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  Type Album
  Artist The Go-Go's
  Cover The Go-Go'sBeautyandtheBeatalbumcoverjpg
  Background Orange
  Released July 1981
  Genre New Wave
  Length 32:17
  Label IRS
  Producer Rob Freeman ,<br> Richard Gottehrer
  This Album ''Beauty and the Beat''<br>(1981)
  Next Album '' Vacation ''<br>(1982)


''Beauty and the Beat'' is the debut album from California n Pop Punk All-women Band The Go-Go's . Released in 1981 (see 1981 In Music ), the album was preceded by the single "We Got the Beat", which became a massive club hit in Europe and, later, the United States . When the album was finally released, it topped the Billboard Music Charts for six weeks, and sold in excess of two millions copies, making it one of the biggest surprise hit albums of all time.

The title is a play on the Fairy Tale '' Beauty And The Beast '', retold in numerous formats.

This album was chosen as one of Amazon.com 's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005 .


TRACK LISTING

#" Our Lips Are Sealed " ( Terry Hall , Wiedlin) - 2:45
#"How Much More" (Caffey, Wiedlin) - 3:06
#"Tonite" - 3:35
#"Lust to Love" (Caffey, Wiedlin) - 4:04
#"This Town" (Caffey, Wiedlin) - 3:20
#"We Got the Beat" (Caffey) - 2:32
#"Fading Fast" (Caffey) - 3:41
#"Automatic" (Wiedlin) - 3:07
#"You Can't Walk in Your Sleep (If You Can't Sleep)" - 2:54
#"Skidmarks on My Heart" (Caffey, Carlisle) - 3:06
#"Can't Stop the World" (Valentine) - 3:20


PERSONNEL



PRODUCTION

  • Producers: Rob Freeman, Richard Gottehrer

  • Engineers: Rob Freeman

  • Assistant engineers: James A. Ball, Ted Blechta, Darroll Gustamachio, Gray Russell, John Terelle

  • Mixing: Rob Freeman

  • Mixing assistants: James A. Ball, Stuart Furusho, David Leonard

  • Remixing: Doug Schwartz

  • Mastering: Greg Calbi

  • Art direction: Ginger Canzoneri, Mike Doud, Mick Haggerty, Vartan

  • Design: Mike Fink, Mick Haggerty

  • Photography: George DuBose, Mick Haggerty, Cindy Marsh

  • Illustrations: Cindy Marsh



CHARTS

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)