Vacation (The Go-Go's album)

Vacation is the second studio album by American rock band the Go-Go's, released in 1982 on the I.R.S. Records label. The album reached No. 8 in the Billboard 200,[8] and was certified Gold.[9] The title track was a U.S. summer smash, reaching No. 8 on the Billboard pop singles chart.[10] The Go-Go's were riding high at the time of the album's first release, their prospects to all outward appearances looking bright. Future problems were beginning to take shape, as the members' drug use and internal fighting began to escalate.

Vacation
Studio album by
the Go-Go's
ReleasedJuly 20, 1982 (1982-07-20)
RecordedMarch–May 1982
StudioStudio 55 and Sunset Sound Recorders, (Hollywood, California),
Indigo Ranch, (Malibu, California)
GenrePop rock, new wave
Length36:12
LabelI.R.S.
ProducerRichard Gottehrer
The Go-Go's chronology
Beauty and the Beat
(1981)		 Vacation
(1982)		 Talk Show
(1984)
Singles from Vacation
  1. "Vacation" / "Beatnik Beach"
    Released: June 1982
  2. "Get Up and Go" / "Speeding"
    Released: September 1982
  3. "Girl of 100 Lists" / "I Think It's Me"
    Released: November 1982 (UK Promo only)[1][2]
  4. "This Old Feeling" / "It's Everything but Partytime"
    Released: December 1982 (US only)[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Record Mirror[5]
Robert Christgau(B−)[6]
Rolling Stone[7]

The single "Vacation" was also issued as perhaps the first cassette single ever. In addition to the title track, two more singles were pulled from the album at the time: "Get Up and Go" and "This Old Feeling", the former of which was a minor hit (Hot 100 No. 50[10]) in the United States. The song "Speeding", which is not on the album, is a Caffey/Wiedlin composition used as B-side of the single for "Get Up and Go". It also appeared in the film Fast Times at Ridgemont High, as well as on the film's soundtrack.

In 2016, Edsel Records reissued remastered deluxe editions, all with bonus tracks, of the Go-Go's original three releases.[11]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Vacation"Kathy Valentine, Charlotte Caffey, Jane WiedlinValentine, Caffey2:59
2."He's So Strange"WiedlinCaffey, Leonard Phillips, Glen Custis2:58
3."Girl of 100 Lists"WiedlinWiedlin2:20
4."We Don't Get Along"ValentineValentine2:46
5."I Think It's Me"Belinda Carlisle, CaffeyCaffey2:42
6."It's Everything but Partytime"WiedlinWiedlin, Gina Schock3:21
Side two
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
7."Get Up and Go"Wiedlin, CaffeyCaffey3:18
8."This Old Feeling"WiedlinCaffey3:06
9."Cool Jerk" (The Capitols cover)Donald StorballStorball2:53
10."The Way You Dance"Wiedlin, ValentineCaffey2:56
11."Beatnik Beach"Caffey, CarlisleCaffey2:53
12."Worlds Away"Wiedlin, ValentineWiedlin, Valentine4:00

Personnel

The Go-Go's

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Certifications
Country Organization Year Sales
USA RIAA 1982 Gold (+ 500,000)[9]

See also

References
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  2. "Go-Go's – Girl Of 100 Lists (1982, Vinyl)". Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via www.discogs.com.
  3. "Go·Go's* - This Old Feeling". Discogs. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  4. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Go-Go's Vacation review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  5. Cooper, Mark (August 8, 1982). "Review: The Go-Go's — Vacation" (PDF). Record Mirror. p. 22. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021 – via American Radio History.
  6. Christgau, Robert. "Album Reviews:Consumer Guide Reviews: Vacation". Robert Christgau. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  7. Tucker, Ken (September 2, 1982). "Album Reviews: The Go-Go's – Vacation". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 14, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  8. "Vacation Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on December 29, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  9. "RIAA Searchable Database – search for "Go Go's"". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  10. "Vacation Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on December 29, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  11. Sinclair, Paul (February 22, 2016). "All systems Go-Go's for deluxe reissues". Super Deluxe Edition. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
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  13. "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 37, No. 5, September 18, 1982". Library and Archives Canada. September 18, 1982. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  14. "Go-Go's – Vacation (album)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  15. "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – ALBUMS PRE 1989". ARIA Charts. Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  16. "Go-Go's". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  17. "Top Singles – Volume 37, No. 5, September 18, 1982". Library and Archives Canada. September 18, 1982. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
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