Close the Distance

Close the Distance
Studio album by Go Radio
Released	September 18, 2012
Recorded	Spring 2012
Genre	Alternative rock, pop rock
Length	42:09
Label	Fearless
Producer	James Wisner
Go Radio chronology
Lucky Street (2011) Close the Distance (2012)
Singles from Close the Distance
"Collide" Released: July 18, 2012 "Go to Hell" Released: August 6, 2012[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	(90%)[2]
AllMusic	[3]
Alternative Press	[4]
Rock Sound	[5]

Close the Distance is the second and final studio album from the American rock band Go Radio. The album was produced by James Wisner and was released September 18, 2012 on Fearless.^[6]

Release

The first single, "Collide", was released in part on July 16, 2012. The full song was unlocked July 18, 2012 on the Alternative Press website after the preview was shared 20,000 times.^[7] The second single, "Go to Hell", was released on August 6, 2012 through iTunes.^[1]

Close the Distance was originally going to be released August 14, 2012, until the band announced plans to delay the album.^[8] The new release was changed to September 18, 2012.^[9] On September 13, 2012, the entire album was streamed on Billboard.com.^[10] "Go to Hell" impacted radio on October 16, 2012.^[11]

Track listing

All songs written by Go Radio.

1. "I Won't Lie" – 3:38
2. "Baltimore" – 3:55
3. "Collide" – 3:34
4. "Go to Hell" – 3:29
5. "Lost and Found" – 3:23
6. "Close the Distance" – 4:01
7. "What If You Don't" – 3:50
8. "Things I Don't See" – 3:51
9. "The Ending" – 3:43
10. "Over Me" – 3:51
11. "Hear Me Out" – 4:55

Deluxe Edition

iTunes Deluxe Edition[12]
No.	Title	Length
12.	"If That's Tonight"	3:59
13.	"Live, Learn, Let Go"	3:09
14.	"Go to Hell" (piano version)	3:35
15.	"I Won't Lie" (acoustic)	3:48
Total length:		56:31

Personnel

Go Radio

• Jason Lancaster – Lead vocals, piano, rhythm guitar
• Alex Reed – Lead guitar, backing vocals
• Matt Burns – Bass guitar, backing vocals
• Steven Kopacz – Drums, percussion, backing vocals

Production

• James Wisner – producer

Chart positions

Charts (2012)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200[13]	54
U.S. Billboard Alternative Albums[14]	13
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums[15]	12
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums[16]	22

References

1. iTunes - Music - Go to Hell - Single by Go Radio
2. Go Radio - Close The Distance - Album Review
3. Heaney, Gregory (2012-09-20). "Close The Distance". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
4. "RADIO-READY POP-ROCK", Evan Lucy (October 2012 #291). Alternative Press Magazine.
5. "Close The Distance". Rock Sound. 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
6. Go Radio Reveal Close The Distance – News Article – AbsolutePunk.net
7. Song Premiere: Go Radio, “Collide” - Feature - AltPress.com
8. Go Radio Push Back Album Until September - Mews Article - AbsolutePunk.net
9. ABSOLUTExclusive: Go Radio - News Article - AbsolutePunk.net
10. Go Radio's 'Close the Distance': Exclusive Album Premiere | Billboard.com
11. "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. October 9, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
12. iTunes > Music > Alternative > Go Radio
13. "Go Radio - Chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
14. "Go Radio - Chart history (Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
15. "Go Radio - Chart history (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
16. "Go Radio - Chart history (Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2014.

External links

• Close the Distance at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)