• Source: True Colours (Level 42 album)

True Colours is the fifth studio album by the English jazz-funk band Level 42, released on 5 October 1984 by Polydor Records. Beyond the band's native United Kingdom, the album was released in 10-plus other countries, including Japan, Germany and the United States of America. The album peaked at #14 in the UK Albums Chart.
The first single released, "Hot Water", hit #18 on the UK Singles Chart, #7 in Belgium and #3 in the Netherlands, and has become a staple in Level 42's live sets to the present day. The second single "The Chant Has Begun", released in many countries, peaked at #41 in the UK Singles Chart.
"Hot Water" was released in the US in 1986 (after being featured in a single version on the US version of band's follow-up studio album World Machine) and entered the Billboard Hot 100, at #87.




Track listing


Side A

"The Chant Has Begun" (King, P. Gould) – 5:23
"Kansas City Milkman" (Badarou, King, Lindup, P. Gould) – 5.31
"Seven Days" (P. Gould, King, Lindup, R. Gould) – 4:26
"Hot Water" (King, P. Gould, Lindup, Badarou) – 5:41
Side B

"A Floating Life" (King, P. Gould) – 5:14
"True Believers" (King, P. Gould) – 5:03
"My Hero" (King, P. Gould, R. Gould) – 4:15 [originally a bonus track on the CD and cassette]
"Kouyate" (King, P. Gould, Badarou) – 4:52
"Hours by the Window" (King, P. Gould) – 5:10




Personnel


Level 42

Mark King – vocals; bass; percussion
Mike Lindup – vocals; keyboards
Boon Gould – guitars
Phil Gould – drums; percussion
Additional musicians

Wally Badarou – keyboards
Gary Barnacle – alto saxophone; tenor saxophone; electric saxophone




Production


Produced and engineered by Ken Scott for KoMos Productions.
Assisted by James Tippett-IIes and Jim Russell
Mixed at Park Gate Studios
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Sleeve design – Baker Dave and Malcolm Garrett for Assorted Images.
Photography – Sheila Rock




Chart positions






= Album charts

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= Single charts

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References






External links


True Colours at Discogs (list of releases)

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Cyndi Lauper
• True Colours (Level 42 album)
• True Colors
• Level 42
• Seven Days
• Level 42 discography
• The Very Best of Level 42
• World Machine
• The Definitive Collection (Level 42 album)
• Level Best
• Phil Gould (musician)