God Bless the Go-Go's

God Bless the Go-Go's received a score of 68 out of 100 from Metacritic based on generally favorable reviews from critics.[1] Allmusic wrote, "Every bit as Go-Go's, that is, as their non-hits and less remarkable material. While the Go-Go's sound is intact, there is not a "We Got the Beat" or a "Head Over Heels" to be found. It is feasible that in this age of pop rebirth, the Go-Go's decided it was now or never."[2] Rolling Stone wrote "The album doesn't attempt to update the band's sound with hip-hop moves or electronic frippery, for which God should bless 'em, indeed. The girls' hold on the current pop world remains so strong that Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong co-writes a song ("Unforgiven") in impeccable Go-Go's drag."[3]

The album sold fewer copies than the previous Go-Go's studio albums and peaked on the U.S. Billboard 200 at number 57.[4]

Two singles were released from the album; "Unforgiven" and "Apology."

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(68/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	(favorable)[5]
Billboard	(favorable)[6]
Blender	[7]
Entertainment Weekly	(B+)[8]
PopMatters	[9]
Q	[1]
Rolling Stone	[3]
Spin	(6/10)[1]
Uncut	[1]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of God Bless the Go-Go's.[10]

Band members

• Belinda Carlisle – lead vocals
• Charlotte Caffey – lead guitar, piano, backing vocals
• Jane Wiedlin – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Kathy Valentine – bass, backing vocals
• Gina Schock – drums

Additional musicians

• Billie Joe Armstrong – additional guitar and vocals on "Unforgiven"
• Rami Jaffee – Mellotron and Chamberlin on "Here You Are"
• Peggy Baldwin – cello on "Here You Are"
• Roger Manning – Mellotron on "Daisy Chain"

Production

• Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade – producers, engineers, mixing at Record Plant, Fort Apache Studios, Magic Shop Studios and Record One
• Rick Neigher – producer and engineer on track 6
• Mike Shipley – mixing of tracks 1-4
• Marc DeSisto – mixing of track 6 at Skip Saylor, Los Angeles
• Tom Weir – mixing of track 13
• Mike King, Matt Levella, Chris Reynolds, Jaymz Hardy-Martin III – assistants
• Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc

• God Bless the Go-Go's at Metacritic