Go! is the third studio album by the alternative rock band Letters to Cleo.[3][4] It was released in 1997 on Revolution Records.[5] It was their first album without their original drummer, Stacy Jones, who was replaced by Tom Polce.[6]
| Go! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 21, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, power pop | |||
| Length | 35:11 | |||
| Label | Revolution | |||
| Producer | Peter Collins | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C[2] |
The album peaked at No. 45 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart.[7]
Production
editThe album was produced by Peter Collins.[8] It was recorded at Long View Farm, in North Brookfield, Massachusetts.[5] Greg Hawkes played keyboards on "Anchor".[9]
Critical reception
editTrouser Press called the album "effective and likable," writing that "Hanley explores the titular theme of dispatching an ex, singing her disillusioned and bitter lyrics ... with conviction and power against loud rock-pop that reaches its apogee in the nearly Breeders-like surge of 'Anchor'."[10] The Orange County Register considered it "nothing special, each song an imitation of standard alternative music this decade without adding anything new to the mix."[11]
Track listing
editAll songs by Kay Hanley and Letters to Cleo.
- "I Got Time" – 2:44
- "Because of You" – 3:02
- "Anchor" – 3:24
- "Find You Dead" – 2:52
- "Veda Very Shining" – 3:30
- "Co-Pilot" – 3:40
- "Go!" – 2:15
- "Sparklegirl" – 3:18
- "Alouette & Me" – 3:38
- "I'm a Fool" – 3:16
- "Disappear" – 3:32
Personnel
edit- Greg Hawkes - synthesizer, keyboards
- Barry Green - trombone
- Jim Horn - baritone saxophone
- Sam Levine - tenor saxophone
- Steve Patrick - trumpet
- Michael Eisenstein - guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Kay Hanley - vocals, guitar
- Greg McKenna - guitar, vocals
- Scott Riebling - bass, vocals
- Tom Polce - drums, percussion, vocals
- Ellen "Mumma" Hanley - vocals
- Jed Parish - keyboards
Production
edit- Producer: Peter Collins
- Engineer: Paul David Hager
- Assistant engineer: Jesse Henderson, Craig Nepp, Tom Richards, Ted Paduck
- Mixing: Tom Lord-Alge
- Mastering: Bob Ludwig
- Recording: Paul David Hager
- Loop programming: Anthony J. Resta
References
edit- ^ "Go! - Letters to Cleo | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Album Review: 'GO!'". EW.com.
- ^ "Letters to Cleo Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Brown, Matthew Hay (4 Dec 1997). "GO! -- LETTERS TO CLEO". Hartford Courant. Calendar. p. 6.
- ^ a b Rosen, Craig (Sep 6, 1997). "Letters To Cleo 'Go!' for a breakthrough". Billboard. 109 (36): 13, 118.
- ^ Sullivan, Jim (5 Oct 1997). "Cleo's new letters `Here and Now' was there and then". The Boston Globe. p. N1.
- ^ "Letters to Cleo". Billboard.
- ^ Cruz, Anne Marie (Dec 1997). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly (52): 50.
- ^ Soeder, John (November 7, 1997). "LETTERS TO CLEO 'GO!'". The Plain Dealer. Friday. p. 19.
- ^ "Letters to Cleo". Trouser Press. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Smith, Devlin (October 17, 1997). "SOUND CHECK". Orange County Register. p. F54.