Go West are Peter Cox and Richard Drummie. This year they are celebrating 22 years since the release of their first single "We Close our eyes" with a worldwide tour and a new album due out very soon.
For all the information you need to know then please go to the Official Go West website at http://www.gowest.org.uk
It was 1982 when Peter Cox and Richard Drummie first pulled their artistic talents together to form Go West. With only a publishing deal and a portastudio, but lacking a band or record company, Peter and Richard decided, with the help of their manager, John Glover, to find a producer, go into the studio and record two of their songs for themselves. These songs were 'We Close Our Eyes' and 'Call Me'. Within a matter of days John Glover was negotiating with Chrysalis Records and Go West signed their first record deal.
Their debut single 'We Close Our Eyes' was released in 1985 and reached number four in the UK charts, and became a top ten hit in the USA. The success of 'We Close Our Eyes' was followed by three other top ten hits; 'Call Me', 'Goodbye Girl' and 'Don't Look Down'.
Their debut self-titled album, Go West sold 1.5 million copies worldwide and established the pair not just as a chart force but as one of the great singer/songwriter duos to emerge in the 80s. They became the focus of media attention, gracing magazine covers and making numerous TV appearances. The Album was quickly followed up by Bangs and Crashes a collection of 12" mixes and Live performances. Including One Way Street from The Rocky 4 sound track. In 1986 they won a BRIT Award for 'Best British Newcomer'.
Their third album Dancing On The Couch was released in 1987. The singles 'True Colours', 'I Want To Hear It From You' and 'The King Is Dead' were all top thirty hits, and although it didn't match the success of their debut LP sales, it once again established them as extraordinary songwriters and has become something of a cult collectors' item.
In 1992 their fourth album Indian Summer was more mellow, justifying more than ever their early description by legendary producer Arif Mardin as 'modern Motown'. This album contained their single 'The King Of Wishful Thinking' the opening song in the hugely successful film Pretty Woman. The soundtrack album from this film has sold over ten million copies worldwide. 'The King Of Wishful Thinking' received an ASCAP award in 1991 for one of the most-played songs on American radio and 'Faithful', the second single from this album, received similar BMI awards in 1992 and 1993.
Aces and Kings, the album released in 1993, was a collection of their greatest hits, and the single 'Tracks Of My Tears', a re-working of Smokey Robinson's classic, was released from this album and entered the Top 20 singles chart.
In 1994 Peter Cox made the move to Los Angeles where he decided to base himself. That year he recorded his self-titled solo album with EMI Records. He released two singles, 'Ain't Gonna Cry Again', which reached the top thirty in the UK, and 'If You Walk Away'. Peter has continued to live in the States, writing for specific projects and other artists.
In April 2001 Go West released an album, The Best of Go West - Live At The NEC, a concert recorded during their last live tour together in 1993. This contained all their greatest hits performed live in front of a sell-out crowd in Birmingham. The album also included two brand new tracks 'All Day, All Night' and 'Hangin' On For Dear Life', which were their first studio recordings together in seven years.
Over the past 18 months Go West have performed a number of live shows around the UK including two arena tours, the first and second sell-out Here And Now tours. After a fantastically well received first tour they were the automatic first choice to step on the second tour.
Peter returned in the summer from the USA following seven weeks on Granada Televisions' Reborn In The USA. On 30th July he performed to a sell-out audience with Tony Hadley at the Shepherds Bush Empire. This eventually led to a full-scale tour of the UK in 2004 with Tony Hadley that played to over 90,000 people. In the same year, he released his second solo album Desert Blooms.
Over the past six years Richard has concentrated on his songwriting and record production and has worked with amongst others, Ritchie Neville, Lena Fiagbe, Robbie Craig, Next Of Kin, 21st Century Girls, Kenny Thomas and Debbie Gibson.
2005 was another busy year for Go West as they celebrated their 20th Anniversary with another sell-out tour of the UK featuring a sell out gig at the Birmingham Symphony Hall, where special guests from the past turned up to wish them happy anniversary. 2005 also saw Peter celebrating his 50th birthday with a gig at Shephards Bush Empire in London.
2006 promised another uk tour for Go West. A new solo album from Peter .
A Live DVD of the 21st anniversary tour was released in 2007, featuring all the songs from the first album and all the songs currently written for the new album
2008 started with 7 date tour of Australia
The new album called futurenow is finally here, and was released on the 23rd June, and is now available from everywhere.
Go West are managed by
Blueprint Management,
P.O.Box 593
Woking
Surrey
GU23 7YF
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