G-Force |
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Studio album by G-Force |
Released |
30 May 1980 |
Recorded |
December 1979 - January 1980 |
Genre |
Pop rock, hard rock |
Length |
40:34 |
Label |
Jet |
Producer |
Gary Moore, Mark Nauseef, Willie Dee, Tony Newton |
G-Force chronology |
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Singles from G-Force |
- ""Hot Gossip""
Released: 23 May 1980
- ""You""
Released: Jul 1980
- ""White Knuckles / Rockin' And Rollin'""
Released: 28 Nov 1980
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G-Force is a 1980 album by the namesake UK-American band led by Northern Irish guitarist, Gary Moore. Moore was on an American tour with Thin Lizzy and left the band mid-tour, moving to Los Angeles in an attempt to make a solo rock presence. With the opportunity to tour America in support of Van Halen, Moore recruited his one-time former Thin Lizzy bandmate, drummer Mark Nauseef (Elf, the Ian Gillan Band) and vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (Trapeze, Deep Purple), dubbing the band "G-Force". However, several months into rehearsals, Hughes left the band after an alcohol-fuelled altercation with Moore, and was replaced with vocalist Willie Dee (born William Daffern; formerly of Captain Beyond and Pipedream) and Motown session bassist Tony Williams. The tour was a success, and the band went on to support Whitesnake on their 1980 Ready an' Willing tour. However, the band was short lived, only producing the one eponymous album and re-mixed by Dennis Mackay. The album consisted of more conventional hard rock radio oriented music than Moore's previous efforts. The Newton and Dee-penned "Trust Your Lovin'" is a non-album track, only released on the 7" single "You". Soon after the album was released, G-Force disbanded and Moore joined Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake & Palmer fame, on a new venture.
Track listing
1. |
"You" |
Gary Moore |
Willie Dee & Moore |
4:11 |
2. |
"White Knuckles / Rockin' and Rollin'†" |
Moore / Moore, Mark Nauseef |
Instrumental / Dee |
5:10 |
3. |
"She's Got You" |
Moore, Nauseef |
Dee & Moore |
4:53 |
4. |
"I Look at You" |
Moore |
Dee |
6:02 |
1. |
"Because of Your Love" |
Tony Newton, Dee, Duane Hitchings |
Dee |
4:00 |
2. |
"You Kissed Me Sweetly" |
Moore, Newton, Dee |
Dee |
4:16 |
3. |
"Hot Gossip" |
Moore |
Moore |
3:34 |
4. |
"The Woman's in Love" |
Moore |
Moore & Dee |
3:53 |
5. |
"Dancin'" |
Moore, Nauseef, Newton, Dee |
Dee |
4:30 |
- ^† — Seperated into two tracks on some issues of the album
Personnel
- Gary Moore - guitars, lead & backing vocals, keyboards on "I Look at You" and "The Woman's in Love", string arrangements on "I Look at You", production
- Tony Newton - bass guitar, string arrangements on "You Kissed Me Sweetly", production
- Mark Nauseef - drums, percussion, production
- Willie Dee - lead & backing vocals, production
Additional musicians
- Joachim Kuhn - keyboards
- Tom Scott - saxophone on "The Woman's in Love", string arrangements on "I Look at You" and "You Kissed Me Sweetly"
- Karat Faye - engineering
References
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Studio albums |
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Live albums |
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Compilation albums |
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Videography |
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Notable songs |
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