Go Insane

Go Insane
Studio album by Lindsey Buckingham
Released	July 3, 1984
Recorded	1984
Genre	Rock, New wave
Length	38:20
Label	Reprise/Warner Music Group
Producer	Lindsey Buckingham, Gordon Fordyce
Lindsey Buckingham chronology
Law and Order (1981) Go Insane (1984) Out of the Cradle (1992)
Singles from Go Insane
"Go Insane" Released: July 1984 "Slow Dancing" Released: October 1984

Go Insane is the second solo album by American singer/songwriter and Fleetwood Mac vocalist/guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. The album was released in 1984 while Fleetwood Mac was on a hiatus between albums. It reached #45 on the US Billboard album chart.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Lindsey Buckingham; except where indicated

1. "I Want You" (L. Buckingham, G. Fordyce) - 3:18
2. "Go Insane" - 3:08
3. "Slow Dancing" - 4:05
4. "I Must Go" - 4:51
5. "Play in the Rain" - 3:21
6. "Play in the Rain (Continued)" - 4:14
7. "Loving Cup" - 5:02
8. "Bang the Drum" - 3:31
9. "D.W. Suite" - 6:50

(On the vinyl version, there is a "locked groove" at the end of Side One on the song "Play in the Rain". This allows the closing section of the song to play continually.)

The title track, Go Insane, was written about his post-breakup relationship with former lover, Carol Ann Harris^[1]

"D.W. Suite" was written for Dennis Wilson, who died the December before the album was released. Buckingham was always a big Beach Boys fan. Dennis Wilson was engaged to Christine McVie from 1978-1980.

The album was dedicated to former girlfriend, Carol Ann Harris, with whom he had just ended a relationship.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic [2]

Credits

• Lindsey Buckingham - Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion, Fairlight CMI, LinnDrum, Vocals, Pump organ (Track 8), Lap Harp (Track 9),

Additional personnel

• Gordon Fordyce - Keyboards and Cowbell (Track 1)
• Bryant Simpson - Bass (Track 2)

Singles

Music promo videos

Two promotional music videos were shot for Go Insane, these included "Go Insane (track)" and "Slow Dancing". None of these videos are commercially available.

References