Level 42 – Standing In the Light – CD

This 2CD set celebrates their 1983 Top 10 album “Standing In The Light”, produced by Earth, Wind & Fire’s Larry Dunn and Verdine White. The album reached #9.

“Standing In The Light” features the singles ‘Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind’, the band’s first Top 10 hit ‘The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)’ and ‘Micro Kid’, co-written with GRAMMY Award winning songwriter/producer Allee Willis.

CD1 contains the original album, while CD2 features a selection of 7” edits, 12” extended versions, remixes and B-sides.

A Foreword has been written by Simon Carson and Paul Waller, with the latter being the author of the book “LEVEL 42: a Worldwide Visual Discography”.

The booklet contains album lyrics, as well as photos of the singles released from the album.

Level 42 remain one of the greatest draws on the live circuit and continue to perform worldwide, 45 years after forming.

Founded in late-1979, Level 42 rose from the burgeoning UK Jazz-Funk scene, to international stardom.

Signed by the small independent label, Elite Records in 1980, whilst still a mainly instrumental group, Level 42 were encouraged to widen their appeal with their song writing and quickly established themselves as a powerful live band on the budding British and European jazz-funk scene.

Their single ‘Love Meeting Love’ attracted the attention of Polydor Records, with whom they signed their second recording contract, which launched their chart success with twenty UK Top 40 Singles and twelve Top 40 Albums.