Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's

Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's is The Go-Go's second compilation album, released in 1994. There were two versions of this compilation released: a single disc, and a double disc version. All recordings found on the single disc are identical to those on the double.

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Track listing

Single disc version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Living at the Canterbury/Party Pose" (Live at Rehearsal, 2/79)	Wiedlin ("Living at the Canterbury")/Caffey, Wiedlin ("Party Pose")	4:30
2.	"Fashion Seekers" (Intro Live at Rehearsal, 2/79; Live at the Mabuhay, San Francisco, 8/79)	Caffey, Fleury	3:08
3.	"He's So Strange" (Live at Rehearsal, 1/80)	Caffey, Phillips, Custis, Wiedlin	4:11
4.	"London Boys" (Live at Palos Verdes High School, LA, 12/81)	Wiedlin, Bolles	2:39
5.	"Beatnik Beach" (Live at Palos Verdes High School, LA, 12/81)	Caffey, Carlisle	2:43
6.	"Cool Jerk" (Previously unreleased demo)	Storball	2:31
7.	"We Got the Beat" (Single mix)	Caffey	2:31
8.	"Our Lips Are Sealed"	Wiedlin, Hall	2:45
9.	"Surfing and Spying" (B-side)	Caffey	1:57
10.	"Vacation"	Valentine, Caffey, Wiedlin	2:58
11.	"Speeding" (B-side)	Caffey, Wiedlin	2:07
12.	"Good for Gone" (B-side)	Schock, Valentine	2:55
13.	"Head over Heels"	Caffey, Valentine	3:37
14.	"Can't Stop the World" (Live at the Greek, LA, 8/84)	Valentine	3:23
15.	"Mercenary" (Acoustic, Universal Amphitheatre, LA, 12/90)	Wiedlin, Valentine, Caffey	4:33
16.	"Good Girl" (Reunion track, '94)	Caffey, Wiedlin	3:36
17.	"Beautiful" (Reunion track, '94)	Schock, Caffey	3:59
18.	"The Whole World Lost Its Head" (Reunion track, '94)	Valentine, Wiedlin	2:56

Two-disc version

Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Living at the Canterbury/Party Pose" (Live at Rehearsal, 2/79)	Wiedlin ("Living at the Canterbury")/Caffey, Wiedlin ("Party Pose")	4:30
2.	"Screaming" (Live at the Mabuhay, San Francisco, 8/79)	Caffey, Wiedlin	2:10
3.	"Johnny Are You Queer?" (Live at the Mabuhay, San Francisco, 8/79)	Bobby Paine, Larson Paine	2:06
4.	"Fun with Ropes" (Live at the Mabuhay, San Francisco, 8/79)	Wiedlin	2:12
5.	"Fashion Seekers" (Intro Live at Rehearsal, 2/79; Live at the Mabuhay, San Francisco, 8/79)	Caffey, Fleury	3:08
6.	"Blades" (Live at Rehearsal, 1/80)	Wiedlin, Carlisle, Olivarria	2:34
7.	"He's So Strange" (Live at Rehearsal, 1/80)	Caffey, Phillips, Custis, Wiedlin	4:11
8.	"London Boys" (Live at Palos Verdes High School, LA, 12/81)	Wiedlin, Bolles	2:39
9.	"Let's Have a Party" (Live at Palos Verdes High School, LA, 12/81)	Robinson	1:31
10.	"Beatnik Beach" (Live at Palos Verdes High School, LA, 12/81)	Caffey, Carlisle	2:43
11.	"(Remember) Walking in the Sand" (Live at Palos Verdes High School, LA, 12/81)	Morton	3:06
12.	"Lust to Love" (Previously unreleased demo)	Caffey, Wiedlin	3:27
13.	"How Much More" (Demo, previously released as B-side)	Caffey, Wiedlin	3:00
14.	"Cool Jerk" (Previously unreleased demo)	Storball	2:31
15.	"We Got the Beat" (Single mix)	Caffey	2:31
16.	"Skidmarks on My Heart"	Caffey, Carlisle	3:05
17.	"This Town"	Caffey, Wiedlin	3:18
18.	"Our Lips Are Sealed"	Wiedlin, Hall	2:45

Disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Surfing and Spying" (B-side)	Caffey	1:57
2.	"Vacation"	Valentine, Caffey, Wiedlin	2:58
3.	"Speeding" (B-side)	Caffey, Wiedlin	2:07
4.	"Get Up and Go"	Caffey, Wiedlin	3:17
5.	"It's Everything but Party Time"	Wiedlin, Schock	3:20
6.	"Beneath the Blue Sky"	Valentine, Wiedlin	3:03
7.	"Good for Gone" (B-side)	Schock, Valentine	2:55
8.	"Head over Heels"	Caffey, Valentine	3:37
9.	"Turn to You"	Caffey, Wiedlin	3:50
10.	"Yes or No" (Single mix)	Wiedlin, Mael, Mael	3:36
11.	"I'm with You" (Live at the Greek, LA, 8/84)	Schock, Wiedlin	3:37
12.	"We Don't Get Along" (Live at Hakano Plaza, Tokyo, 6/82)	Valentine	2:41
13.	"Can't Stop the World" (Live at the Greek, LA, 8/84)	Valentine	3:23
14.	"I'm the Only One" (Live at the Greek, LA, 8/84)	Valentine, Harvey, Carter	3:26
15.	"Mercenary" (Acoustic, Universal Amphitheatre, LA, 12/90)	Wiedlin, Valentine, Caffey	4:33
16.	"Good Girl" (Reunion track, '94)	Caffey, Wiedlin	3:36
17.	"Beautiful" (Reunion track, '94)	Schock, Caffey	3:59
18.	"The Whole World Lost Its Head" (Reunion track, '94)	Valentine, Wiedlin	2:56

Chart positions

Album

Chart (1995)	Peak position	Certification
UK Album Chart	52	—

Singles

Year	Song	U.S. Hot 100	UK Singles Chart
1994	"The Whole World Lost Its Head"	108	29

References

↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 335. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

The Go-Go's

Charlotte Caffey Belinda Carlisle Gina Schock Jane Wiedlin Elissa Bello Paula Jean Brown Margot Olaverra Kathy Valentine Vicki Peterson

Albums	Beauty and the Beat Vacation Talk Show God Bless The Go-Go's

Compilation albums	Greatest Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's VH1 Behind the Music: Go-Go's Collection

Singles	"Our Lips Are Sealed" "We Got the Beat" "Vacation" "Get Up and Go" "He's So Strange" "Head over Heels" "Turn to You" "Yes or No" "Cool Jerk" "The Whole World Lost Its Head" "Unforgiven"

Related articles	Discography

Book:The Go-Go's

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