Good to Go Lover

Digitally re-mastered and expanded edition of this 1986 album from the Soul singer/ songwriter. Already established as a songwriter of note (thanks to hits by Ben E. King, Roberta Flack and Angela Bofill) and an in-demand New York City session and jingle singer, Oklahoma-born, New Jersey-raised Gwen Guthrie began her own solo recording career in 1981. It was with the now-classic Dance and Soul anthem "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent" that Gwen experienced her greatest international success. A #1 US R&B and Top 50 pop hit, the track became the centerpiece for Good to Go Lover, Gwen's debut album for Polydor Records. A Top 20 US R&B album, Good to Go Lover spawned the additional Dance/Soul hit "Outside in the Rain" and a potent reading of the Bacharach-David classic, "(They Long to Be) Close to You." Gwen herself helmed the production with additional production work from Dave 'Pic' Conley of the group Surface (with members of the group also contributing as writers to three songs).