The Very Best of Level 42
The Very Best of Level 42 is a greatest hits album by English jazz-funk band Level 42. It features a chronological track listing of the band's hit single releases from 1981 to 1994. The building featured on the album cover is 11 Diagonal Street in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Track listing
- "Love Games" – 4:14 from Level 42
- "The Chinese Way" – 4:03 from The Pursuit of Accidents
- "The [Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)]" – 3:46 from Standing in the Light
- "Micro-Kid" – 3:49 from Standing in the Light
- "Hot Water" – 3:37 from True [Colours (Level 42 album)|True Colours]
- "The Chant Has Begun" – 4:19 from True Colours
- "Something About You" – 3:45 from World Machine
- "Leaving Me Now" – 3:35 from World Machine
- "Lessons in Love" – 4:02 from Running in the Family
- "Running in the [Family (song)|Running in the Family]" – 3:58 from Running in the Family
- "To Be with You Again" – 3:56 from Running in the Family
- "It's Over" – 4:41 from Running in the Family
- "Children Say" – 4:28 from Running in the Family
- "Heaven in My Hands" – 4:08 from Staring at [the Sun (Level 42 album)|Staring at the Sun]
- "Take a Look" – 4:43 from Staring at the Sun
- "Tracie" – 3:25 from Staring at the Sun
- "Guaranteed" – 3:51 from Guaranteed
- "Forever Now" – 4:16 from Forever Now
- "The Sun Goes Down '98 Mix" – 4:00
Personnel
- Mark King – vocals, bass
- Mike Lindup – keyboards, vocals
- Boon Gould – guitars
- Phil Gould – drums
- Gary Husband – drums
- Alan Murphy – guitars
- Allan Holdsworth – guitars
- Dominic Miller – guitars
- Danny Blume – guitars
- Wally Badarou – keyboards
Production
- Tracks 1 and 2 produced by Mike Vernon for Handle Artists
- Track 3 produced by Larry Dunn and Verdine White
- Track 4 produced by Andy Sojka and Jerry Pike for Unbelievable Productions
- Tracks 5 and 6 produced and engineered by Ken Scott for Komos Production
- Tracks 7–13 produced by Wally Badarou and Level 42. Assistant producer, engineer and mixer – Julian Mendelsohn
- Tracks 14–16 produced by Level 42, Wally Badarou and Julian Mendelsohn
- Track 17 produced by Level 42 and Wally Badarou at the Summerhouse. Mixed by Tom Lord-Alge at the Hit Factory, New York
- Track 18 produced by Mark King, Mike Lindup, Phil Gould and Steve Anderson. Engineered by Paul Wright, assisted by Tim Pilling
- Track 19 produced by Level 42. Remix by Dodge for Soul Inside Productions. Keyboards by Jonathan Shorten. Additional vocals by Omar Lye-Fook. Engineered and recorded at Inside Sound Studio by Dodge. Mastered by Mike Showell at Metropolis.