The Go-Go's

Artist:  The Go-Go's
Origin:  Los Angeles, California , USA
Genre:  Pop, Pop Rock, Punk Rock, New Wave, Contemporary Pop, Alternative Pop, Surf

Original line-up:

Belinda Carlisle:  Lead Vocals
Jane Wiedlin:   Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals
Margot Olavarria:  Bass
Elisa Travis:  Drums

Classic line-up:

Belinda Carlisle:  Lead Vocals
Jane Wiedlin:   Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals
Charlotte Caffey:  Lead Guitar, Keyboards
Kathy Valentine:  Bass
Gina Schock:  Drums

The Go-Go's are an American New Wave Band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1978 by Belinda Carlisle (Lead Vocals), Jane Wiedlin (Guitar), Margot Olavarria (Bass),  and Elisa Travis (Drums), and they has bad a relatively stable line-up consisting of Belinda Carlisle (Lead Vocals), Jane Wiedlin (Rhythm Guitar), Charlotte Caffey (Lead Guitar, Keyboards), Kathy Valentine (Bass), and Gina Schock (Drums).  They are all-female band that both wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to top the Billboard Album Charts.  They are widely considered the most successful all-female Rock Group in history.

Title:  Beauty & The Beat  (30th Anniversary)  (2011)
Genre:  Pop, Pop Rock, Punk Rock, New Wave, Contemporary Pop, Alternative Pop, Surf
Label:  Capitol Records
Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Our Lips Are Sealed  (2:45)
 2.  How Much More  (3:06)
 3.  Tonite  (3:35)
 4.  Lust To Love  (4:04)
 5.  This Town  (3:20)

Side 2:

 1.  We Got The Beat  (2:36)
 2.  Fading Fast  (3:41)
 3.  Automatic  (3:07)
 4.  You Can't Walk In Your Sleep (If You Can't Sleep)  (2:54)
 5.  Skidmarks On My Heart  (3:06)
 6.  Can't Stop The World  (3:20)

Personnel:

Belinda Carlisle:  Lead Vocals
Jane Wiedlin:   Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals
Charlotte Caffey:  Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Kathy Valentine:  Bass, Guitar, Backing Vocals
Gina Schock:  Drums, Percussion

Beauty & The Beat is the debut album by The Go-Go's, originally released on July 8, 1981 by I.R.S., remastered and reissued on May 17, 2011 by Capitol Records for 30th Anniversary Edition.  This album is considered one of the decade's defining albums and it is on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time".