Let's Go All the Way (album)

Let's Go All the Way is the only album by American new wave duo Sly Fox, released in December 1985 by Capitol Records. It features the 1986 hit song of the same name. The follow-up single, "Stay True", barely cracked the Billboard Hot 100 later in 1986.

Let's Go All the Way
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1985
Recorded1984–1985
Genre
Length33:52
LabelCapitol
ProducerTed Currier
Singles from Let's Go All The Way
  1. "Let's Go All the Way"
    Released: December 1985
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The album has never officially been released on CD. An unofficial digital remaster released in 2002 by World Beyond Music Inc in the U.S with 6 bonus tracks and standard tracks would later appear on digital storefronts.[2]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let's Go All the Way"Gary "Mudbone" Cooper5:10
2."Don't Play with Fire"Cooper3:44
3."I Still Remember"
  • Cooper
  • David Spradley
  • Joel Johnson
4:14
4."Won't Let You Go (A Wedding Song)"Michael Camacho3:45
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Como Tu Te Llama? (What Is Your Name)"
  • Cooper
  • Camacho
  • Spradley
  • David Sanchez
5:16
2."Stay True"Camacho3:40
3."If Push Comes to a Shove"Cooper3:36
4."Merry-Go-Round"
  • Cooper
  • Camacho
  • Spradley
4:28

Personnel

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Musicians

  • Gary "Mudbone" Cooper – lead vocals
  • Michael Camacho – lead vocals
  • April Lang – backing vocals
  • Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals
  • David Sanchez – backing vocals
  • Evan Rogers – backing vocals
  • Tony Bridges – bass
  • Blinky Brice – guitar
  • Dave Lavender – guitar
  • Frank Finley – guitar
  • Kennan Keating – guitar
  • David Spradley – keyboards
  • Alec Shantzis – keyboards
  • Johnny Ventura – percussion
  • Steve Sprouse – percussion

Production and artwork

  • David Spradley – co-producer
  • Cherrie Shepherd – executive producer
  • Roy Kohara – art direction
  • Koji Takei – design
  • Tony Viramontes – illustration
  • Jay Googe – arrangement (track 4)
  • Bob Rosa – engineer, mixing (tracks 1, 2, 5, 8)
  • Bob Ross – engineer
  • Michael Finlayson – engineer
  • Steve Peck – engineer, mixing (tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7)
  • Tom Lord-Alge – engineer
  • Acar Key – assistant engineer
  • Cathy Gazzo – assistant engineer
  • Jeff Jones – assistant engineer
  • Jeff Neiblum – assistant engineer
  • John Klett – assistant engineer
  • Mike Nicoletti – assistant engineer
  • Roey Shamir – assistant engineer

Keyboards used

  • Oberheim System
  • Yamaha DX7
  • Emulator II
  • PPG Wave 2.3
  • Roland Jupiter 8
  • Roland Juno 60
  • Yamaha Grand Piano

References

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  1. ^ a b Sutton, Michael. "Sly Fox Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-02-22. The duo's debut LP, also titled Let's Go All the Way, was critically panned, and though it went to number 31 on the Billboard 200, it was drenched in filler -- lightweight funk and superficial pop/rock that left no lasting impression.
  2. ^ "Sly Fox – Let's Go All the Way (2002, CD)". Discogs.
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