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Standing in the Light is the fourth studio album released in 1983 by English jazz-funk band Level 42 on Polydor Records. The album peaked at No. 9, being the group's first top 10 showing in the UK Pop Albums Chart. Standing in the Light has also been certified Gold in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry




Overview


Standing in the Light was produced by Larry Dunn and Verdine White of Earth, Wind & Fire.
On the final track "The Machine Stops", the lyrics are inspired by E. M. Forster's 1909 science fiction story of the same name.
The album was re-released 2000 with bonus tracks in a two-disc compilation with the album The Pursuit of Accidents in the United Kingdom by the label Polydor.




Critical reception



With a 3 out of 5 star rating, William Cooper of AllMusic described Standing in the Light as "one of the most impressive offerings in Level 42's strong body of work." Jim Reid of Record Mirror exclaimed, "This Larry Dunn/Verdine White produced offering is mid-paced easy listening at its most soothing. What on the surface is pretty undemanding is on further inspection a subtly layered exercise in groove engineering." Pam Lambert of the Wall Street Journal said, "Standing in the Light, produced by two members of Earth, Wind & Fire, runs the gamut from syncopated funk to jazzlike textures. But however you categorize them, there's no mystery about Level 42's appeal." Blues & Soul also opined, "I liked this album very much and will not reduce its validity with excessive praise or multiple adjectives. I would, however, strongly recommend that you at least give it the benefit of your considered opinion."




Singles


The first single, "Out of Sight, Out of Mind", peaked at No. 41 on the UK Singles charts. The second single, "The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)", gave the group its first top-ten hit in the United Kingdom. The third single, "Micro-Kid", peaked at No. 37 on the UK Singles Chart.




Track listing


"Micro-Kid" (Wally Badarou, Mark King, Phil Gould, Brian Taylor, Allee Willis) – 4:44
"The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" (Badarou, King, Mike Lindup, P. Gould) – 4:15
"Out of Sight, Out of Mind" (P. Gould, King, Lindup, Boon Gould) – 5:12
"Dance On Heavy Weather" (King, P. Gould, Lindup, Taylor, Larry Dunn, Verdine White) – 4:27
"A Pharaoh's Dream (Of Endless Time)" (King, P. Gould, Lindup) – 4:21
"Standing in the Light" (King, P. Gould, Badarou) – 3:42
"I Want Eyes" (King, P. Gould) 4:59
"People" (Lindup) – 4:55
"The Machine Stops" (King, P. Gould, Badarou) – 4:15




Personnel


Level 42

Mark King – vocals, scat, bass guitar, rototoms
Mike Lindup – vocals, acoustic piano, electric piano, Memorymoog, Prophet-5, vocoder
Boon Gould – guitars
Phil Gould – drums, percussion, marimba, rototoms, backing vocals
with:

Wally Badarou – Prophet-5, E-mu Emulator
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Andrew Woolfolk (also of Earth, Wind & Fire) – soprano saxophone on "A Pharaoh's Dream (Of Endless Time)"




Production


Larry Dunn – producer (1, 2, 4-9)
Verdine White – producer (1, 2, 4-9)
Wally Badarou – producer (3)
Chris Brunt – recording (1, 2, 4-9), mixing
Paul Staveley O'Duffy – recording (3)
Barbara Rooney – recording assistant (1, 2, 4-9)
Ben Ing – mix assistant
Indigo Ranch Studios (Malibu, California) – mixing location
Neville Brody – sleeve design
Sheila Rock – photography




Charts






= Singles

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References






External links


Level 42 official website
Level 42's complete discography

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