Go for It is the third album by Stiff Little Fingers, released in 1981. "Just Fade Away" was released as a single.

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that Jake Burns's "voice is smoother and less anguished; the music, while no less energetic or committed, is more diverse and sophisticated."

Track listing

All tracks composed by Fingers and Gordon Ogilvie; except where noted.

  1. "Roots, Radicals, Rockers and Reggae" (Bunny O'Riley, arranged by Fingers) – 3:59
  2. "Just Fade Away" – 3:06
  3. "Go for It" (Fingers) – 3:17
  4. "The Only One" – 4:18
  5. "Hits and Misses" (Jake Burns, Gordon Ogilvie) – 3:51
  6. "Kicking Up a Racket" – 2:44
  7. "Safe as Houses" – 5:29
  8. "Gate 49" – 2:23
  9. "Silver Lining" – 3:04
  10. "Piccadilly Circus" – 4:43

The following tracks were included on the 2001 EMI re-release:

Chart position

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!Chart (1981)

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|United Kingdom

|14

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!Song

!Singles Chart (1981)

!Peak <br>position

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|"Just Fade Away"

|United Kingdom

|47

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|"Silver Lining"

|United Kingdom

|68

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Personnel

;Stiff Little Fingers

  • Jake Burns – vocals, guitar; piano on "Silver Lining"
  • Jim Reilly – drums
  • Henry Cluney – guitar, backing vocals
  • Ali McMordie – bass guitar

with:

  • Stewart Blandamer – alto saxophone on "Silver Lining"
  • Tony Hughes – trumpet on "Silver Lining"
  • Steve "Fixit" Farr – baritone saxophone on "Silver Lining"

;Technical

  • Doug Bennett – producer, piano on "Silver Lining"
  • Bill Gill – engineer
  • David Hamilton Smith – engineer
  • Shaun Bradley – equipment
  • Agency – cow bell
  • John "Teflon" Simms – cover illustration
  • Eugene Adebari – photography

References