World Machine
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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
(peaking at number 18), and it stayed on the chart for 36 weeks. This release marked a transition from their jazz-funk beginnings to the funky pop they are best known for - a transition which eventually resulted in the departure of drummer Phil Gould subsequent to the release of their follow up album Running in the Family.
The record featured the singles "Something About You" (the band's only American top 10 hit, peaking at number 7) and "Leaving Me Now". Also featured was "Physical Presence", the song from which the name for their first live record was taken.
The album was re-released in 2000 along with the "True Colours" album on a 2CD set. In 2007, World Machine has been re-released as a 2cd Deluxe Edition. Album sales have reached over three million
copies.
Bonus tracks, released 2000
Bonus tracks (deluxe edition), released 2007;
with
2007 Re-issue:
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...
, 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
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
(peaking at number 18), and it stayed on the chart for 36 weeks. This release marked a transition from their jazz-funk beginnings to the funky pop they are best known for - a transition which eventually resulted in the departure of drummer Phil Gould subsequent to the release of their follow up album Running in the Family.
The record featured the singles "Something About You" (the band's only American top 10 hit, peaking at number 7) and "Leaving Me Now". Also featured was "Physical Presence", the song from which the name for their first live record was taken.
The album was re-released in 2000 along with the "True Colours" album on a 2CD set. In 2007, World Machine has been re-released as a 2cd Deluxe Edition. Album sales have reached over three million
Million
One million or one thousand thousand, is the natural number following 999,999 and preceding 1,000,001. The word is derived from the early Italian millione , from mille, "thousand", plus the augmentative suffix -one.In scientific notation, it is written as or just 106...
copies.
Track listing
- "World MachineWorld 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 -...
" (BadarouWally BadarouWally Badarou is a musician from Benin.-Biography:A synthesiser specialist, Badarou was the longtime associate of the British band Level 42, known for its blend of funk, pop, soul and rock...
/P. 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...
/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,...
/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....
) 5:14 - "A Physical Presence" (P. Gould/King) 5:27
- "Something About YouSomething 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...
" (Lindup/P. Gould/King/Badarou/R. Gould) 4:24 - "Leaving Me NowLeaving 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...
" (Baradou/King/P. Gould) 5:00 - "I Sleep On My Heart" (Badarou/R. Gould/P. Gould/King) 4:04
- "It's Not The Same For Us" (Baradou/King/P. Gould/Lindup) 4:36
- "Dream Crazy" (R. Gould/King/Lindup) 3:53 - originally included as a bonus track on the CD and cassette
- "Good Man In A StormGood Man in a StormGood Man in Storm is a song released in 1985 by the British musical group Level 42, on their sixth studio album World Machine.The song alludes to the childhood of both Boon and Phil Gould...
" (P. Gould/King) 4:36 - "Coup D'Etat" (P. Gould/King) 3:47
- "Lying Still" (Baradou/R. Gould/King) 5:39
- Note: The AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
versions of the album feature a re-ordered track listing, as well as the substitution of the tracks "Hot WaterHot 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...
" and "The Chant Has Begun" (both of which had originally appeared on the band's previous album True ColoursTrue 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...
) for "I Sleep On My Heart" and "Coup D'Etat." The vinyl U.S. version of the album featured the singleSingle (music)In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
versions of both "Hot Water" and "The Chant Has Begun," while the full-length album version of "The Chant Has Begun" did appear on the U.S. CD edition. ("Dream Crazy," which only appeared on certain European versions of the album did not appear on any of the North American versions).
Bonus tracks, released 2000
- "I Slept On My Heart" (remix) – 6:02
- "World Machine" (dub mix) – 7:25
- "Something About You" (Sisa remix) – 7:41
Bonus tracks (deluxe edition), released 2007;
- World Machine (Live Hammersmith Odeon 1.2.86) *
- Leaving Me Now (Live Hammersmith Odeon 1.2.86) *
- Something About You (Live Hammersmith Odeon 1.2.86) *
- Coup D’Etat (Backwards Mix) - originally the b-side to the Something About You single
- Something About You (Shep Pettibone Mix)
- I Sleep On My Heart (Liveat Ryde Theatre, Isle of Wight Nov 2000)
- Dream Crazy (Live at Ryde Theatre, Isle of Wight Nov 2000)
- Lying Still (Live at Ryde Theatre, Isle of Wight Nov 2000)
- Physical Presence (Live at Hammersmith Apollo, London, Nov 2003)
- Leaving Me Now (Live at Hammersmith Apollo, London, Nov 2003)
- World Machine (Phunk Investigation Club Mix) – Electrokingdom featuring Mark King
Personnel
- 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,...
– Bass and Vocals - 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....
– Keyboards and Vocals - 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
with
- Wally BadarouWally BadarouWally Badarou is a musician from Benin.-Biography:A synthesiser specialist, Badarou was the longtime associate of the British band Level 42, known for its blend of funk, pop, soul and rock...
– Keyboards (SynclavierSynclavierThe Synclavier System was an early digital synthesizer, polyphonic digital sampling system, and music workstation, manufactured by New England Digital Corporation, Norwich, VT. The original design and development of the Synclavier prototype occurred at Dartmouth College with the collaboration of...
), Vocals and Co-writer/Producer - Gary BarnacleGary BarnacleGary Barnacle is a saxophonist/flautist, brass instrument arranger, composer and producer, primarily noted for session work, live work Gary Barnacle (born 1959, Dover, England) is a saxophonist/flautist, brass instrument arranger, composer and producer, primarily noted for session work, live work...
– Saxophone
2007 Re-issue:
- Gary HusbandGary HusbandGary Husband is a British jazz and rock drummer, pianist and composer.- Short biography:Gary Husband is an English jazz and rock drummer, pianist and composer...
– Drums (Deluxe edition CD2, tracks 6-10) - Nathan KingNathan KingNathan King is a pop/rock singer-songwriter from Christchurch, New Zealand.-History:King's musical career began with his band Zed who released two multi-platinum albums Silencer and This Little Empire...
– Guitars and vocals (Deluxe edition CD2, tracks 6-10) - Lyndon Connah – Keyboards and Vocals (Deluxe edition CD2, tracks 6-10)
- Sean Freeman – Saxophone and Vocals (Deluxe edition CD2, tracks 9,10)