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 The Townhouse 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 guitarist Alan Murphy, who had collaborated with Go West and singer Kate Bush, and drummer Gary Husband, who had been a member of the band Morrissey-Mullen. Murphy died in 1989 of an HIV 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) – 5:43

^A Only available on the CD release

Credits

*Mark King – bass guitar, vocals
*Mike Lindup – keyboards, vocals
*Gary Husband – drums
*Alan Murphy – guitarsPlus:
*Wally Badarou – keyboards
*Dominic Miller – guitars
*Krys Mach - saxophones
*Steve Sidwell – trumpet

Charts psositions

Album charts

ingle charts

ee also