Dancing on the Couch
Dancing on the Couch is the second studio album by the English pop duo Go West, released in 1987. It reached number 19 on the UK Albums Chart.
Go West began recording the album in June 1986. It was originally due to have been released in late 1986, but the release plans, along with an accompanying British tour for November 1986, had to be postponed until 1987 after the Danish studio, Puk Studios, where the album was recorded, suffered a computer fault. Regardless, the band were able to salvage and release the single True Colours in November 1986.
The American version of the album featured a slightly different cover and included the track "Don't Look Down – The Sequel" in place of "Let's Build a Boat". "Don't Look Down – The Sequel" would become Go West's first top 40 hit in the United States.
On January 26, 2024, Chrysalis released a deluxe edition 3-CD, 1-DVD, set of the album, newly remastered by producer Gary Stevenson, with a separate CD including B-sides, Remixes, Rarities, and a third CD with the 1987 Runaway Train Tour: Live at Hammersmith Odeon. A DVD of the concert is also included, which was previously only available on VHS.
Personnel
Go West- Peter Cox – vocals, keyboards, drum programming, percussion, hi-hat
- Richard Drummie – vocals, keyboards, guitars, percussion
- Dave West – keyboards, Fairlight programming, drum programming
- Peter-John Vettese – acoustic piano
- Alan Murphy – keyboards, guitars, guitar solos, percussion
- Chris Childs – bass
- Graham Edwards – bass
- Pino Palladino – bass
- Tony Beard – drums
- Graham Broad – cymbals, hi-hat
- Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Kate Bush – backing vocals on "The King Is Dead"
- Mo Birch – backing vocals on "I Want to Hear It from You"
Production
- Producer – Gary Stevenson
- Recording engineers – John Gallen and Julian Mendelsohn
- Track 1 remixed by Brian Malouf
- Track 2 mixed by John Gallen
- Tracks 3–10 mixed by Julian Mendelsohn
- Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound.
- Design – John Pasche
- Photography – Kevin Clarke
- Management – Blueprint Management