Go for Your Life (album)
1985 studio album by Mountain
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Go for Your Life is the fifth studio album by American hard rock band Mountain, released in March 1985. It was their first studio album since 1974's Avalanche.
Wizard Sound Studios, Westchester, New York
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| Released | March 1985 | |||
| Studios | Criteria Recording Studios, Florida, Wizard Sound Studios, Westchester, New York | |||
| Genres | Hard rock, blues rock | |||
| Length | 33:43 | |||
| Label | Scotti Bros. | |||
| Producer | Pete Solley | |||
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Background and release
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.[1]
The album features bassist Mark Clarke, who had been a member of Uriah Heep and Colosseum, 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. The music video for "Hard Times" featured professional wrestler Jesse "The Body" Ventura.
Scotti Brothers Records released Go for Your Life in March 1985.[2] The album debuted at No. 179,[3] and peaked at No. 166 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4][5] "Hard Times" was released as a single, and a music video was made for it.[6]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Leslie West and Corky Laing, except "Hard Times" co-written with Bud Prager.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Hard Times" | 4:24 |
| 2. | "Spark" | 3:43 |
| 3. | "She Loves Her Rock (And She Loves It Hard)" | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Bardot Damage" | 4:03 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Shimmy on the Footlights" | 4:22 |
| 2. | "I Love Young Girls" | 3:11 |
| 3. | "Makin' It in Your Car" | 3:07 |
| 4. | "Babe in the Woods" | 4:40 |
| 5. | "Little Bit of Insanity" | 2:30 |
| Total length: | 33:43 | |
Personnel
- Leslie West – guitar, vocals
- Mark Clarke – bass
- Corky Laing – drums
with:
- Ian Hunter – sequencing on "Hard Times"
- Eric Johnson – synthesizer on "Spark"
- Miller Anderson – slide guitar on "Makin' It in Your Car"
- Chuck Kirkpatrick – background vocals
- Additional personnel
- Bud Prager – recording director
- Pete Solley – engineer (Criteria)
- Jim Sessody – assistant engineer (Criteria)
- Mike Scott – engineer (Wizard)
- Gary Lyons – engineer (Wizard)
- Doug MacDonald – assistant engineer (Wizard)
- Mike Fuller – mastering
- Lane/Donald – art direction
- Barry Jackson – illustration
Charts
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[7] | 166 |