead vocalist and Drummie on guitar and backing vocals. [3] [4] After Go West signed a deal with Chrysalis Records, "We Close Our Eyes" became a top 5 hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1985. [5] Other Go West singles released that year included "Call Me" (1985) and "Don't Look Down".
"We Close Our Eyes" is a song by the English pop duo Go West, composed by both members Peter Cox and Richard Drummie. Recognisable by its synthesiser hook, it was released as the lead single from the duo's self titled debut studio album, in February 1985.
In 1982, the two formed the band Go West, with Cox as lead singer and Drummie on guitar and backing vocals. For the next few years, Go West tried to land a recording contract until, with the help of manager John Glover and producer Gary Stevenson, they finally recorded their first two singles: "We Close Our Eyes" and "Call Me".
Go West is the debut studio album by the English pop duo Go West, released in April 1985 by Chrysalis Records. The album brought the band into the limelight, scoring them a string of top 40 hits in the UK and New Zealand. "We Close Our Eyes" was the most successful single, reaching No. 4 in New Zealand and No. 5 in the UK. The album itself ...
On 7" vinyl, the album version of the song appeared, along with the B-side "Man in My Mirror", which later appeared on the remix album Bangs & Crashes (1986). The 12" vinyl included the extended mix (labelled "The Indiscriminate Mix") along with either the album version of "Call Me" and "Man in My Mirror" on the second side in Europe, or "We Close Our Eyes (Complete Underhang Mix)" in North ...
"King of Wishful Thinking" (titled "The King of Wishful Thinking" on Chrysalis releases [2]) is a song by British pop duo Go West, written by Peter Cox, Richard Drummie and Martin Page. It was featured in the film Pretty Woman and appeared on its soundtrack. [3] It was later featured on Go West's third studio album, Indian Summer, in 1992.
Bangs & Crashes is a remix album by English pop band Go West. It was released in 1986 by Chrysalis Records. The album mostly contains remixes of songs from their debut studio album, Go West (1985). 'One Way Street' was featured on the soundtrack to Rocky IV.