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Product Code: POLH 42
Artist: Level 42 ‎
Origin: UK
Label: Polydor (1987)
Format: LP
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Condition:
Cover: VG+
Record: VG+
Genre: Electronic , Funk , Pop , Soul U

Running In The Family

 

 

Nice package both vinyl and cover in very good condition.

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Level 42 chronology
World Machine (1985)World Machine1985 Running in the Family (1987) Staring at the Sun (1988)Staring at the Sun1988
 
Singles from Running in the Family
  1. "Lessons in Love" Released: April 1986
  2. "Running in the Family" Released: February 1987
  3. "To Be with You Again" Released: April 1987
  4. "It's Over" Released: August 1987
  5. "Children Say" Released: November 1987
 
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic 3/5 stars[1]
LM Magazine 8/10 stars[3]
Record Mirror (Indifferent)[4]
Rolling Stone (favorable)[2]

Running in the Family is the seventh studio album by UK band Level 42, released in 1987.

It featured the UK hit singles: "Lessons in Love" (which reached No. 3 in May 1986), "Running in the Family" (No. 6 in February 1987), "To Be with You Again" (No. 10 in April '87), "It's Over" (No. 10, in September 1987) and "Children Say" (No. 22 at the end of 1987). All five singles peaked in the top 10 in the Netherlands, where the band was always popular. "Lessons in Love" peaked at #1 in Germany, South Africa, Switzerland and Denmark. This was the last Level 42 album of the 1980s to feature brothers Phil (drums) and Roland 'Boon' Gould (guitar), who had cited dissatisfaction with the musical direction of the band and exhaustion as departure reasons.

Later in '87 the Platinum Edition of the album was issued. The CD and cassette replaced "Lessons in Love", "Running in the Family" and "It's Over" with remixed versions, and added remixes of "Something About You" and "World Machine" from the previous album. On vinyl the remixes were featured on one 33rpm record which was shrink-wrapped to the standard edition of the album.

Also in 1987 the group released the video collection Family of Five with the music videos of the five singles from Running in the Family exclusively in the United Kingdom.[5] The album itself was a big international success, reaching the Top 10 in numerous countries and the Top 25 in the US; in the UK, it was certified 2× Platinum by the BPI.