Good to Go Lover

Good to Go Lover
Studio album by
Gwen Guthrie
ReleasedJanuary 21, 1986
GenresDance-pop, R&B
LabelPolydor (829 532-1 Y-1)
ProducersGwen Guthrie, David "Pic" Conley (associate), Jerome Gasper (executive)
Gwen Guthrie chronology
Just for You
(1985)		 Good to Go Lover
(1986)		 Ticket to Ride
(1987)
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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. "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. The second single released from the album, a cover of "(They Long To Be) Close To You", reached number 25 in the UK.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(They Long to Be) Close to You"Burt Bacharach, Hal David5:33
2."Outside in the Rain"David Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend, Joshua Thompson5:19
3."Good to Go Lover"Gwen Guthrie, Bill Hagans6:04
4."You Touched My Life"Gwen Guthrie5:08
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent"Gwen Guthrie5:55
6."I Still Want You"David Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend4:42
7."Stop Holding Back"David Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend6:01
8."Passion Eyes"Charles W. Rogers5:05
2013 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent" (12" Club Mix)Gwen Guthrie7:16
10."Outside in the Rain" (US Polydor 7" Version)David Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend, Joshua Thompson4:02
11."Save Your Love for Me" (Duet with Surface)Gwen Guthrie, David Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend4:50
12."(They Long to Be) Close to You" (US Polydor 7" Version)Burt Bacharach, Hal David3:49

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Chart performance

Charts (1986) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard R&B 20
U.S. Billboard 200 89
Australia (Kent Music Report) 99
UK Albums Chart 42

Singles

Year Title Chart positions
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

References

  1. ↑ Wynn, Ron. Good to Go Lover review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Good to Go Lover review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Good to Go Lover at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  4. ↑ Joel Whitburn (2004). Hot Dance/Disco 1974–2003, (Record Research Inc.)
  5. 1 2 "GWEN GUTHRIE - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 131. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 238. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.