Good to Go Lover | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 21, 1986 | |||
Genre | Dance-pop, R&B | |||
Label | Polydor (829 532-1 Y-1) | |||
Producer | Gwen Guthrie, David "Pic" Conley (associate), Jerome Gasper (executive) | |||
Gwen Guthrie chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | C+ [2] |
Good to Go Lover is a 1986 studio album by American singer Gwen Guthrie. The album was produced by Guthrie, with musicians performing on the album including Larry Levan, two Surface members and Bernie Worrell, a Parliament-Funkadelic keyboardist.
The album spawned one big hit single, " Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent", reaching number 1 on both the US Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles and Hot Black Singles charts and number 42 on the pop chart. [3] [4] "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent" was also a big hit in the UK, where it reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart. [5] The second single released from the album, a cover of " (They Long To Be) Close To You", reached number 25 in the UK. [5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " (They Long to Be) Close to You" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 5:33 |
2. | "Outside in the Rain" | David Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend, Joshua Thompson | 5:19 |
3. | "Good to Go Lover" | Gwen Guthrie, Bill Hagans | 6:04 |
4. | "You Touched My Life" | Gwen Guthrie | 5:08 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | " Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent" | Gwen Guthrie | 5:55 |
6. | "I Still Want You" | David Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend | 4:42 |
7. | "Stop Holding Back" | David Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend | 6:01 |
8. | "Passion Eyes" | Charles W. Rogers | 5:05 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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9. | "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent" (12" Club Mix) | Gwen Guthrie | 7:16 |
10. | "Outside in the Rain" (US Polydor 7" Version) | David Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend, Joshua Thompson | 4:02 |
11. | "Save Your Love for Me" (Duet with Surface) | Gwen Guthrie, David Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend | 4:50 |
12. | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (US Polydor 7" Version) | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 3:49 |
Charts (1986) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard R&B [3] | 20 |
U.S. Billboard 200 [3] | 89 |
Australia ( Kent Music Report) [6] | 99 |
UK Albums Chart [7] | 42 |
Year | Title | Chart positions [3] | |||||||
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U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Club Play | U.S. Dance Sales |
AUS |
UK | ||||
1986 | "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent" | 42 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 75 | 5 | ||
1986 | "Outside the Rain" | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | ||
1987 | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | — | 69 | — | — | — | 26 |
Good to Go Lover | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 21, 1986 | |||
Genre | Dance-pop, R&B | |||
Label | Polydor (829 532-1 Y-1) | |||
Producer | Gwen Guthrie, David "Pic" Conley (associate), Jerome Gasper (executive) | |||
Gwen Guthrie chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | C+ [2] |
Good to Go Lover is a 1986 studio album by American singer Gwen Guthrie. The album was produced by Guthrie, with musicians performing on the album including Larry Levan, two Surface members and Bernie Worrell, a Parliament-Funkadelic keyboardist.
The album spawned one big hit single, " Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent", reaching number 1 on both the US Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles and Hot Black Singles charts and number 42 on the pop chart. [3] [4] "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent" was also a big hit in the UK, where it reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart. [5] The second single released from the album, a cover of " (They Long To Be) Close To You", reached number 25 in the UK. [5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | " (They Long to Be) Close to You" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 5:33 |
2. | "Outside in the Rain" | David Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend, Joshua Thompson | 5:19 |
3. | "Good to Go Lover" | Gwen Guthrie, Bill Hagans | 6:04 |
4. | "You Touched My Life" | Gwen Guthrie | 5:08 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | " Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent" | Gwen Guthrie | 5:55 |
6. | "I Still Want You" | David Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend | 4:42 |
7. | "Stop Holding Back" | David Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend | 6:01 |
8. | "Passion Eyes" | Charles W. Rogers | 5:05 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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9. | "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent" (12" Club Mix) | Gwen Guthrie | 7:16 |
10. | "Outside in the Rain" (US Polydor 7" Version) | David Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend, Joshua Thompson | 4:02 |
11. | "Save Your Love for Me" (Duet with Surface) | Gwen Guthrie, David Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend | 4:50 |
12. | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (US Polydor 7" Version) | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 3:49 |
Charts (1986) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard R&B [3] | 20 |
U.S. Billboard 200 [3] | 89 |
Australia ( Kent Music Report) [6] | 99 |
UK Albums Chart [7] | 42 |
Year | Title | Chart positions [3] | |||||||
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U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Club Play | U.S. Dance Sales |
AUS |
UK | ||||
1986 | "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent" | 42 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 75 | 5 | ||
1986 | "Outside the Rain" | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | ||
1987 | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | — | 69 | — | — | — | 26 |