Level 42 discography
Encyclopedia
Since 1980
, British
pop
musical group Level 42
has released 11 studio album
s. The band's latest was Retroglide, released in 2006
. The group have one Top 10 hit on the American
Billboard Hot 100
chart ("Something About You
") and six top 10s on the British UK single charts ("The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)
", "Something About You", "Lessons In Love", "Running in the Family
", "To Be With You Again
" and "It's Over
"). Level 42 have sold 31 million units worldwide.
A - 1100 white label records released commercially - Level 42 provided the B-side. A-side 'Journey to...'(sic) by 'Powerline'. The release was purely commercial, the 'white labels' were used to give the record 'underground' credibility.
1980 in music
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, British
United Kingdom
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pop
Pop music
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musical group Level 42
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...
has released 11 studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
s. The band's latest was Retroglide, released in 2006
2006 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....
. The group have one Top 10 hit on the American
United States
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Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
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chart ("Something About You
Something About You (Level 42 song)
"Something About You" is a single released by British Jazz funk band Level 42 in 1985, in advance of its inclusion on the album World Machine the same year...
") and six top 10s on the British UK single charts ("The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)
The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)
"The Sun Goes Down " is a single released in 1983 by the musical group Level 42. It is one of the few songs by the group which featured Mike Lindup on lead vocals...
", "Something About You", "Lessons In Love", "Running in the Family
Running in the Family (song)
"Running in the Family" is a single released in 1987 by the UK band Level 42, from the album Running in the Family. The song had different lyrics when sung at the Wembley Arena in 1986. . It was then popped up for the release of the single which had significant success, reaching #6 on the UK...
", "To Be With You Again
To Be With You Again
"To Be With You Again" is a United Kingdom top 10 song written by Mark King and Boon Gould, and released in 1987 in the seventh Level 42's studio album Running in the Family...
" and "It's Over
It's Over (Level 42 song)
"It's Over" is one of five singles from band Level 42's 1987 album Running in the Family. Reaching #10 in the UK music charts the same year, it is one of the band's more popular singles and remains one of the songs they perform live.-Music video:...
"). Level 42 have sold 31 million units worldwide.
Studio albums
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NOR Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
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| 1981 | Level 42
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| 1982 | Strategy / The Early Tapes Strategy (album) Originally intended to be released by Elite Records and titled Strategy, The Early Tapes is the second album released, but first to be recorded, by the British group Level 42. The band subsequently signed to Polydor, who bought the masters from Elite and issued it in March 1982... Polydor Records Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone... Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , LP, cassette Compact Cassette The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel... |
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| 1982 | The Pursuit of Accidents The Pursuit of Accidents The Pursuit of Accidents is the third studio album released by the jazz/funk British musical group Level 42, in 1982. It was issued on CD in 1985. It was re-issued on CD in 2000 as part of a two disc set with the album "Standing In The Light", and again in 2007 as a stand alone disc. The album... Polydor Records Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone... Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , LP, cassette Compact Cassette The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel... |
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| 1983 | Standing in the Light Standing in the Light Standing in the Light is the fourth studio album released by the British jazz-funk band Level 42. The album, released in 1983, generated the group's first top 10 in the UK album charts, peaking in #9... Polydor Records Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone... Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , LP, cassette Compact Cassette The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel... |
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| 1984 | True Colours True Colours (Level 42 album) True Colours is the fifth studio album by the British musical group Level 42, released in 1984. Beyond the band's native United Kingdom, the album was released 10-plus other countries, including Japan, Germany and United States of America... Polydor Records Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone... Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , LP, cassette Compact Cassette The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel... |
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| 1985 | 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... Polydor Records Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone... Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , LP, cassette Compact Cassette The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel... |
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| 1987 | Running in the Family Running in the Family Running in the Family was the seventh album from Level 42, released in 1987. It featured the UK hit singles: "Lessons in Love" , "Running in the Family" , "To Be With You Again" , "It's Over" and "Children Say"... Polydor Records Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone... Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , LP, cassette Compact Cassette The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel... |
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| 1988 | Staring at the Sun Staring at the Sun (Level 42 album) Staring at the Sun is the eighth studio album released by the British pop band Level 42, in 1988. Produced by Level 42, Wally Badarou and Julian Mendelsohn. Recorded at Miraval, France. Engineered and mixed by Julian Mendelsohn. Engineer's assistant - Jean Lamoot. Mastered at The Townhouse by Kevin... Polydor Records Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone... Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , LP, cassette Compact Cassette The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel... |
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| 1991 | Guaranteed Guaranteed (Level 42 album) Guaranteed is the ninth studio album by the British musical group Level 42, released in 1991, their first album of the 1990s. The album was released by RCA records and it was the first Level 42 studio album released by a label other than Polydor.... RCA RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor... Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , LP, cassette Compact Cassette The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel... |
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| 1994 | Forever Now
RCA RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor... Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , LP, cassette Compact Cassette The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel... |
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| 2006 | Retroglide
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Live albums
- 1983 - The River Sessions
- 1985 - A Physical PresenceA Physical PresenceA 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...
- 1996 - Live At Wembley
- 2002 - Live At Reading
- 2004 - Live At The Apollo, London
- 2005 - Greatest Hits Live TourGreatest Hits Live Tour-Track listing:#"Hot Water"#"Love Games"#"Sooner or Later"#"Why Are You Leaving"#"Play Me" –#"You Can't Blame Louis"#"I Want Eyes"#"The Sunbed Song"#"A Floating Life"#"Sleepwalkers"#"All Over You"#"Running In The Family"#"Lessons in Love"...
- 2007 - Retroglide Live
- 2009 - Live in Holland 2009
Compilations
- 1989 - Level BestLevel BestLevel Best is a compilation of the largest successes of the UK band Level 42.- Track listing :#"Running in the Family" #"The Sun Goes Down "...
- 1998 - The Very Best of Level 42The Very Best of Level 42The Very Best of Level 42 is a compilation released by the UK band Level 42. It features a chronological track listing of the band's hit single releases from 1981 to 1994.-Tracks:# Love Games 4:14...
- 2003 - The Ultimate Collection
- 2006 - The Definitive Collection
- 2007 - Past Lives - The Best Of The RCA YearsPast Lives - The Best of the RCA YearsPast Lives – The Best of the RCA Years is a compilation released in 2007 by the British musical group Level 42. The compilation has the greatest songs of the period 1991-1996, in which the band was with the label RCA/BMG...
- 2010 - Living it up - Level 42 30th Anniversary 4CD Box Set
Singles
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| UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 1979 | "Sandstorm"A | The Early Tapes Strategy (album) Originally intended to be released by Elite Records and titled Strategy, The Early Tapes is the second album released, but first to be recorded, by the British group Level 42. The band subsequently signed to Polydor, who bought the masters from Elite and issued it in March 1982... |
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| 1980 | "Love Meeting Love" | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
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| 1981 | "Love Games Love Games Love Games is the first single from the first album of the English musical group Level 42. It was also their first single to enter the UK charts and marked their first appearance on Top of the Pops.-Tracks:*Original Release:... " |
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| "Turn It On" | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Starchild Starchild (song) "Starchild" is a song written by Wally Badarou, Mark King and Phil Gould. It was released in 1981 as part of the British pop band Level 42's debut studio album. The song was released as single in the same year. It peaked at #57 on the UK Singles Chart and entered the American Club Play Singles... " |
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| 1982 | "Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?" | Pursuit of Accidents The Pursuit of Accidents The Pursuit of Accidents is the third studio album released by the jazz/funk British musical group Level 42, in 1982. It was issued on CD in 1985. It was re-issued on CD in 2000 as part of a two disc set with the album "Standing In The Light", and again in 2007 as a stand alone disc. The album... |
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| "Weave Your Spell" | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1983 | "The Chinese Way The Chinese Way The Chinese Way is a single by the UK band Level 42. It was the second single from their album, The Pursuit of Accidents, which was the band's most successful album up to that time... " |
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| "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind" | Standing in the Light Standing in the Light Standing in the Light is the fourth studio album released by the British jazz-funk band Level 42. The album, released in 1983, generated the group's first top 10 in the UK album charts, peaking in #9... |
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| "The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) "The Sun Goes Down " is a single released in 1983 by the musical group Level 42. It is one of the few songs by the group which featured Mike Lindup on lead vocals... " |
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| 1984 | "Hot Water Hot Water (song) "Hot Water" is a single released in 1984 by the United Kingdom musical group Level 42. It was released a couple of weeks before the album True Colours. The single reached #18 on the UK Singles Chart and was a top ten hit in the Netherlands and Norway... " |
True Colours True Colours (Level 42 album) True Colours is the fifth studio album by the British musical group Level 42, released in 1984. Beyond the band's native United Kingdom, the album was released 10-plus other countries, including Japan, Germany and United States of America... |
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| "The Chant Has Begun" | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38 | - | - | - | ||
| 1985 | "A Physical Presence A Physical Presence (song) "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... " |
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... |
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| "Something About You Something About You (Level 42 song) "Something About You" is a single released by British Jazz funk band Level 42 in 1985, in advance of its inclusion on the album World Machine the same year... " |
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| "Leaving Me Now Leaving Me Now "Leaving Me Now" is a single released in 1985 by the British musical group Level 42. It was the second single taken from their sixth studio album World Machine. The song is written by Mark King, Phil Gould and Wally Badarou. The song contains a piano riff by Wally Badarou.The single's cover art is... " |
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| 1986 | "World Machine World Machine (song) "World Machine" is the title track of British musical group Level 42's album World Machine, and it was released as a single in 1985. This song had peacked in #25 on the Billboard US Dance in 1985. The song was written by Mark King, Mike Lindup, Phil Gould and Wally Badarou.-Personnel:* Mark King -... " (remix) |
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| "Lessons in Love" | Running in the Family Running in the Family Running in the Family was the seventh album from Level 42, released in 1987. It featured the UK hit singles: "Lessons in Love" , "Running in the Family" , "To Be With You Again" , "It's Over" and "Children Say"... |
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| 1987 | "Running in the Family Running in the Family (song) "Running in the Family" is a single released in 1987 by the UK band Level 42, from the album Running in the Family. The song had different lyrics when sung at the Wembley Arena in 1986. . It was then popped up for the release of the single which had significant success, reaching #6 on the UK... " |
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| "To Be With You Again To Be With You Again "To Be With You Again" is a United Kingdom top 10 song written by Mark King and Boon Gould, and released in 1987 in the seventh Level 42's studio album Running in the Family... " |
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| "It's Over It's Over (Level 42 song) "It's Over" is one of five singles from band Level 42's 1987 album Running in the Family. Reaching #10 in the UK music charts the same year, it is one of the band's more popular singles and remains one of the songs they perform live.-Music video:... " |
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| "Children Say Children Say "Children Say" is a song written by Mark King, Mike Lindup and Phil Gould. It was recorded in 1987 for the studio album Running in the Family by the British musical group Level 42. After a series of successes "Lessons in Love", "Running in the Family", "To be With You Again" and "It's Over", the... " |
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| 1988 | "Heaven in My Hands Heaven in My Hands "Heaven in My Hands" is a song by the British group Level 42. It was released as a single in 1988, from the album Staring at the Sun.It reached number 12 in the UK charts upon release in 1988, and was the first single not to feature the Gould brothers, Boon and Phil, following their departure the... " |
Staring at the Sun Staring at the Sun (Level 42 album) Staring at the Sun is the eighth studio album released by the British pop band Level 42, in 1988. Produced by Level 42, Wally Badarou and Julian Mendelsohn. Recorded at Miraval, France. Engineered and mixed by Julian Mendelsohn. Engineer's assistant - Jean Lamoot. Mastered at The Townhouse by Kevin... |
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| "Take a Look Take a Look (song) Take a Look, is a single released in 1988 by British band Level 42 from the album Staring at the Sun. It reached #32 on the UK Singles Chart.-Personnel:Mark King - Bass/VocalsMike Lindup - Keyboards/VocalsGary Husband - DrumsAlan Murphy - Guitars... " |
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| 1989 | "Tracie Tracie (song) "Tracie" is a song by British band Level 42, written by then-current bandmembers Gary Husband and Mark King. It appeared on the band's 1988 studio album Staring at the Sun. The song features great work from frontman Mark King on bass, and it also features keyboardist Mike Lindup playing harmonica... " |
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| "Take Care of Yourself Take Care of Yourself "Take Care Of Yourself" is a song released by the British pop/jazz-funk group Level 42 in 1989. The song was released on the compilation Level Best. It was the last song recorded with guitarist Alan Murphy in the band, who died on October 19, 1989 of AIDS... " |
Level Best Level Best Level Best is a compilation of the largest successes of the UK band Level 42.- Track listing :#"Running in the Family" #"The Sun Goes Down "... |
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| 1991 | "Guaranteed" | Guaranteed Guaranteed (Level 42 album) Guaranteed is the ninth studio album by the British musical group Level 42, released in 1991, their first album of the 1990s. The album was released by RCA records and it was the first Level 42 studio album released by a label other than Polydor.... |
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| 1992 | "My Father's Shoes My Father's Shoes "My Father's Shoes" is a song released in 1992 by the band Level 42 with the label RCA. The song is released as single in 1992, is the only single released in this year. It was released in only two countries: United Kingdom and Spain.... " |
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| 1994 | "Forever Now" | Forever Now | 19 | - | - | - | 51 | - | - | - | 25 | - | - | - |
| "All Over You All Over You All Over You is a song written by Mark King, Mike Lindup, Phil Gould and released in 1994 by the British musical group Level 42, in the last studio album of the decade Forever Now... " |
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| "Love In A Peaceful World Love in a Peaceful World "Love in a Peaceful World" is an United Kingdom hit, released in 1994 in the final decade studio album "Forever Now" by the British musical group Level 42.... " |
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| 2006 | "The Way Back Home" | Retroglide Retroglide (album) Retroglide is a studio album by the British rock/pop/fusion group Level 42. It was released 12 years after their previous album and reached the UK Top 80. It is a mix of electronica with Level 42's traditional blend of funk and pop... |
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A - 1100 white label records released commercially - Level 42 provided the B-side. A-side 'Journey to...'(sic) by 'Powerline'. The release was purely commercial, the 'white labels' were used to give the record 'underground' credibility.
Music videos
| Year | Song | length Length In geometric measurements, length most commonly refers to the longest dimension of an object.In certain contexts, the term "length" is reserved for a certain dimension of an object along which the length is measured. For example it is possible to cut a length of a wire which is shorter than wire... |
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| 1982 | "Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?" | 03:44 | David G. Hillier | The Pursuit of Accidents The Pursuit of Accidents The Pursuit of Accidents is the third studio album released by the jazz/funk British musical group Level 42, in 1982. It was issued on CD in 1985. It was re-issued on CD in 2000 as part of a two disc set with the album "Standing In The Light", and again in 2007 as a stand alone disc. The album... |
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| 1982 | "Weave Your Spell" | 04:01 | David G. Hillier | The Pursuit of Accidents | unreleased |
| 1983 | "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind" | 04:36 | M.D. Phillips | Standing in the Light Standing in the Light Standing in the Light is the fourth studio album released by the British jazz-funk band Level 42. The album, released in 1983, generated the group's first top 10 in the UK album charts, peaking in #9... |
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| 1983 | "Micro Kid" | 03:44 | David G. Hillier | Standing in the Light | - |
| 1983 | "The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) "The Sun Goes Down " is a single released in 1983 by the musical group Level 42. It is one of the few songs by the group which featured Mike Lindup on lead vocals... " |
03:47 | David G. Hillier | Standing in the Light | - |
| 1984 | "Hot Water Hot Water (song) "Hot Water" is a single released in 1984 by the United Kingdom musical group Level 42. It was released a couple of weeks before the album True Colours. The single reached #18 on the UK Singles Chart and was a top ten hit in the Netherlands and Norway... " |
03:32 | David G. Hillier | True Colours True Colours (Level 42 album) True Colours is the fifth studio album by the British musical group Level 42, released in 1984. Beyond the band's native United Kingdom, the album was released 10-plus other countries, including Japan, Germany and United States of America... |
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| 1985 | "The Chant Has Begun" | 04:05 | David G. Hillier | True Colours | - |
| 1985 | "Something About You Something About You (Level 42 song) "Something About You" is a single released by British Jazz funk band Level 42 in 1985, in advance of its inclusion on the album World Machine the same year... |
03:46 | Stuart Orme | 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... |
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| 1985 | "Leaving Me Now Leaving Me Now "Leaving Me Now" is a single released in 1985 by the British musical group Level 42. It was the second single taken from their sixth studio album World Machine. The song is written by Mark King, Phil Gould and Wally Badarou. The song contains a piano riff by Wally Badarou.The single's cover art is... " |
3:26 | Nigel Dick | World Machine | - |
| 1986 | "Lessons in Love" | 04:04 | Stuart Orme | Running in the Family Running in the Family Running in the Family was the seventh album from Level 42, released in 1987. It featured the UK hit singles: "Lessons in Love" , "Running in the Family" , "To Be With You Again" , "It's Over" and "Children Say"... |
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| 1987 | "Running in the Family Running in the Family (song) "Running in the Family" is a single released in 1987 by the UK band Level 42, from the album Running in the Family. The song had different lyrics when sung at the Wembley Arena in 1986. . It was then popped up for the release of the single which had significant success, reaching #6 on the UK... " |
03:56 | Stuart Orme | Running in the Family | - |
| 1987 | "To Be With You Again To Be With You Again "To Be With You Again" is a United Kingdom top 10 song written by Mark King and Boon Gould, and released in 1987 in the seventh Level 42's studio album Running in the Family... " |
04:00 | Peter Christopherson | Running in the Family | - |
| 1987 | "It's Over It's Over (Level 42 song) "It's Over" is one of five singles from band Level 42's 1987 album Running in the Family. Reaching #10 in the UK music charts the same year, it is one of the band's more popular singles and remains one of the songs they perform live.-Music video:... |
04:34 | The Molotov Brothers | Running in the Family | - |
| 1987 | "Children Say Children Say "Children Say" is a song written by Mark King, Mike Lindup and Phil Gould. It was recorded in 1987 for the studio album Running in the Family by the British musical group Level 42. After a series of successes "Lessons in Love", "Running in the Family", "To be With You Again" and "It's Over", the... " |
04:41 | The Molotov Brothers | Running in the Family | - |
| 1988 | "Heaven in My Hands Heaven in My Hands "Heaven in My Hands" is a song by the British group Level 42. It was released as a single in 1988, from the album Staring at the Sun.It reached number 12 in the UK charts upon release in 1988, and was the first single not to feature the Gould brothers, Boon and Phil, following their departure the... " |
04:08 | Steve Barron | Staring at the Sun Staring at the Sun (Level 42 album) Staring at the Sun is the eighth studio album released by the British pop band Level 42, in 1988. Produced by Level 42, Wally Badarou and Julian Mendelsohn. Recorded at Miraval, France. Engineered and mixed by Julian Mendelsohn. Engineer's assistant - Jean Lamoot. Mastered at The Townhouse by Kevin... |
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| 1988 | "Take a Look Take a Look (song) Take a Look, is a single released in 1988 by British band Level 42 from the album Staring at the Sun. It reached #32 on the UK Singles Chart.-Personnel:Mark King - Bass/VocalsMike Lindup - Keyboards/VocalsGary Husband - DrumsAlan Murphy - Guitars... " |
04:35 | David Hogan | Staring at the Sun | - |
| 1988 | "Tracie Tracie (song) "Tracie" is a song by British band Level 42, written by then-current bandmembers Gary Husband and Mark King. It appeared on the band's 1988 studio album Staring at the Sun. The song features great work from frontman Mark King on bass, and it also features keyboardist Mike Lindup playing harmonica... " |
03:21 | David Hogan | Staring at the Sun | - |
| 1989 | "Take Care of Yourself Take Care of Yourself "Take Care Of Yourself" is a song released by the British pop/jazz-funk group Level 42 in 1989. The song was released on the compilation Level Best. It was the last song recorded with guitarist Alan Murphy in the band, who died on October 19, 1989 of AIDS... " |
04:27 | David Hogan | Level Best Level Best Level Best is a compilation of the largest successes of the UK band Level 42.- Track listing :#"Running in the Family" #"The Sun Goes Down "... |
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| 1991 | "Guaranteed" [version 1] | 03:56 | The Mill | Guaranteed Guaranteed (Level 42 album) Guaranteed is the ninth studio album by the British musical group Level 42, released in 1991, their first album of the 1990s. The album was released by RCA records and it was the first Level 42 studio album released by a label other than Polydor.... |
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| 1991 | "Guaranteed" [version 2] | 04:27 | The Mill | Guaranteed | - |
| 1991 | "Overtime" | 03:51 | Steve Graham | Guaranteed | - |
| 1992 | "My Father's Shoes My Father's Shoes "My Father's Shoes" is a song released in 1992 by the band Level 42 with the label RCA. The song is released as single in 1992, is the only single released in this year. It was released in only two countries: United Kingdom and Spain.... " |
04:12 | Steve Graham | Guaranteed | - |
| 1994 | "Forever Now" | 04:20 | Nigel Simpkiss | Forever Now | - |
| 1994 | "All Over You All Over You All Over You is a song written by Mark King, Mike Lindup, Phil Gould and released in 1994 by the British musical group Level 42, in the last studio album of the decade Forever Now... " |
04:07 | Nigel Simpkiss | Forever Now | - |
| 1994 | "Love in a Peaceful World Love in a Peaceful World "Love in a Peaceful World" is an United Kingdom hit, released in 1994 in the final decade studio album "Forever Now" by the British musical group Level 42.... " |
04:17 | Jeff Baynes | Forever Now | - |
Videos
- 1987 - The Family of Five
- 2003 - The Collection
- 2003 - Live at Reading UK
- 2003 - Live at Reading Concert Hall
- 2003 - Level 42 Live Apollo 2003
- 2005 - Live at Wembley (1987)
- 2005 - Level 42 at Rock Palast (1983/1984)
- 2006 - Retroglide Tour