Running in the Family


Running in the Family is the seventh studio album by British band Level 42, released in 1987. It features the UK hit singles: "Lessons [in Love (Level 42 song)|Lessons in Love]", "Running in the Family", "To Be with You Again", "It's Over" and "Children Say". All five singles peaked in the Top 10 in the Netherlands. "Lessons in Love" peaked at No. 1 in Germany, South Africa, Switzerland and Denmark. This was the last Level 42 album of the 1980s to feature brothers Phil and Boon Gould who had cited dissatisfaction with the musical direction of the band and exhaustion as departure reasons.
Later in 1987, the Platinum Edition of the album was issued. The CD and cassette versions 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 Level 42's previous album. On vinyl, the remixes were featured on one 33 rpm record which was shrink-wrapped to the standard edition of the album.
Also in 1987, the group released the video collection Family of Five exclusively in the United Kingdom.

Commercial performance

Running in the Family was an 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.

Remaster

In 2012, the album was remastered and re-released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its original release.

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Lessons in Love" – 4:04
  2. "Children Say" – 4:53
  3. "Running in the Family" – 6:12
  4. "It's Over" – 6:02
Side two
  1. "To Be with You Again" – 5:19
  2. "Two Solitudes" – 5:37
  3. "Fashion Fever" – 4:35
  4. "The Sleepwalkers" – 6:02
CD/cassette bonus track
  2. "Freedom Someday" – 6:20

Platinum edition bonus LP

Side one
  1. "Lessons in Love" – 7:44
  2. "Running in the Family" – 6:37
  3. "It's Over" – 6:00
Side two
  1. "Something About You" – 8:03
  2. "World Machine" – 5:39

2000 reissue bonus tracks

  2. "Lessons in Love" – 5:45
  3. "Children Say" – 4:49
  4. "To Be with You Again" – 5:45
  5. "Running in the Family" – 6:11

Personnel

Level 42

Additional musicians

Production