Level 42 discography

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Level 42 discography
Releases
↙Studio albums 11
↙Live albums 6
↙Compilation albums 5
↙Extended plays 1
↙Singles 33
↙Video albums 8
↙Music videos 22
References and footnotes

Since 1980, british pop musical group Level 42 has released 11 studio albums. The band's latest was Retroglide, released in 2006. The group have one Top 10 hit in the American Billboard Hot 100 (Something About You) and 6 top 10 in 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 sold 30 millions in worldwide.

Contents

[edit] Studio albums

Year Album Info Chart Positions[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
UK GER SWI AUT NLD SWE NOR US
1981 Level 42 20 — — — — 43 — —
1982 Strategy / The Early Tapes 46 — — — — — — —
1982 The Pursuit of Accidents 17 — — — — — 31 —
1983 Standing in the Light 9 27 — — — 25 — —
1984 True Colours 14 23 14 — — 29 — —
1985 World Machine 3 12 14 14 — 21 39 18
1987 Running in the Family 2 4 4 21 1 4 6 23
1988 Staring at the Sun 2 5 6 21 — 19 10 128
1991 Guaranteed 3 — 31 — — 39 — —
1994 Forever Now 8 — — — 30 — — —
2006 Retroglide 78 — — — 92 — — —

[edit] Live albums

  • 1983 - The River Sessions
  • 1985 - A Physical Presence
  • 1996 - Live At Wembley
  • 2002 - Live At Reading
  • 2004 - Live At The Apollo, London
  • 2007 - Retroglide Live

[edit] Compilations

[edit] Singles

Year Title UK U.S. U.S. Dance SWZ[9] DEU[10] NOE[11] SWE[12] AUT NLD IRL BEL Album
1980 SandstormA - - - - - - - - - - - The Early Tapes
1980 Love Meeting Love 61 - - - - - - - - - - The Early Tapes
1980 (Flying On The) Wings Of Love - - - - - - - - - - - The Early Tapes
1981 Love Games 38 - - - - - - - - - 15 Level 42
1981 Turn It On 57 - - - - - - - - - - Level 42
1981 Starchild 47 - - - - - - - - - - Level 42
1982 Are You Hearing (What I Hear)? 49 - - - - - - - - - - Pursuit of Accidents
1982 Weave Your Spell 43 - - - - - - - - - - Pursuit of Accidents
1983 The Chinese Way 24 - - - - - - - - 27 26 Pursuit of Accidents
1983 Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind 41 - - - - - - - - - - Standing in the Light
1983 The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) 10 - - - - - - - - 18 24 Standing in the Light
1983 Micro-Kid 37 - 25 - - - - - - - - Standing in the Light
1984 Hot Water 18 87 - - - 10 - - 3 - 7 True Colours
1984 The Chant Has Begun 41 - - - - - - - - - - True Colours
1985 A Physical Presence 87 - - - - - - - - - - World Machine
1985 Something About You 6 7 4 - - - - 46 32 7 - World Machine
1985 Leaving Me Now 15 - - - - - - - - 9 - World Machine
1987 World Machine (remix) - - 25 - - - - - - - - World Machine
1986 Lessons in Love 3 12 12 1 1 10 2 4 2 3 3 Running in the Family
1987 Running in the Family 6 15 - 5 12 7 12 12 3 4 11 Running in the Family
1987 To Be With You Again 10 - - 29 39 - - - 6 6 16 Running in the Family
1987 It's Over 10 - - - - - - - 7 3 16 Running in the Family
1987 Children Say 22 - - - - - - - 9 25 24 Running in the Family
1988 Heaven in My Hands 12 - - 20 22 10 - - 7 9 11 Staring at the Sun
1988 Take A Look 32 - - - - - - - 14 13 23 Staring at the Sun
1989 Tracie 25 - - - - - - - 14 19 21 Staring at the Sun
1989 Take Care of Yourself 39 - - - - - - - 11 - 22 Level Best
1991 Guaranteed 17 - - - 51 - - - 13 25 17 Guaranteed
1991 Overtime 62 - - - - - - - - - - Guaranteed
1992 My Father's Shoes 55 - - - - - - - - - - Guaranteed
1994 Forever Now 19 - - - 51 - - - 31 - - Forever Now
1994 All Over You 26 - - - - - - - - - - Forever Now
1994 Love In A Peaceful World 31 - - - - - - - - - - Forever Now
2006 The Way Back Home - - - - - - - - - - - Retroglide


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.

[edit] Music videos

Year Song length Director Album Notes
1982 "Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?" 03:44 David G. Hillier The Pursuit of Accidents unreleased
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 unreleased
1983 "Macro-Kid" 03:44 David G. Hillier Standing in the Light -
1983 "The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" 03:47 David G. Hillier Standing in the Light -
1984 "Hot Water" 03:32 David G. Hillier True Colours -
1985 "The Chant Has Begun" 04:05 David G. Hillier True Colours -
1985 "Something About You 03:46 Stuart Orme World Machine -
1985 "Leaving Me Now" 3:26 Nigel Dick World Machine -
1986 "Lessons in Love" 04:04 Stuart Orme Running in the Family -
1987 "Running in the Family" 03:56 Stuart Orme Running in the Family -
1987 "To Be With You Again" 04:00 Peter Christopherson Running in the Family -
1987 "It's Over 04:34 The Molotov Brothers Running in the Family -
1987 "Children Say" 04:41 The Molotov Brothers Running in the Family -
1988 "Heaven in My Hands" 04:08 Steve Barron Staring at the Sun -
1988 "Take a Look" 04:35 David Hogan Staring at the Sun -
1988 "Tracie" 03:21 David Hogan Staring at the Sun -
1989 "Take Care of Yourself" 04:27 David Hogan Level Best -
1991 "Guaranteed" [version 1] 03:56 The Mill Guaranteed -
1991 "Guaranteed" [version 2] 04:27 The Mill Guaranteed -
1991 "Overtime" 03:51 Steve Graham Guaranteed -
1992 "My Father's Shoes" 04:12 Steve Graham Guaranteed -
1994 "Forever Now" 04:20 Nigel Simpkiss Forever Now -
1994 "All Over You" 04:07 Nigel Simpkiss Forever Now -
1994 "Love in a Peaceful World" 04:17 Jeff Baynes Forever Now -

[edit] 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

[edit] References

  1. ^ Level 42 – Artist chart history. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  2. ^ Level 42 – Album chart history (German). Media Control. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  3. ^ Discography Level 42 (German). Hit parade. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  4. ^ Discography Level 42 (German). Austrian charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  5. ^ Discography Level 42 (Dutch). Dutch charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  6. ^ Discography Level 42 (Swedish). Swedish charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  7. ^ Discography Level 42 (Norwegian). Norwegian charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  8. ^ Level 42 – Artist chart history. Billboard charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  9. ^ Switzerland Charts. Switzerland official music Chart Positions. Retrieved on 2006-09-16.
  10. ^ German Media Control Charts. Germany Charts. Retrieved on 2007-06-11.
  11. ^ Norway Charts. Norway official music Chart Positions. Retrieved on 2007-05-30.
  12. ^ Sweden Charts. Sweden official music Chart Positions. Retrieved on 2007-05-30.

[edit] External links

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Level 42
Mark King • Mike Lindup • Gary Husband • Nathan King • Sean Freeman
Rowland 'Boon' Gould • Phil Gould • Alan Murphy • Allan Holdsworth • Jakko Jakszyk • Lyndon Connah
Studio albums
Live albums
A Physical Presence • The River Sessions • Live At Wembley • Retroglide Tour
Compilations
Videos
Family Of Five (Video Singles 1980-1987) • The Ultimate Collection (Video Singles & Making Of, 1980 - 1989) • Live At The Appollo • Retroglide Tour (Live at the New Oxford Theatre, 2006)
Singles
"Sandstorm" • "Love Meeting Love" • "Love Games" • "Turn It On" • "Starchild" • "Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?" • "The Chinese Way" • "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind" • "The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" • "Micro-Kid" • "Hot Water" • "The Chant Has Begun" • "A Physical Presence" • "Something About You" • "Leaving Me Now" • "Lessons in Love" • "Running in the Family" • "To Be With You Again" • "It's Over" • "Children Say" • "Heaven in My Hands" • "Take a Look" • "Tracie" • "Take Care of Yourself" • "Guaranteed" • "Overtime" • "My Father's Shoes" • "Forever Now" • "All Over You" • "Love In A Peaceful World" • "The Way Back Home"
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