Go On... is the third album by American pop rock band Mr. Mister, released on September 8, 1987, by RCA Records. It features a more serious tone than their previous album Welcome to the Real World, which was commercially successful. This album did not fare as well commercially and would become the last publicly released album by the band before they broke up in 1990.
Reception
In their retrospective review, AllMusic contended that Go On... retained the same themes, stylistics, and quality of work as their previous releases, and that "[t]he only significant change was in record sales". They particularly praised the album's lyrics, commenting, "during the height of the materialistic '80s, Go On was an example of a band using its pop culture bully pulpit to suggest that the "greed is good" philosophy was leaving a spiritual vacuum in American culture."
Track listing
CD
All songs by Richard Page, Steve George and John Lang except where noted:
- "Stand and Deliver" â 5:33
- "Healing Waters" â 5:07 (Page, George, Lang, Farris, Mastelotto)
- "Dust" â 6:35
- "Something Real (Inside Me/Inside You)" â 4:24
- "The Tube" â 5:23
- "Bare My Soul" â 4:32 (Page, George, Steve Farris)*
- "Control" â 4:20
- "Watching the World" â 4:25
- "Power over Me" â 5:04
- "Man of a Thousand Dances" â 4:51 (Page, George, Lang, Farris)
- "The Border" â 5:42
Note:
* Track only available on CD and "Something Real" vinyl single.
LP/cassette
- "Stand and Deliver" â 5:33
- "Healing Waters" â 5:07
- "Dust" â 6:35
- "Something Real (Inside Me/Inside You)" â 4:24
- "The Tube" â 5:23
- "Control" â 4:20
- "Watching the World" â 4:25
- "Power over Me" â 5:04
- "Man of a Thousand Dances" â 4:51
- "The Border" â 5:42
Personnel
Mr. Mister
Additional personnel
Production
- Kevin Killen â producer, engineer, mixing
- Jimmy Hoyson â second engineer
- Bob Ludwig â mastering at Masterdisk (New York City)
- Jonathan Owen MA (RCA) â cover illustration
- Ria Lewerke â art direction
- Norman Moore â art direction, design
- Tracy Veal â design
- Reed Anderson â liner photography
- Georg Kushner â sleeve photography
- Susan Gilman â production coordinator
- Sherry Rettig â production coordinator
Charts
Certifications
Notes
References