Level Headed (album)

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Level Headed
Level Headed cover
Studio album by Sweet
Released January 1978
Genre Rock
Length 54:56
Label Polydor Records
Producer(s) Sweet
Sweet chronology
The Golden Greats
(1977)
Level Headed
(1978)
Cut Above the Rest
(1979)


Level Headed is a 1978 album by British rock band Sweet.

[edit] Original album track listing

European version released on Polydor Records:

  1. Dream On (Andy Scott).
  2. Love Is Like Oxygen (Andy Scott/Trevor Griffin).
  3. California Nights (Scott/Connolly/Tucker/Priest).
  4. Strong Love (Scott/Connolly/Tucker/Priest).
  5. Fountain (Scott/Connolly/Tucker/Priest).
  6. Anthem #1 (Lady Of The Lake) (Scott/Connolly/Tucker/Priest).
  7. Silverbird (Scott/Connolly/Tucker/Priest).
  8. Lettres D'Amour (Scott/Connolly/Tucker/Priest).
  9. Anthem #2 (Scott/Connolly/Tucker/Priest). instrumental
  10. Air On 'A' Tape Loop. (Scott/Tucker/Priest). instrumental

[edit] Line up

  • Brian Connolly - Lead Vocals on tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, & 8. Backing Vocals
  • Andy Scott - Lead Vocals on tracks 1 & 5, All Guitars, Synths, Backing Vocals
  • Mick Tucker - All Drums and percussions, Backing Vocals.
  • Steve Priest - Bass Guitar, Synth Voice, Backing Vocals.
  • Guest Musicians
    • Geoff Westley - Keyboards and Arrangements, String Arrangement on tracks 6 & 9,
    • Ronnie Asprey - Brass,
    • Richard Harvey -Baroque Wood,
    • Stevie Lange - Vocals assistance on track 8.

Produced by Sweet.

[edit] US release

An alternate version of Level Headed was released in the U.S. on Capitol Records. Original track listing:

  1. California Nights (Scott/Connolly/Tucker/Priest).
  2. Silverbird (Scott/Connolly/Tucker/Priest).
  3. Dream On (Andy Scott).
  4. Fountain (Scott/Connolly/Tucker/Priest). - edit version.
  5. Love Is Like Oxygen (Andy Scott/Trevor Griffin).
  6. Anthem #1 (Lady Of The Lake) (Scott/Connolly/Tucker/Priest).
  7. Strong Love (Scott/Connolly/Tucker/Priest).
  8. Lettres D'Amour (Scott/Connolly/Tucker/Priest).
  9. Anthem #2 (Scott/Connolly/Tucker/Priest).
  10. Air On 'A' Tape Loop. (Scott/Tucker/Priest).

This was the last album to feature the 'classic' Sweet line-up of Connolly, Scott, Tucker and Priest. Shortly After this release, Brian left the band to embark on a solo career. The remaining trio continued as Sweet and delivered three more albums - Cut Above The Rest (1979), Water's Edge (1980) (entitled VI in the US) and finally Identity Crisis (1982).