- Staring at the Sun (Level 42 album)
Infobox Album
Name = Staring at the Sun
Type =Album
Artist =Level 42
Released = September, 1988
Recorded = Recorded at Miraval,France
Engineered and mixed by Julian Mnedelsohn
Engineers assistant - Jean Lamoot. Mastered at TheTownhouse by Kevin Metcalfe.1987–1988
Genre = Pop rock, Rock
Length = 43:42
Label =Polydor Records
Producer =Wally Badarou ,Level 42
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|1.5|5 [http://wc09.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE6791AD846AF7320C897304ACAB561F705D24AABDC3E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40FD918DF6F833E92BE3FE2FBB5C10D1CAEE51B0DA6C393987EEA5704943&sql=11:0ifrxqe5ldde~T2 link]
*"Smash Hits " Rating|2|5 [October, 1988] [http://level42.150m.com/sats_album.html link]
Last album = "Running in the Family "
(1987)
This album = "Staring at the Sun"
(1988)
Next album = "Guaranteed"
(1991)"Staring at the Sun" is the eighth studio album released by the British pop band
Level 42 , in 1988. Produced by Level 42, Wally Badarou and Julian Mendelsohn. Recorded at Miraval, France. Engineered and mixed by Julian Mendelsohn. Engineer's assistant - Jean Lamoot. Mastered at The Townhouse by Kevin Metcalfe. The album includes the hits "Heaven in My Hands" (UK No. 12 in 1988), "Take Look" (UK No. 32) and "Tracie" (UK no. 25).This is the first album of the band that doesn't feature the participation of the brothers Phil Gould and
Boon Gould . To substitute them, they took on British guitaristAlan Murphy , who had collaborated with Go West and singerKate Bush , and drummerGary Husband , who had been a member of the bandMorrissey-Mullen . Murphy died in 1989 of anHIV virus. King, Lindup and Husband have been with the group to the present day.Track listing
# "
Heaven in My Hands " (King / R. Gould) – 4:39
# "I Don't Know Why" (King / R. Gould) – 4.22
# "Take a Look" (King / R. Gould / Lindup / Badarou) – 4:41
# "Over There" (King / Lindup) – 3:59
# "Silence" (Lindup) – 4:56
# "Tracie" (King / Husband) – 4:53
# "Staring at the Sun" (King / R. Gould / Badarou) – 4:39
# "Two Hearts Collide " (King / R. Gould) – 4:10
# "Man" (King / R. Gould / Badarou) – 7:23
# "Gresham Blues" A (King) – 5:43A Only available on the CD release
Credits
*Mark King –
bass guitar , vocals
*Mike Lindup – keyboards, vocals
*Gary Husband – drums
*Alan Murphy –guitar sPlus:
*Wally Badarou – keyboards
*Dominic Miller – guitars
*Krys Mach -saxophone s
*Steve Sidwell –trumpet Charts psositions
Album charts
ingle charts
ee also
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