Running in the Family

Running in the Family
Studio album by Level 42
Released	16 March 1987 (UK)
Recorded	Recorded and mixed at Sarm West 1986. "Lessons in Love" / "Children Say" backing tracks recorded by Nick Froome at Maison Rouge 1986 Digital engineering by Carlos Olms, London.
Genre	Sophisti-pop[1]
Length	42:44 (LP) 49:04 (CD)
Label	Polydor
Producer	Wally Badarou, Level 42
Level 42 chronology
World Machine (1985) Running in the Family (1987) Staring at the Sun (1988)
Singles from Running in the Family
"Lessons in Love" Released: April 1986 "Running in the Family" Released: February 1987 (UK) "To Be with You Again" Released: April 1987 "It's Over" Released: September 1987 (UK) [2] "Children Say" Released: December 1987 [3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
LM Magazine	[5]
Record Mirror	(Indifferent)[6]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)[7]

Running in the Family is the seventh studio album by British band Level 42, released in 1987. It features 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. "Lessons in Love" peaked at No. 1 in Germany, South Africa, Switzerland and Denmark. This was the last Level 42 album of the 1980s to feature brothers Phil (drums) and Rowland 'Boon' Gould (guitar), who had cited dissatisfaction with the musical direction of the band and exhaustion as departure reasons.

Later in 1987, the Platinum Edition of the album was issued. The CD and cassette versions 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 Level 42's previous album. On vinyl, the remixes were featured on one 33 rpm 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.^[8]

Running in the Family 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.

In 2012, the album was remastered and re-released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its original release.

Track listing[]

Side one

1. "Lessons in Love" (Wally Badarou, Rowland Gould, Mark King) – 4:04
2. "Children Say" (King, Mike Lindup, Phil Gould) – 4:53
3. "Running in the Family" (P. Gould, Badarou, King) – 6:12
4. "It's Over" (King, R. Gould, Badarou) – 6:02

Side two

1. "To Be with You Again" (King, R. Gould) – 5:19
2. "Two Solitudes" (King, P. Gould, Lindup) – 5:17
3. "Fashion Fever" (King, P. Gould, R. Gould, Lindup) – 4:35
4. "The Sleepwalkers" (King, P. Gould) – 6:02

Bonus track

1. "Freedom Someday" (King, P. Gould, R. Gould, Lindup) – 6:20 (originally a bonus track on the CD and cassette)

2000 reissue bonus tracks[]

10. "Lessons in Love" (Shep's Final Mix) – 5:45
11. "Children Say" (Slap Bass Mix) – 4:49
12. "To Be with You Again" (A.D.S.C. Mix) – 5:45
13. "Running in the Family" (HTL Dub) – 6:11

Personnel[]

Band Members[]

• Mark King – lead vocals, bass guitar
• Mike Lindup – keyboards, vocals
• Phil Gould – drums
• Rowland “Boon” Gould – guitars

Additional musicians[]

• Wally Badarou – keyboards, backing vocals
• Gary Barnacle – saxophone ("Lessons in Love")
• Krys Mach – saxophone ("Running in the Family")
• Julian Mendelsohn – additional backing vocals ("The Sleepwalkers")^[9]

Chart positions[]

Album[]

Singles[]

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References[]

External links[]

• Official Level 42's website
• Level 42 discography