Level Headed

Infobox Album |
Name = Level Headed
Type = studio
Artist = Sweet


Released = January 1978
Recorded = Kingsway Recorders, London, Chateau d'Herouville, France
Genre = Rock
Length = 54:56
Label = Polydor
Producer = Sweet
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9foxq85ld0e link]
Last album = "The Golden Greats"
(1977)
This album = "Level Headed"
(1978)
Next album = "Cut Above the Rest"
(1979)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = studio


Lower caption = Cover of US version Singles
Name = Level Headed
Type = studio
Single 1 = Love Is Like Oxygen
Single 1 date = 1978
Single 2 = California Nights
Single 2 date = 1978

"Level Headed" is a 1978 album by British rock band Sweet. The album features "Love is Like Oxygen", the band's last original single to hit the charts on both sides of the Atlantic, peaking at #8 in the United States and #9 in the UK Singles Chart. A second single, "California Nights", was released from the album but only reached #78 in the UK.

This was the last album to feature the "classic" Sweet line-up of Brian Connolly, Andy Scott, Mick Tucker and Steve Priest. Shortly after its release, Connolly left the band to embark on a solo career. The remaining trio continued as Sweet and delivered three more albums before breaking up in 1982.

Track listing

All titles are written by Andy Scott, Mick Tucker, Steve Priest and Brian Connolly except where noted.

European version

ide one

# "Dream On" (Scott) – 2:52
# "Love Is Like Oxygen" (Scott, Trevor Griffin) – 6:57
# "California Nights" – 3:42
# "Strong Love" – 3:27
# "Fountain" – 4:44

ide two

# "Anthem No. I (Lady of the Lake)" – 4:12
# "Silverbird" – 3:27
# "Lettres D'Amour" – 3:28
# "Anthem No. II" – 1:04
# "Air On 'A' Tape Loop" (Scott, Tucker, Priest) – 7:04

US version

An alternate version with different running order and album cover was released in the U.S. on Capitol Records.

ide one

# "California Nights"
# "Silverbird"
# "Dream On"
# "Fountain" (edit version)
# "Love Is Like Oxygen"

ide two

# "Anthem No. I (Lady of the Lake)"
# "Strong Love"
# "Lettres D'Amour"
# "Anthem No. II"
# "Air On 'A' Tape Loop"

Personnel

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*Andy Scott – lead vocals on "Dream On" and "Fountain", guitar, synthesizer, background vocals
*Mick Tucker – drums, percussion, background vocals
*Steve Priest – lead vocals on "California Nights", bass, synthesizer voice, background vocals
*Brian Connolly – lead vocals on all other tracks, background vocals

Additional musicians

*Geoff Westley – keyboards, string arrangements on "Anthem No. 1 (Lady of the Lake)" and "Anthem No. 2"
*Ronnie Asprey – brass
*Richard Harvey – baroque wind
*Stevie Lange – vocals on "Lettres D'Amour".