Go On... is the third album by American pop rock band Mr. Mister, released on September 8, 1987, by RCA Records. It features a more serious tone than their previous album Welcome to the Real World, which was commercially successful. This album did not fare as well commercially and would become the last publicly released album by the band before they broke up in 1990.
Reception
In their retrospective review, AllMusic contended that Go On... retained the same themes, stylistics, and quality of work as their previous releases, and "The only significant change was in record sales." They particularly praised the album's lyrics, commenting, "during the height of the materialistic '80s, Go On was an example of a band using its pop culture bully pulpit to suggest that the "greed is good" philosophy was leaving a spiritual vacuum in American culture."
Track listing
CD
All songs by Richard Page, Steve George and John Lang except where noted:
"Stand and Deliver" – 5:33
"Healing Waters" – 5:07 (Page, George, Lang, Farris, Mastelotto) *Mistakenly printed as 5:45 on physical disc (CD) "Dust" – 6:35 "Something Real (Inside Me/Inside You)" – 4:24 "The Tube" – 5:23 "Bare My Soul" * – 4:32 (Page, George, Lang) "Control" – 4:20 "Watching the World" – 4:25 "Power Over Me" – 5:04 "Man of a Thousand Dances" – 4:51 (Page, George, Lang, Farris) "The Border" – 5:42
LP/Cassette
Side one
"Stand and Deliver" – 5:33
"Healing Waters" – 5:07 (mistaken as 5:45 on CD) "Dust" – 6:35 "Something Real (Inside Me/Inside You)" – 4:24 "The Tube" – 5:23
Side two
"Control" – 4:20
"Watching the World" – 4:25
"Power Over Me" – 5:04
"Man of a Thousand Dances" – 4:51
"The Border" – 5:42
* Track only available on CD and "Something Real" vinyl single.
Personnel
Mr. Mister
Richard Page – bass, vocals
Steve George – keyboards, Synclavier, soprano saxophone, vocals
Steve Farris – guitars
Pat Mastelotto – drums
Additional personnel
John Lang – lyrics
Alex Acuña – percussion
Lenny Castro – percussion
Alan Estes – percussion
Bill Champlin – backing vocals
Tamara Champlin – backing vocals
Phil Perry – backing vocals
Stan Lee Revue – backing vocals
Carmen Twillie – backing vocals
Production
Kevin Killen – producer, engineer, mixing
Jimmy Hoyson – second engineer
Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City) Jonathan Owen MA (RCA) – cover illustration Ria Lewerke – art direction Norman Moore – art direction, design Tracy Veal – design Reed Anderson – liner photography Georg Kushner – sleeve photography Susan Gilman – production coordinator Sherry Rettig – production coordinator