Standing in the Light

by Level 42

Standing in the Light cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 August 1983
  • Label: Polydor
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 40:38
  • Community rating: 3.03/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Mike Lindup, Boon Gould, Wally Badarou, Paulinho da Costa, Phil Gould, Mark King

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Partnering with Earth, Wind & Fire's Larry Dunn and Verdine White for production, the British ensemble significantly streamlines their complex jazz-funk roots. Mark King's virtuosic slap bass remains central, but the tracks are tightly arranged into polished, radio-ready R&B pop hits.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Micro-Kid (4:43)
  2. The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) (4:14)
  3. Out Of Sight Out Of Mind (5:10)
  4. Dance On Heavy Weather (4:26)
  5. A Pharaoh's Dream (Of Endless Time) (4:22)
  6. Standing In The Light (3:39)
  7. I Want Eyes (4:58)
  8. People (4:54)
  9. The Machine Stops (4:12)

Credits

  • Level 42 - primary artist
  • Phil Gould - drums, backing vocals, rototoms, marimba, percussion [milk bottles], written-by, marimba membranophone, background vocals vocal
  • Boon Gould - guitar, written-by, guitar saxophone
  • Andy Crump - lacquer cut by
  • Pounda - lacquer cut by
  • Paulinho Da Costa - percussion, guest percussion
  • Andrew Woolfolk - soprano saxophone
  • Mark King - vocals, bass, rototoms, other [scat - sender], written-by, bass percussion, vocal

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