Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's

Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's
Compilation album by The Go-Go's
Released October 18, 1994
Recorded 1982-94
Genre Pop rock, new wave
Length 57:09 (1xCD)
1:50:37 (2xCD)
Label I.R.S. Records
Producer Gregg Edward, Rob Freeman, Richard Gottehrer
The Go-Go's chronology
Greatest
(1990)
Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's
(1994)
VH1 Behind the Music: Go-Go's Collection
(2000)
Singles from Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's
  1. "The Whole World Lost Its Head"
    Released: 1994
  2. "Good Girl"
    Released: 1994

Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's is The Go-Go's second compilation album, released in 1994. There were two versions of this compilation released: a single disc, and a double disc version. All recordings found on the single disc are identical to those on the double.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Entertainment WeeklyA− link
Rolling Stone(favorable) link
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [1]

Track listing

Single disc version

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Living at the Canterbury/Party Pose" (Live at Rehearsal, 2/79)Wiedlin ("Living at the Canterbury")/Caffey, Wiedlin ("Party Pose")4:30
2."Fashion Seekers" (Intro Live at Rehearsal, 2/79; Live at the Mabuhay, San Francisco, 8/79)Caffey, Fleury3:08
3."He's So Strange" (Live at Rehearsal, 1/80)Caffey, Phillips, Custis, Wiedlin4:11
4."London Boys" (Live at Palos Verdes High School, LA, 12/81)Wiedlin, Bolles2:39
5."Beatnik Beach" (Live at Palos Verdes High School, LA, 12/81)Caffey, Carlisle2:43
6."Cool Jerk" (Previously unreleased demo)Storball2:31
7."We Got the Beat" (Single mix)Caffey2:31
8."Our Lips Are Sealed"  Wiedlin, Hall2:45
9."Surfing and Spying" (B-side)Caffey1:57
10."Vacation"  Valentine, Caffey, Wiedlin2:58
11."Speeding" (B-side)Caffey, Wiedlin2:07
12."Good for Gone" (B-side)Schock, Valentine2:55
13."Head over Heels"  Caffey, Valentine3:37
14."Can't Stop the World" (Live at the Greek, LA, 8/84)Valentine3:23
15."Mercenary" (Acoustic, Universal Amphitheatre, LA, 12/90)Wiedlin, Valentine, Caffey4:33
16."Good Girl" (Reunion track, '94)Caffey, Wiedlin3:36
17."Beautiful" (Reunion track, '94)Schock, Caffey3:59
18."The Whole World Lost Its Head" (Reunion track, '94)Valentine, Wiedlin2:56

Two-disc version

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Living at the Canterbury/Party Pose" (Live at Rehearsal, 2/79)Wiedlin ("Living at the Canterbury")/Caffey, Wiedlin ("Party Pose")4:30
2."Screaming" (Live at the Mabuhay, San Francisco, 8/79)Caffey, Wiedlin2:10
3."Johnny Are You Queer?" (Live at the Mabuhay, San Francisco, 8/79)Bobby Paine, Larson Paine2:06
4."Fun with Ropes" (Live at the Mabuhay, San Francisco, 8/79)Wiedlin2:12
5."Fashion Seekers" (Intro Live at Rehearsal, 2/79; Live at the Mabuhay, San Francisco, 8/79)Caffey, Fleury3:08
6."Blades" (Live at Rehearsal, 1/80)Wiedlin, Carlisle, Olivarria2:34
7."He's So Strange" (Live at Rehearsal, 1/80)Caffey, Phillips, Custis, Wiedlin4:11
8."London Boys" (Live at Palos Verdes High School, LA, 12/81)Wiedlin, Bolles2:39
9."Let's Have a Party" (Live at Palos Verdes High School, LA, 12/81)Robinson1:31
10."Beatnik Beach" (Live at Palos Verdes High School, LA, 12/81)Caffey, Carlisle2:43
11."(Remember) Walking in the Sand" (Live at Palos Verdes High School, LA, 12/81)Morton3:06
12."Lust to Love" (Previously unreleased demo)Caffey, Wiedlin3:27
13."How Much More" (Demo, previously released as B-side)Caffey, Wiedlin3:00
14."Cool Jerk" (Previously unreleased demo)Storball2:31
15."We Got the Beat" (Single mix)Caffey2:31
16."Skidmarks on My Heart"  Caffey, Carlisle3:05
17."This Town"  Caffey, Wiedlin3:18
18."Our Lips Are Sealed"  Wiedlin, Hall2:45
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Surfing and Spying" (B-side)Caffey1:57
2."Vacation"  Valentine, Caffey, Wiedlin2:58
3."Speeding" (B-side)Caffey, Wiedlin2:07
4."Get Up and Go"  Caffey, Wiedlin3:17
5."It's Everything but Party Time"  Wiedlin, Schock3:20
6."Beneath the Blue Sky"  Valentine, Wiedlin3:03
7."Good for Gone" (B-side)Schock, Valentine2:55
8."Head over Heels"  Caffey, Valentine3:37
9."Turn to You"  Caffey, Wiedlin3:50
10."Yes or No" (Single mix)Wiedlin, Mael, Mael3:36
11."I'm with You" (Live at the Greek, LA, 8/84)Schock, Wiedlin3:37
12."We Don't Get Along" (Live at Hakano Plaza, Tokyo, 6/82)Valentine2:41
13."Can't Stop the World" (Live at the Greek, LA, 8/84)Valentine3:23
14."I'm the Only One" (Live at the Greek, LA, 8/84)Valentine, Harvey, Carter3:26
15."Mercenary" (Acoustic, Universal Amphitheatre, LA, 12/90)Wiedlin, Valentine, Caffey4:33
16."Good Girl" (Reunion track, '94)Caffey, Wiedlin3:36
17."Beautiful" (Reunion track, '94)Schock, Caffey3:59
18."The Whole World Lost Its Head" (Reunion track, '94)Valentine, Wiedlin2:56

Chart positions

Album

Chart (1995) Peak position Certification
UK Album Chart 52

Singles

Year Song U.S. Hot 100 UK Singles Chart
1994 "The Whole World Lost Its Head" 108 29

References

  1. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 335. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.


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