The Very Best of Level 42

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The Very Best of Level 42
The Very Best of Level 42 cover.jpg
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedOctober 1998
Genre
Length76:36
Label
Producer
Level 42 chronology
Forever Now
(1994)
The Very Best of Level 42
(1998)
The Definitive Collection
(2006)
Singles from The Very Best of Level 42
  1. "The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) '98 Mix (featuring Omar)"
    Released: 12 October 1998
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The Very Best of Level 42 is a greatest hits album by English jazz-funk band Level 42. It features a chronological track listing of the band's hit single releases from 1981 to 1994. The building featured on the album cover is 11 Diagonal Street in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Love Games" (King, P. Gould) – 4:14 from Level 42
  2. "The Chinese Way" (King, P. Gould, Badarou) – 4:03 from The Pursuit of Accidents
  3. "The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" (King, Badarou, Lindup, P. Gould) – 3:46 from Standing in the Light
  4. "Micro-Kid" (King, Badarou, P. Gould, Lindup) – 3:49 from Standing in the Light
  5. "Hot Water" (King, Badarou, P. Gould, Lindup) – 3:37 from True Colours
  6. "The Chant Has Begun" (King, P. Gould) – 4:19 from True Colours
  7. "Something About You" (King, P. Gould, R. Gould, Badarou, Lindup) – 3:45 from World Machine
  8. "Leaving Me Now" (King, P. Gould, Badarou) – 3:35 from World Machine
  9. "Lessons in Love" (King, R. Gould, Badarou) – 4:02 from Running in the Family
  10. "Running in the Family" (King, P. Gould, Badarou) – 3:58 from Running in the Family
  11. "To Be with You Again" (King, R. Gould) – 3:56 from Running in the Family
  12. "It's Over" (King, Badarou, R. Gould) – 4:41 from Running in the Family
  13. "Children Say" (King, P. Gould, Badarou) – 4:28 from Running in the Family
  14. "Heaven in My Hands" (King, R. Gould) – 4:08 from Staring at the Sun
  15. "Take a Look" (King, R. Gould, Badarou, Lindup) – 4:43 from Staring at the Sun
  16. "Tracie" (King, Husband) – 3:25 from Staring at the Sun
  17. "Guaranteed" (King, Lindup, Badarou, Husband) – 3:51 from Guaranteed
  18. "Forever Now" (King, Musker, Darbyshire) – 4:16 from Forever Now
  19. "The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) '98 Mix" (featuring Omar) (King, Badarou, Lindup, P. Gould) – 4:00

Personnel

Production

Certifications

Certifications for The Very Best of Level 42
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [2] Gold100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. "British album certifications – Level 42 – The Very Best Of". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 10 December 2022.