Go for It (Stiff Little Fingers album)

Go for It is the third album by Stiff Little Fingers, released in 1981. "Just Fade Away" was released as a single.

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that Jake Burns's "voice is smoother and less anguished; the music, while no less energetic or committed, is more diverse and sophisticated."

Track listing

All tracks composed by Fingers and Gordon Ogilvie; except where noted.

1. "Roots, Radicals, Rockers and Reggae" (Bunny O'Riley, arranged by Fingers) – 3:59
2. "Just Fade Away" – 3:06
3. "Go for It" (Fingers) – 3:17
4. "The Only One" – 4:18
5. "Hits and Misses" (Jake Burns, Gordon Ogilvie) – 3:51
6. "Kicking Up a Racket" – 2:44
7. "Safe as Houses" – 5:29
8. "Gate 49" – 2:23
9. "Silver Lining" – 3:04
10. "Piccadilly Circus" – 4:43

The following tracks were included on the 2001 EMI re-release:

Chart position

Personnel

Stiff Little Fingers

• Jake Burns – vocals, guitar; piano on "Silver Lining"
• Jim Reilly – drums
• Henry Cluney – guitar, backing vocals
• Ali McMordie – bass guitar

with:

• Stewart Blandamer – alto saxophone on "Silver Lining"
• Tony Hughes – trumpet on "Silver Lining"
• Steve "Fixit" Farr – baritone saxophone on "Silver Lining"

Technical

• Doug Bennett – producer, piano on "Silver Lining"
• Bill Gill – engineer
• David Hamilton Smith – engineer
• Shaun Bradley – equipment
• Agency – cow bell
• John "Teflon" Simms – cover illustration
• Eugene Adebari – photography

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