Running in the Family

Running in the Family
Studio album by Level 42
Released	March, 1987 (UK)
Recorded	Recorded and mixed at Sarm West 1986. "Lessons in Love" / "Children Say" backing tracks recorded by Nick Froome at Maison Rouge 1986 Digital engineering by Carlos Olms, London.
Genre	Pop, jazz-funk, sophisti-pop, new wave
Length	49:04 (CD)
Label	Polydor
Producer	Wally Badarou, Level 42
Level 42 chronology
World Machine (1985) Running in the Family (1987) Staring at the Sun (1988)
Singles from Running in the Family
"Lessons in Love" Released: April, 1986 "Running in the Family" Released: February, 1987 "To Be with You Again" Released: April, 1987 "It's Over" Released: August, 1987 "Children Say" Released: November, 1987

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
LM Magazine	[2]
Record Mirror	(Indifferent)[3]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)[4]

Running in the Family is the seventh studio album by UK pop band Level 42, released in 1987.

It featured the UK hit singles: "Lessons in Love" (which reached No. 3 in May 1986), "Running in the Family" (No. 6 in February 1987), "To Be with You Again" (No. 10 in April '87), "It's Over" (No. 10, in September 1987) and "Children Say" (No. 22 at the end of 1987). All five singles peaked in the top 10 in the Netherlands, where the band was always popular. "Lessons in Love" peaked at #1 in Germany, South Africa, Switzerland and Denmark. This was the last Level 42 album of the 1980s to feature brothers Phil (drums) and Roland 'Boon' Gould (guitar), who had cited dissatisfaction with the musical direction of the band and exhaustion as departure reasons.

Later in '87 the Platinum Edition of the album was issued. The CD and cassette replaced "Lessons in Love", "Running in the Family" and "It's Over" with remixed versions, and added remixes of "Something About You" and "World Machine" from the previous album. On vinyl the remixes were featured on one 33rpm record which was shrink-wrapped to the standard edition of the album.

Also in 1987 the group released the video collection Family of Five with the music videos of the five singles from Running in the Family exclusively in the United Kingdom.^[5] The album itself was a big international success, reaching the Top 10 in numerous countries and the Top 25 in the US; in the UK, it was certified 2× Platinum by the BPI.

Track listing

1. "Lessons in Love" (Badarou, R. Gould, King) – 4:04
2. "Children Say" (King, Lindup, P. Gould) – 4:53
3. "Running in the Family" (P. Gould, Badarou, King) – 6:12
4. "It's Over" (King, R. Gould, Badarou) – 6:02
5. "To Be with You Again" (King, R. Gould) – 5:19
6. "Two Solitudes" (King, P. Gould, Lindup) – 5:17 (Mike Lindup on vocals)
7. "Fashion Fever" (King, P. Gould, R. Gould, Lindup) – 4:35
8. "The Sleepwalkers" (King, P. Gould) – 6:02
9. "Freedom Someday" (King, P. Gould, R. Gould, Lindup) – 6:20 (originally a bonus track on the CD and cassette)

2000 reissue bonus tracks

10. "Lessons in Love" (Shep's Final Mix) – 5:45
11. "Children Say" (Slap Bass Mix) – 4:49
12. "To Be with You Again" (A.D.S.C. Mix) – 5:45
13. "Running in the Family" (HTL Dub) – 6:11

Band members

• Mark King – bass, lead vocals
• Phil Gould – drums
• Boon Gould – lead and rhythm guitars
• Wally Badarou – keyboards, backing vocals
• Mike Lindup – keyboards, backing vocals
• Gary Barnacle – saxophone (on "Lessons in Love")
• Krys Mach – saxophone (on "Running in the Family")

Chart positions

Album

Singles

References

1. ↑ Allmusic review
2. ↑ [April, LM Magazine review]
3. ↑ Record Mirror review
4. ↑ Rolling Stone review
5. ↑ The Definitive Online Level 42 Collectors Resource: Media

External links

• Official Level 42's website
• Level 42 discography