Dancing on the Couch explained

Dancing on the Couch
Type:	studio
Artist:	Go West
Cover:	Dancing on the Couch.jpeg
Released:	26 May 1987^[1]
Genre:	Pop
Label:	Chrysalis
Producer:	Gary Stevenson
Prev Title:	Bangs & Crashes
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	Indian Summer
Next Year:	1992

Dancing on the Couch is the second studio album by English pop duo Go West, released in 1987. It reached number 19 on the UK Albums Chart.

The American version of the album featured a slightly different cover (zoomed in further on the image of band members Peter Cox and Richard Drummie on the couch) and included the track "Don't Look Down – The Sequel" (a slightly enhanced version of a song from Go West's debut album) in place of "Let's Build a Boat".^[2] "Don't Look Down – The Sequel" would become Go West's first top 40 hit in the United States.

On January 26, 2024, Chrysalis released a deluxe edition 3-CD, 1-DVD, set of the album, newly remastered by producer Gary Stevenson, with a separate CD including B-sides, Remixes, Rarities, and a third CD with the 1987 Runaway Train Tour: Live at Hammersmith Odeon.^[3] A DVD of the concert is also included, which was previously only available on VHS.^[4]

Personnel

Go West

• Peter Cox – vocals, keyboards, drum programming, percussion, hi-hat
• Richard Drummie – vocals, keyboards, guitars, percussion

Additional musicians

• Dave West – keyboards, Fairlight programming, drum programming
• Peter-John Vettese – acoustic piano
• Alan Murphy – keyboards, guitars, guitar solos, percussion
• Chris Childs – bass
• Graham Edwards – bass
• Pino Palladino – bass
• Tony Beard – drums
• Graham Broad – cymbals, hi-hat
• Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Kate Bush – backing vocals on "The King Is Dead"
• Mo Birch – backing vocals on "I Want to Hear It from You"

Production

• Producer – Gary Stevenson
  • Recording engineers – John Gallen and Julian Mendelsohn Track 1 remixed by Brian Malouf
• Track 2 mixed by John Gallen
• Tracks 3–10 mixed by Julian Mendelsohn
• Recorded at Puk Studios (Denmark).
• Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
• Design – John Pasche
• Photography – Kevin Clarke
• Management – Blueprint Management

Chart performance

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart^[5]	95
UK Albums Chart^[6]	19

Notes and References

1. Strickland . Andy . News Digest . . 23 May 1987 . 28 . 0144-5804.
2. http://www.discogs.com/Go-West-Dancing-On-The-Couch/release/578786 Go West- Dancing on the Couch (U.S. version) @Discogs.com
3. Web site: Go West / Dancing on the Couch reissue . superdeluxeedition . 13 August 2024.
4. Web site: Go West - The Runaway Train Tour (Live At Hammersmith Odeon) . Discogs . 13 August 2024.
5. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 126.
6. Web site: dancing on the couch full Official Chart History Official Charts Company. 2021-02-05. www.officialcharts.com. en.