Staring at the Sun (Level 42 album)

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Staring at the Sun
Staring at the Sun cover
Studio album by Level 42
Released September, 1988
Recorded Recorded at Miraval, France
Engineered and mixed by Julian Mnedelsohn
Engineers assistant - Jean Lamoot. Mastered at The Townhouse by Kevin Metcalfe. 1987–1988
Genre Pop rock, Rock
Length 43:42
Label Polydor Records
Producer Wally Badarou, Level 42
Professional reviews
Level 42 chronology
Running in the Family
(1987)		 Staring at the Sun
(1988)		 Guaranteed
(1991)

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 Metcalfe. The album includes the hits "Heaven in My Hands" (UK No. 12 in 1988), "Take Look" (UK No. 32) and "Tracie" (UK no. 25).

This is the first album of the band that doesn't feature the participation of the brothers Phil Gould and Boon Gould. To substitute them, they took on British guitarist Alan Murphy, who had collaborated with Go West and singer Kate Bush, and drummer Gary Husband, who had been a member of the band Morrissey-Mullen. Murphy died in 1989 of an HIV virus. King, Lindup and Husband have been with the group to the present day.

Contents

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  1. "Heaven in My Hands" (King / R. Gould) – 4:39
  2. "I Don't Know Why" (King / R. Gould) – 4.22
  3. "Take a Look" (King / R. Gould / Lindup / Badarou) – 4:41
  4. "Over There" (King / Lindup) – 3:59
  5. "Silence" (Lindup) – 4:56
  6. "Tracie" (King / Husband) – 4:53
  7. "Staring at the Sun" (King / R. Gould / Badarou) – 4:39
  8. "Two Hearts Collide" (King / R. Gould) – 4:10
  9. "Man" (King / R. Gould / Badarou) – 7:23
  10. "Gresham Blues" A (King) – 5:43

A Only available on the CD release

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[edit] Album charts

Year Album Chart Peak position
1988 "Staring at the Sun" UK album charts #2
1988 "Staring at the Sun" US Billboard 200 #128

[edit] Single charts

Year Song Chart Peak position
1988 "Heaven in My Hands" UK single charts #12
1988 "Take a Look" UK single charts #32
1988 "Tracie" UK single charts #25

[edit] See also

v • d • e
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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