This 1984 release was Eddy's best project and included the very popular hit "Romancing The Stone" which made it onto the dance music, rock, R&B and reggae charts simultaneously. This was also his most prolific project with songs like "Ire Harry", "Rock You Good" and "Come On Let Me Love You" serving as fine examples of Eddy's eclectic musicianship and artistry.

Eddy Grant made a memorable mark with the tune Electric Avenue in the early 80's (who can forget the heavy back beat synthesized sound).The next to follow was this little soundtrack ditty Romancing The Stone from the film by the same title.Infectious, memorable, highly enjoyable, and maybe overplayed during it's release in 1984... Grant has always been misunderstood as an artist by some critics who expected him to produce music strictly relating to his Jamaican roots or just plain expected his music to be pure Reggae such as Bob Marley's. Instead, Grant utilized some of the latest music/sound technology of the time and melded it with instant likeable pop, funk, a hint of R&B, and , oh yeah, some of the Jamaican-Reggae influences. This experimentation or hybrid of different styles is what made Grant the exception or stand out from the rest of mainstream Reggae and Jamaican rhythms. This is what led him to really hit different marks at the same time and crossover to several popular music formats or genres...While he may not have had one of the "best" singing voices, it was his extremely unique vocal characteristic that made him sound like no other. Some singers may not have the strongest or most flexible cords but they possess that something special no other artist does. To this day I have yet to hear any other male vocalist to have that distinguishable rough and raw edge like Grant's ! The rest of the tracks don't quite pop out like Romancing The Stone but rather have their own distinctive styles and are nevertheless very enjoyable and loaded with originality. I personally enjoyed and favored his previous release Killer On The Rampage which had so many excellent tracks (including Electric Avenue) over this release Going For Broke. Going For Broke is a good album, a very good one ideed...but it's not as highly recommended as Killer On The Rampage.

This album is proof that Eddy Grant is multi-talented when it comes to crossing over from one genre to another. While the hit "Telepathy" was the first tune which got me hooked on the entire album. Some other catchy tunes like "Only Heaven knows," "Ire harry," "Political Bassa-Bassa" are a sure way to get anybody dancing and jamming the night away. The whole album is packed with rhythm and melody. As many know this album to be a Reggae/Calypso Jammer, some songs are rock and pop oriented. "Romancing The Stone," and "Come On Let Me Love You" are audible proof of that. While many of Eddy Grant's Cd Albums are easy to find and readily accessible. "Going For Broke" still remains to be his only hit cd that's out of print. Fortunately, these rare jewels can now be purchased online at Eddy's MP3 Store.

Personally, I liked "Electric Avenue", wasn't motivated to buy the album, and thought "I Don't Wanna Dance" was a poor choice for a follow up. Flash in the pan, I thought. Then a friend played me his new album, "Going For Broke". What an album. It has now been one of my favorites for almost 23 years. After kicking off with the exuberant "Romancing the Stone", he kicks into even higher gear with "Boys In the Street" (with its imagery about being "a fly in excreta" - try finding that in any other rock song!), "Come On Let Me Love You", the heartfelt "Till I Can't Take Love No More", and the eminently danceable "Political Bassa-Bassa" (which I still don't know the meaning of, but it dares you not to move!!). Admittedly, the album drops off a bit at this point, but "Telepathy", "Only Heaven Knows", and "Ire Harry" are still very listenable. "Rock You Good" can be taken more than one way, while "Blue Wave" cools the whole thing down. All the songs contain examples of Grant's guitar virtuosity, and the album can be danced to, or just listened to. The mixture of rock and reggae was an entry point for me into the musical forms from the islands, and it is a solid album, one that unfortunately sealed Grant's fate in the US, he never charted again. But fortunately, we are left with this artifact from the 80s, that is a prime example of a genre-busting winner that, sadly, no one at the time understood, but now stands to me as one of the great left-field hits of that era.

THIS IS EDDIE GRANT ON WELFARE HERE W/ HIS MUSIC PRODUCERS SLEEPWALKING THRU OUT THE RECORDING PROCESS,THIS ALBUM JUST SOUNDS PLAIN CHEAP W/ THE EXCEPTION OF ROMANCING THE STONE...IF YOU REALLY WANT THAT SONG JUST BUY EDDIE GRANTS HIT COLLECTION AND DONT WASTE YOUR HARD EARNED CASH ON THIS MESS OF A POOR ALBUM....THIS ALBUM JUST PLAIN BLOWS...SUB PAR REGGAE HERE FOLKS.