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Go for It (Stiff Little Fingers album)

1981 studio album by Stiff Little Fingers

Go for It is the third album by Stiff Little Fingers, released in 1981.[1][2] "Just Fade Away" was released as a single.[3]

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Critical reception

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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."[6]

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:

  1. "Mr. Fire Coal Man" (Wailing Souls) – 4:45
  2. "Doesn't Make it Alright" (live) (Dave Goldberg, Jerry Dammers, Mike Harrison) – 3:29
  3. "Back to Front" – 3.00
  4. "Jake Burns Interview with Alan Parker about Go for It" – 25:20

Chart Position

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Personnel

Stiff Little Fingers

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

References

  1. [1]
    Sullivan, Jim (June 25, 1981). "Sobering Words from Belfast's Punk Rockers". Arts. The Boston Globe. p. 1.
  2. [2]
    The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. 2003. p. 1014.
  3. [3]
    Gimarc, George (1997). Post Punk Diary: 1980-1982. St. Martin's Press. p. 151.
  4. [4]
    AllMusic
  5. [5]
    Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  6. [6]
    "Stiff Little Fingers". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  7. [7]
    "Stiff Little Fingers". Official Charts. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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