| Level 42 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Vineyard Studios, Chipping Norton Recording Studios and RAK Studios. Mixed at Red Bus Studios. | |||
| Genre | Jazz-funk, dance-rock, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 43:16 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Mike Vernon | |||
| Level 42 chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Level 42 | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Q |  [2] |
| BBC | (favourable)[3] |
Level 42 is the debut album released in August 1981 by the British group Level 42.[4]
It is best known for the track "Love Games", which became a successful jazz–funk and dancefloor hit for the band (reaching number 38 on the UK singles chart). 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,[5] peaked at #47 in the UK single charts.
The third single, "Starchild", has been released in six countries beyond the United Kingdom (peak position: #57), including the United States of America,[6] 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.
- ^ Carpenter, Bil. "Allmusic review". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ Ian Harrison Q, May 2007, Issue 250.
- ^ Easlea, Daryl (2012). "Level 42 Level 42 Review". bbc.co.uk. BBC.
- ^ Album description, Level24.com (official website).
- ^ The Definitive Online Level 42 Collectors Resource: Media
- ^ The Definitive Online Level 42 Collectors Resource: Media