G-Force (album)

G-Force
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
Back on the Streets
(1978)
G-Force
(1980)
Dirty Fingers
(1981)
Singles from G-Force
  1. ""Hot Gossip""
    Released: 23 May 1980
  2. ""You""
    Released: Jul 1980
  3. ""White Knuckles / Rockin' And Rollin'""
    Released: 28 Nov 1980

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 Newton. 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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Answers.com [1]
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

Side One
No. TitleWriter(s)Lead vocals Length
1. "You"  Gary MooreWillie Dee & Moore 4:11
2. "White Knuckles / Rockin' and Rollin'"  Moore / Moore, Mark NauseefInstrumental / Dee 5:10
3. "She's Got You"  Moore, NauseefDee & Moore 4:53
4. "I Look at You"  MooreDee 6:02
Side Two
No. TitleWriter(s)Lead vocals Length
1. "Because of Your Love"  Tony Newton, Dee, Duane HitchingsDee 4:00
2. "You Kissed Me Sweetly"  Moore, Newton, DeeDee 4:16
3. "Hot Gossip"  MooreMoore 3:34
4. "The Woman's in Love"  MooreMoore & Dee 3:53
5. "Dancin'"  Moore, Nauseef, Newton, DeeDee 4:30
^† — Separated into two tracks on some issues of the album

Personnel

Additional musicians

References

  1. Answers.com review
  2. Lovén, Lars. "G-Force - Gary Moore & G-Force | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
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