A Physical Presence (song)
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"A Physical Presence" is a song released in 1985 by the musical group Level 42
in the album World Machine
. It was written by Phil Gould and Mark King. This is one of the first songs of the group that shows influence of the blues
. Later, in the same year of 1985, this song was the title of the live album "A Physical Presence
". The song was launched as single, and it reached to 87th position in the charts of United Kingdom
.
Level 42
Level 42 are an English pop rock and jazz-funk band who had a number of worldwide and UK hits during the 1980s and 1990s.The band gained fame for their high-calibre musicianship—in particular that of Mark King, whose percussive slap-bass guitar technique provided the driving groove of many of the...
in the album World Machine
World Machine
World Machine is the sixth studio album by the British pop group Level 42, released in 1985. It peaked at #3 on the UK album charts, and it stayed on the chart for 72 weeks. It was the band's first disc to enter the Billboard 200 , and it stayed on the chart for 36 weeks...
. It was written by Phil Gould and Mark King. This is one of the first songs of the group that shows influence of the blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
. Later, in the same year of 1985, this song was the title of the live album "A Physical Presence
A Physical Presence
A Physical Presence is a two-disc live album by the British jazz-funk pop group Level 42, released in June 1985 and recorded in England during March 1985 at The Coronet Woolwich, The Hexagon, Reading and Goldiggers, Chippenham, Wiltshire...
". The song was launched as single, and it reached to 87th position in the charts of United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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Musicians
- Mark KingMark King (musician)Mark King is an English musician. He is most famous for being the lead singer and bassist of the band, Level 42. In the early 1980s King popularized the 1970s-era slap and pop style for playing the bass guitar by incorporating it into pop music.-Early life:King was brought up on the Isle of Wight,...
- Vocals/Bass - Mike LindupMike LindupMike Lindup is best known as the keyboard player and falsetto voiced singer, who joined with Mark King and brothers Phil and Boon Gould to form the 1980s - 1990s British funk/rock/pop band, Level 42....
- Vocals/Keyboards - R. Boon Gould - Guitars
- Phil GouldPhil Gould (musician)Philip Gabriel Gould, also known as Phil Gould is a British professional drummer, song writer, and singer from the Isle of Wight in southern England...
- Drums