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Released
  
October 1983 (UK)

Length
  
40:59

Artist
  
Level 42

Label
  
Polydor Records

Recorded
  
1983

Standing in the Light (1983)
  
True Colours (1984)

Release date
  
October 1983

Producers
  
Larry Dunn, Verdine White

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Genres
  
Pop music, Jazz-funk, Dance-rock

Level 42 albums
  
True Colours, The Pursuit of Accidents, Staring at the Sun, The Early Tapes, World Machine

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Standing in the Light is the fourth studio album released by the British jazz-funk band Level 42. The album, released in 1983, generated the group's first top 10 in the UK album charts, peaking in #9. The album was well received by critics and fans.

Contents

The album was released in many countries beyond the United Kingdom, in Greece, Germany (peaked in #27 on charts), Sweden (peaked in #25 on charts) Japan, Canada, United States and Middle East.

The first single, "Out of Sight, Out of Mind", was released only in the United Kingdom and ranked #41 on the United Kingdom charts. For the album version the song was remixed and a new lead vocal recorded. The second single "The Sun Goes Down (Living it Up)" was released in the United Kingdom, Oceania and other parts of Europe and America and gave the group its first top 10 in the United Kingdom. The third single "Micro Kid" peaked at #37 on the United Kingdom single charts.

The album was released again in 2000 with bonus tracks in a 2-CD compilation with the album "The Pursuit of Accidents" in the United Kingdom by the label Polydor.

Track listing

  1. "Micro-kid" (Wally Badarou, Mark King, Phil Gould, Taylor, Willis) – 4:44
  2. "The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" (Wally Badarou, Mark King, Mike Lindup, Phil Gould) – 4:15
  3. "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" (Phil Gould, Mark King, Mike Lindup, Boon Gould) – 5:12
  4. "Dance On Heavy Weather" (Mark King, Phil Gould, Mike Lindup, Taylor, Larry Dunn, Verdine White) – 4:27
  5. "A Pharaoh's Dream (Of Endless Time)" (Mark King, Phil Gould, Mike Lindup) – 4:21
  6. "Standing in the Light" (Mark King, Phil Gould, Wally Badarou) – 3:42
  7. "I Want Eyes" (Mark King, Phil Gould) 4:59
  8. "People" (Mike Lindup) – 4:55
  9. "The Machine Stops" (Mark King, Phil Gould, Wally Badarou) – 4:15

Personnel

Level 42
  • Mark King – vocals, bass guitar, percussion
  • Mike Lindup – vocals, keyboards, percussion
  • Boon Gould – guitars
  • Phil Gould – drums, percussion, backing vocals

    • with:

  • Wally Badarou – synthesizer (Prophet 5, emulator)
  • Paulinho da Costa - percussion
  • Andrew Woolfolk (Also of Earth, Wind & Fire) - saxophone on "A Pharaoh's Dream (Of Endless Time)"
    • Technical
  • Neville Brody - sleeve design
  • Sheila Rock - photography

    • Songs

    1Micro-Kid4:44
    2The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)4:15
    3Out of Sight Out of Mind

    References

    Standing in the Light Wikipedia
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