The Very Best of Level 42
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The Very Best of Level 42 is a compilation released by the UK band 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...

. It features a chronological track listing of the band's hit single releases from 1981 to 1994.

Tracks

  1. 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:...

     (M.King/P.Gould) 4:14
  2. 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...

      (M.King/P.Gould/W.Badarou) 4:03
  3. 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...

     (M.King/W.Badarou/M.Lindup/P.Gould) 3:46
  4. Micro Kid (M.King/W.Badarou/P.Gould/M.Lindup) 3:49
  5. 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...

      (M.King/W.Badarou/P.Gould/M.Lindup) 3:37
  6. The Chant Has Begun (M.King/P.Gould) 4:19
  7. 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...

     (M.King/P.Gould/R.Gould/W.Badarou/M.Lindup) 3:45
  8. 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...

      (M.King/P.Gould/W.Badarou) 3:35
  9. Lessons in Love  (M.King/R.Gould/W.Badarou) 4:02
  10. 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...

      (M.King/P.Gould/W.Badarou) 3:58
  11. 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...

      (M.King/R.Gould) 3:56
  12. 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:...

      (M.King/W.Badarou/R.Gould) 4:41
  13. 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...

      (M.King/P.Gould/W.Badarou) 4:28
  14. 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...

      (M.King/R.Gould) 4:08
  15. 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...

      (M.King/R.Gould/W.Badarou/M.Lindup) 4:43
  16. 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...

      (M.King/G.Husband) 3:25
  17. Guaranteed (M.King/M.Lindup/W.Badarou/G.Husband) 3:51
  18. Forever Now (M.King/Musker/Darbyshire) 4:16
  19. The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) '98 Mix (featuring Omar) (M.King/W.Badarou/M.Lindup/P.Gould) 4:00

Personnel

  • Mark King
    Mark 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 Lindup
    Mike Lindup
    Mike 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/Vocals
  • Boon Gould - Guitars (Tracks 1-13)
  • Phil Gould
    Phil 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 (Tracks 1-13,18)
  • Gary Husband
    Gary Husband
    Gary 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 (Tracks 14-17)
  • Alan Murphy
    Alan Murphy
    Alan Murphy was an English rock session guitarist, best remembered for his collaborations with Kate Bush and Go West. In 1988 he joined the group Level 42 as a full time band member, and played with them until his death in 1989...

     - Guitars (Tracks 14-16)
  • Allan Holdsworth
    Allan Holdsworth
    Allan Holdsworth is an English guitarist and composer. He has released twelve studio albums as a solo artist and played many different styles of music over a period of four decades, but first drew attention for his work in jazz fusion...

     - Guitars (Track 17)
  • Dominic Miller
    Dominic Miller
    Dominic Miller is an Argentine-English guitarist who toured and recorded with World Party and King Swamp, worked on Phil Collins' solo album ...But Seriously and played guitar on every Sting album and tour since 1990...

     - Guitars (Track 17)
  • Danny Bloom - Guitars (Track 18)
  • Wally Badarou
    Wally Badarou
    Wally 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

Production

  • Tracks 1, 2 Produced by Mike Vernon for Handle Artists
  • Track 3 Produced by Larry Dunn and Verdine White
  • Track 4 Produced by Andy Sojka and Jerry Pike for Unbelievable Productions
  • Tracks 5 & 6 Produced & Engineered by Ken Scott for Komos Production
  • Tracks 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 Produced by Wally Badarou and Level 42. Assistant producer, engineer and mixer - Julian Mendelsohn
  • Tracks 14, 15 & 16 Produced by Level 42, Wally Badarou and Julian Mendelsohn
  • Track 17 Produced by Level 42 and Wally Badarou at The Summerhouse. Mixed by Tom Lord Alge at *The Hit Factory, New York
  • Track 18 Produced by Mark King, Mike Lindup, Phil Gould & Steve Anderson. Engineered by Paul *Wright, assisted by Tim Pilling
  • Track 19 Produced by Level 42. Remix by Dodge for Soul Inside Productions. Keyboards by Jonathan Shorten. Additional vocals by Omar Lye-Fook. Engineered & recorded @ Inside Sound Studio by Dodge. Mastered by Mike Showell at Metropolis.
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