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| " Level 42" (Polydor Records) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Credits/Notes |
© 1981 Polydor Limited (London) |
Album Notes: Level 42 would like to thank Mike Vernon and Dick Plant for their good humour and expertise, Paul Barry for the fruit salad! Gregg Jackman, John Rule and Richard Lengyel, Joy Barling for the illustration, Pip Williams for the "Supermouse," JG., Ms Smithers and Absolute Music, our families for their love and support, and finally many thanks to all the people who helped us on our way and made this all possible. Produced by Mike Vernon for Handle Artists. A Brand New Production. Recorded at Vineyard and Chipping Norton Studios. Recording Engineer: Dick Plant. Additional Overdubs at RAK Studios. Mixed at Red Bus Studios. Chart
Performance |
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| UK | US | Japan |
| #20 (18 weeks on chart) | Not released | Not known |
| Track | Song Title | Version | Writers | Length |
| 1 | Turn It On* | (W.Badarou/M.King/P.Gould/R.Gould) | 4:40 | |
| 2 | "43" | (M.King) | 7:02 | |
| 3 | Why Are You Leaving? | (M.Lindup/P.Gould) | 4:34 | |
| 4 | Almost There | (M.King/P.Gould/R.Gould) | 5:42 | |
| 5 | Heathrow | (W.Badarou) | 4:43 | |
| 6 | Love Games* | (M.King/P.Gould) | 5:13 | |
| 7 | Dune Tune | (M.King) | 4:50 | |
| 8 | Starchild* | (W.Badarou/M.King/P.Gould) | 5:57 |
| 1 | Turn It On | Extended Version | (W.Badarou/M.King/P.Gould/R.Gould) | 5:36 |
| 6 | Love Games | Extended Version | (M.King/P.Gould) | 7:25 |
| 8 | Starchild | Extended Version | (W.Badarou/M.King/P.Gould) | 6:52 |
| Reviews | |
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The three instrumental tracks indicate that the group's real talent lies in composing incidental music and theme tunes. '43' and 'Heathrow' are exactly the kind of thing to introduce, say, a holiday programme; jet taking off, a heat haze on the runway; switch to blue skies and tanned bodies on sun-kissed beaches... 'Dune Tune' would be perfect on countless TV movies. From their name (number '42' is so completely unsignificant and uninteresting) to the sleeve artwork (gradual shades of blue and yellow with an unknown figure in the foreground) - it's all vague, without being intriguing; there's a total lack of demand. And that is precisely where the music fails in an orthodox L.P. form: it's just not suitably captivating - there's no vital spark. A dull, quiet music for contentment. Kirsty McNeil - NME August 29th 1981. |
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