Go for It (Stiff Little Fingers album)
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Critical reception
Template:Album ratings 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."[4]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Fingers and Gordon Ogilvie; except where noted.
- "Roots, Radicals, Rockers and Reggae" (Bunny O'Riley, arranged by Fingers) – 3:59
- "Just Fade Away" – 3:06
- "Go for It" (Fingers) – 3:17
- "The Only One" – 4:18
- "Hits and Misses" (Jake Burns, Gordon Ogilvie) – 3:51
- "Kicking Up a Racket" – 2:44
- "Safe as Houses" – 5:29
- "Gate 49" – 2:23
- "Silver Lining" – 3:04
- "Piccadilly Circus" – 4:43
The following tracks were included on the 2001 EMI re-release: Template:Numbered list
Chart Position
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom[5] | 14 |
| Song | Singles Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| "Just Fade Away" | United Kingdom | 47 |
| "Silver Lining" | United Kingdom | 68 |
Personnel
- Stiff Little Fingers
- Jake Burns – vocals, guitar; piano on "Silver Lining"
- Jim Reilly – drums
- Henry Cluney – guitar, backing vocals
- Ali McMordie – bass guitar
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
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