Level 42 - Running In The Family [24-bit Remastered 2000] (1987)

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Wikipedia: Level 42 are an English pop rock and jazz-funk band. The group had a number of worldwide and UK hits during the 1980s and 1990s. The origin of the band's name has been variously described as being inspired by a sign in a lift in a very tall building in the US; the top level of the biggest car-park in the world, in Japan; the floor on which Jonathan Pryce's character resides in the film Brazil (which was released long after the band gained international recognition); or after Tower 42 (also known as the NatWest Tower) the tallest building in the City of London. King and Boon Gould decided the band should be called simply by a number, and they both favoured '88' - the number of the bus they used to catch to the recording studio. However, Lindup and Phil Gould saw a poster for a band called Rocket 88 so their idea was abandoned (although '88' was later used as a song title). King and Gould both claim to have been reading Douglas Adams' comical science fiction novel, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy wherein the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything, is '42'. Therefore '42' was suggested as a name for the band. The band gained fame for its high calibre musicianship, especially that of Mark King, whose percussive slap bass guitar technique provided the driving groove of many of the band's hits. They are also known for the combination of King's lead vocals and keyboard player Mike Lindup's falsetto backing vocals. After originally disbanding in 1994, the band reformed in 2001. The "Lessons in Love" single arrived in early 1986 - a song taken from 1987's Running in the Family album. Running in the Family was a massive international hit and became the band's biggest seller. It gave Level 42 their first number one album in Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and South Africa, increasing the band's popularity considerably (the album also placed at #2 in Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden, #3 in the UK and in Ireland, #4 in Austria, #10 in Norway, #12 in the US in 1987 and #22 in France). Further singles continued and built on the band's existing success - "To Be With You Again" (#6 in the Netherlands and in Ireland), the ballad "It's Over" (#3 in Ireland and #7 in the Netherlands) and Running In The Family's title track (#1 in Norway and Denmark, #3 in the Netherlands, #4 in Ireland, #5 in Switzerland). During 1987, both Phil Gould and Boon Gould left the group, both apparently suffering from nervous exhaustion. Boon left in late 1987 following a support slot on a Madonna tour - his place was taken by stand-in guitarist Paul Gendler (ex-Modern Romance and sessions) for a six-week headlining tour and for support slots with Tina Turner. Phil Gould left mid-tour in December 1987, and was replaced by another stand-in - Neil Conti (drummer for Prefab Sprout). There were other contributory factors to the departure of the Gould brothers. Phil Gould's relationship with King had broken down and they found it difficult to work together: Phil was also reportedly dissatisfied with the band's direction in terms of its newer "pop" sound (even going as far to call it "shallow pop music, which I'd had as much fun playing as when I played in holiday camps"). Boon Gould's decision to retire had more to do with crippling stomach pains and his desire to settle down with his wife and children. His relationship with King was far more amicable, and he continued to write lyrics for the band after his departure. Following the tour, Level 42 recruited Gary Husband as the band's new drummer, and he in turn recommended Steve Topping (ex-Drowning Not Waving, Esquire, John Stevens) as a replacement guitarist. Topping's recruitment did not work out due to personality differences with King, and he eventually left the band in early 1988 after initial writing and rehearsing sessions in Dublin. For this reason, most of the next Level 42 album - Staring at the Sun - was recorded without a permanent guitarist. Rhythm guitar in the studio was handled by the band's old friend Dominic Miller (plus an uncredited King). Keeping up the momentum, the band had played at the Prince's Trust concert in July 1987, with Eric Clapton standing in on lead guitar for a performance of "Running in the Family". King and Lindup - as "house band" - also performed with artists including Ben E. King on "Stand By Me" and The Righteous Brothers on "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'".

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Tracklisting:
1. Lessons in Love
2. Children Say
3. Running in the Family
4. It's Over
5. To Be With You Again
6. Two Solitudes
7. Fashion Fever
8. The Sleepwalkers
9. Freedom Someday
10. Lessons in Love (Shep's Final Mix)
11. Children Say (Slap Bass Mix)
12. To Be With You Again (A.D.S.C. Mix)
13. Running in the Family (HTL Dub)

Additional infos for this album are located @ Wiki, @ allmusic, @ Rollingstone and @ level42.150m.com.

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Rollingstone: After several albums of funk-fusion flash, Level 42 harnessed its considerable instrumental ability on World Machine, as sleek and agreeable a digital-era pop record as anything by Lionel Richie or Steve Winwood. On Running in the Family, the British quartet goes further in targeting the CD audience with an album of songs about the small problems of middle-class adulthood. Mark King is best known for his superb bass playing, but he's also a convincingly soulful singer, as long as he stays within a few comfortable keys; that may explain why "Lessons in Love" sounds so much like "Something About You," the band's Top Five hit from last year. "Children Say" is another retooling of World Machine, with keyboardist Mark Lindup adding a falsetto chorus, as he did often on that LP. Unlike the vaguely topical World Machine, Running in the Family includes a lyric sheet, which reveals a few simple themes: the regretful wisdom that comes after romantic disaster ("Lessons in Love," "To Be with You Again," "Two Solitudes") and the emotional distance between generations ("Running in the Family," "Children Say"). King can stack oddly metered stanzas into graceful, arresting melodic structures, and except for "Fashion Fever," a shallow depiction of trendiness, it's clear that the tribulations he sings about are important – if not quite crucial – to him. Like other young professionals, the members of Level 42 understand that emotional and technical steadiness is a key to success. Running in the Family artfully hugs the median of contemporary pop. (RS 502) ROB TANNENBAUM

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Other Level 42 releases:
Level 42 - True Colours (1984)
Level 42 - World Machine (1985)
Level 42 - Staring At The Sun {24-bit Remastered 2000} (1988)