Gone to the Moon

Gone to the Moon
Studio album by Kajagoogoo
Released	May 2008 as MP3 - forthcoming in CD format; February 2009 free
Recorded	2007-2008; 2006-2009
Genre	New wave Pop rock Electronic Synthpop
Length	47:04
Label	Spectra Records
Producer	Mark Downie Kajagoogoo
Kajagoogoo chronology
The Very Best of Kajagoogoo and Limahl (2003) Gone to the Moon (2008)

Gone to the Moon is an album by British pop rock / new wave band Kajagoogoo. It was recorded in 2007 and early 2008, by the Kaja trio shortly before the original band was officially reunited. The tour for the album featured the entire original band. The album was downloadable on MP3 format for free until February 2009 and released shortly after on CD-R. The record seems to follow the tracks of 1984 Islands, also realized without Limahl; and it bears strong resemblances to the latter Love Is Blind (Germany only - 1994).

Track listing

Music and lyrics by: Nick Beggs/Stuart Neale/Steve Askew. Recorded before Limahl and Jez Strode rejoined the band.

1. "Gone to the Moon" - 5:32
2. "Smile" - 4:00
3. "Tracy" - 5:19
4. "Moon in Motion" - 1:45 [instrumental]
5. "First Girl on Mars" - 4:39
6. "Tears" - 4:11
7. "The Last Day" - 5:31
8. "Excerpts from the Falling Man" - 1:23 [instrumental]
9. "Table for One" - 4:35
10. "Nighingales" - 4:16
11. "Spring's Eternal Dance" - 1:33 [instrumental]
12. "Rocket Boy" - 4:20

Singles from the album

• "Rocket Boy" / "Tears"

Promotional videoclips

• "Rocket Boy" (2007 - featuring Nick Beggs only)

Full credits

"Gone to the Moon"

• Nick Beggs - vocals, bass guitar, tambourine, programming
• Steve Askew - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, programming
• Stuart Croxford Neale - keyboards, programming

"Smile"

• Steve: guitars, programming
• Nick: vocals, bass, programming
• Stuart: keyboards, programming

"Tracy"

• Steve: guitars, drum programming
• Nick: vocals, bass, programming
• Stuart: keyboards, programming
• Jonathan Atkinson: drums

"Moon in Motion"

• Steve: programming
• Stuart: piano, keyboards, programming

"First Girl on Mars"

• Steve: guitars, drum programming
• Nick: vocals, bass, programming, telephone
• Stuart: keyboards, programming
• Jonathan Atkinson: drums

"Tears"

• Steve: guitars, programming
• Nick: vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards, programming
• Stuart: keyboards, programming

"The Last Day"

• Steve: guitars, programming
• Nick: vocals, bass, guitar, programming
• Stuart: keyboards, programming
• Jonathan Atkinson: drums
• Anna Conti: flute

"Excerpt from the Falling Man"

• Steve: acoustic and electric guitars, programming

"Table for One"

• Steve: guitars
• Nick: vocals, bass, programming
• Stuart: keyboards, programming

"Nightingales"

• Steve: acoustic and electric guitars, bass, programming
• Nick: vocals, whistling
• Stuart: keyboards, programming

"Springs Eternal Dance"

• Nick: chapman stick

"Rocket Boy"

• Steve: guitars, bass, drum programming
• Nick: vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming
• Stuart: keyboards, programming

Staff and production

• Mark Downie: production, mixing, and mastering
• Kajagoogoo: production and mixing on "Gone to the Moon" title track, "Tears" and "Rocket Boy"
• Ettienne, Andreas Horvath, Atoman: album artwork

Notes

Related pages

• Crazy Peoples Right to Speak (1985 album by the Kaja trio)
• This Is Not Retro – This Is the Eighties Up to Date (2005 compilation including Tears by Kajagoogoo)