Go for Your Life (album)
| Go for Your Life | ||||
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| Studio album by Mountain | ||||
| Released | March 9, 1985 | |||
| Studio | Criteria Recording Studios, Florida | |||
| Genre | Blues rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 29:53 | |||
| Label | Scotti Bros. | |||
| Producer | Pete Solley | |||
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| AllMusic |   |
Go for Your Life is a studio album released in 1985 by Mountain.
It was the first Mountain album to not feature production or performance from Felix Pappalardi, who had been shot and killed by his wife Gail Collins in 1983. The album's closing track, "Little Bit of Insanity", was dedicated to Pappalardi's memory, and the album cover artwork was also designed with the fallen bassist/producer in mind. "What we wanted to do was give the feeling of someone looking up from their grave. And you can tell that's exactly what's going on with the image we used," said Leslie West in 2013.[2]
The album features bassist Mark Clarke, who had been a member of Uriah Heep, Colosseum and Rainbow, and was produced by Pete Solley, who had worked with a diverse range of artists including The Rolling Stones, Oingo Boingo and The Allman Brothers Band. It charted at #166 in the US charts when released in March 1985.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Leslie West and Corky Laing, except "Hard Times" co-written with Bud Prager.
Side one
- "Hard Times" – 4:20
- "Spark" – 3:36
- "She Loves Her Rock (And She Loves It Hard)" – 3:39
- "Bardot Damage" – 3:59
Side two
- "Shimmy on the Footlights" – 4:13
- "I Love Young Girls" – 3:06
- "Makin' It in Your Car" – 2:59
- "Babe in the Woods" – 4:35
- "Little Bit of Insanity" – 2:26
Personnel
- Leslie West – guitar
- Mark Clarke – bass
- Corky Laing – drums
- Chuck Kirkpatrick – background vocals
with:
- Ian Hunter – sequencing on "Hard Times"
- Eric Johnson – synthesizer on "Spark"
- Miller Anderson – slide guitar on "Makin' It in Your Car"
References
- ↑ Mountain - Go for Your Life (1985) album at AllMusic.com
- ↑ Sleeve notes from remastered CD, Esoteric Recordings, ECLEC2390, 2013.