The Very Best of Level 42

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 Very Best of Level 42
Greatest hits album by Level 42
Released	October 1998
Genre	Rock pop pop rock jazz
Length	76:36
Label	Universal Polydor
Producer	Mark King Mike Lindup Phil Gould Steve Anderson
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
"The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) '98 Mix (featuring Omar)" Released: 12 October 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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

• Mark King – vocals, bass
• Mike Lindup – keyboards, vocals
• Boon Gould – guitars (tracks 1–13)
• Phil Gould – drums (tracks 1–13, 18)
• Gary Husband – drums (tracks 14–17)
• Alan Murphy – guitars (tracks 14–16)
• Allan Holdsworth – guitars (track 17)
• Dominic Miller – guitars (track 17)
• Danny Blume – guitars (track 18)
• Wally Badarou – keyboards

Production

• Tracks 1 and 2 produced by Mike Vernon for Handle Artists
• Track 3 produced by Larry Dunn and Verdine White
• Track 4 produced by Andy Sojka and Jerry Pike for Unbelievable Productions
• Tracks 5 and 6 produced and engineered by Ken Scott for Komos Production
• Tracks 7–13 produced by Wally Badarou and Level 42. Assistant producer, engineer and mixer – Julian Mendelsohn
• Tracks 14–16 produced by Level 42, Wally Badarou and Julian Mendelsohn
• Track 17 produced by Level 42 and Wally Badarou at the Summerhouse. Mixed by Tom Lord-Alge at the Hit Factory, New York
• Track 18 produced by Mark King, Mike Lindup, Phil Gould and Steve Anderson. Engineered by Paul Wright, assisted by Tim Pilling
• Track 19 produced by Level 42. Remix by Dodge for Soul Inside Productions. Keyboards by Jonathan Shorten. Additional vocals by Omar Lye-Fook. Engineered and recorded at Inside Sound Studio by Dodge. Mastered by Mike Showell at Metropolis.

Certifications

Certifications for The Very Best of Level 42

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[2]	Gold	100,000‡
‡ 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.