G-Force (album)
1980 studio album by G-Force
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G-Force is a 1980 studio album by the namesake Irish-American band led by Irish rock guitarist Gary Moore. It featured three singles and was re-released in 1990 on Castle Communications.[4]
Released30 May 1980
RecordedDecember 1979 – January 1980
StudiosCherokee Studios, Hollywood and Record Plant, Los Angeles, California
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| Released | 30 May 1980 | |||
| Recorded | December 1979 – January 1980 | |||
| Studios | Cherokee Studios, Hollywood and Record Plant, Los Angeles, California | |||
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| Length | 40:34 | |||
| Label | Jet | |||
| Producers | Gary Moore, Mark Nauseef, Willie Dee, Tony Newton | |||
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| Singles from G-Force | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[3] |
| Q Magazine | [4] |
Jeff Clark-Meads in Q Magazine noted that the "album exemplifies Moore's uncompromising, raw, wildman-virtuoso guitar-style".[4]
After cooperating with Phil Lynott on Back on the Streets (1978), guitarist Gary Moore moved to L.A. and formed the group G-Force with vocalist Willy Dee, bassist Tony Newton, and drummer Mark Nauseef. The group did not hold together much longer than it took to finish the first and only album, and on its re-release on CD, only Moore gets credit.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You" | Gary Moore | Willie Dee & Moore | 4:11 |
| 2. | "White Knuckles / Rockin' and Rollin'†" | Moore / Moore, Mark Nauseef | Instrumental / Dee | 5:10 |
| 3. | "She's Got You" | Moore, Nauseef | Dee & Moore | 4:53 |
| 4. | "I Look at You" | Moore | Dee | 6:02 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Because of Your Love" | Tony Newton, Dee, Duane Hitchings | Dee | 4:00 |
| 6. | "You Kissed Me Sweetly" | Newton, Dee | Dee | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Hot Gossip" | Moore | Moore | 3:34 |
| 8. | "The Woman's in Love" | Moore | Moore & Dee | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Dancin'" | Moore, Nauseef, Newton, Dee | Dee | 4:30 |
- ^† — Separated into two tracks on some issues of the album
Personnel
- G–Force
- Willie Dee – lead and backing vocals, bass, keyboards, Korg bass synthesizer, production
- Gary Moore – guitars, lead and backing vocals, keyboards and string arrangements (on tracks 4 and 8), production
- Tony Newton – bass, string arrangements (on track 6), production
- Mark Nauseef – drums, percussion, percussion synthesizer, production
- Additional personnel
- Joachim Kuhn – additional keyboards
- Tom Scott – saxophone (on track 8), string arrangements (on track 4 and 6)
- Thee Ox – marimba
- Technical personnel
- Mack, Mark Sackett and Tom La Tondre – engineers
- Dennis Mackay – remixing (on tracks 1–3, 5, 7 and 9)
- Moshe Brakha – photography