Level 42 (album)


Level 42 is the debut album released in August 1981 by the British group Level 42.
It is best known for the track "Love Games", which became a successful jazz–funk and dancefloor hit for the band. It has figured in both L42's and bassist Mark King's solo live appearances to this day. Also gaining substantial dance airplay on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean was the track "Starchild", with Lindup on vocals.
The second single, "Turn it On", released in the United Kingdom, Spain, France and Canada, peaked at #47 in the UK single charts.
The third single, "Starchild", has been released in six countries beyond the United Kingdom, including the United States of America, where it entered the Club Play Singles at #60. In 2001, it was re-released by the label Peppermint Jam Records in the United Kingdom and Germany.

Track listing

  1. "Turn It On" – 4:42
  2. "43" – 7:04
  3. "Why Are You Leaving?" – 4:36
  4. "Almost There" – 5:45
  5. "Heathrow" – 4:43
  6. "Love Games" – 5:20
  7. "Dune Tune" – 4:52
  8. "Starchild" – 5:58
  • First CD Pressing
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  1. "Turn It On" – 5:36
  2. "43" – 7:02
  3. "Why Are You Leaving?" – 4:34
  4. "Almost There" – 5:42
  5. "Heathrow" – 4:43
  6. "Love Games" – 7:25
  7. "Dune Tune" – 4:50
  8. "Starchild" – 6:41
  1. Forty-Two – 6:39
  2. Beezer One – 7:09
  3. Foundation & Empire – 8:27
  4. Dune Tune – 5:03
  5. Goodbye Ray Schmidt-Volk – 2:07
  • 2007 reissue bonus tracks'''
  1. Heathrow
  2. Turn It On
  3. Starchild
  4. Love Games
  5. Why Are You Leaving?

Personnel

Level 42
with:
2007 Re-issue:

Production

  • Mike Vernon – producer
  • Dick Plant – engineer
  • Gregg Jackman – assistant engineer
  • Richard Lengyel – assistant engineer
  • John Rule – assistant engineer
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Joe Bartling – illustration
2007 Re-issue: