Running in the Family

1987 studio album by Level 42 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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) (until Forever Now in 1994) and Boon Gould (guitar) (until his guest appearance on Retroglide in 2006) who had cited dissatisfaction with the musical direction of the band and exhaustion as departure reasons.

Released16 March 1987
Recorded1986
StudiosSarm West (London)
Maison Rouge (London)
GenreSophisti-pop[1]
Quick facts Studio album by Level 42, Released ...
Running in the Family
Studio album by
Level 42
Released16 March 1987
Recorded1986
StudiosSarm West (London)
Maison Rouge (London)
GenreSophisti-pop[1]
Length43:01 (LP)
49:18 (CD/cassette)
LabelPolydor
ProducersWally 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
  1. "Lessons in Love"
    Released: 14 April 1986
  2. "Running in the Family"
    Released: 2 February 1987
  3. "To Be with You Again"
    Released: 13 April 1987
  4. "It's Over"
    Released: 1 September 1987[2]
  5. "Children Say"
    Released: 30 November 1987
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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[3]
Record Mirror(Indifferent)[4]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[5]
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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.[6]

Commercial performance

Running in the Family was an 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.

Remaster

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) – 5:37
  3. "Fashion Fever" (King, R. Gould) – 4:35
  4. "The Sleepwalkers" (King, P. Gould) – 6:02

CD/cassette bonus track

  2. "Freedom Someday" (King, P. Gould, R. Gould, Lindup) – 6:20

Platinum edition bonus LP

Side one

  1. "Lessons in Love" (Shep Pettibone Remix) – 7:44
  2. "Running in the Family" (Dave 'O' Remix) – 6:37
  3. "It's Over" (Remix) – 6:00

Side two

  1. "Something About You" (Shep Pettibone Remix) – 8:03
  2. "World Machine" (Shep Pettibone Remix) – 5:39

2000 reissue bonus tracks

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

Personnel

Level 42

Additional musicians

Production

  • Level 42 – producers
  • Wally Badarou – producer
  • Julian Mendelsohn – production assistant, engineer, mixing
  • Nicholas Froome – basic track recording (1, 2)
  • Carlos Olms – digital engineer
  • Mike "Spike" Drake – technician
  • Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
  • The Town House (London) – mastering location
  • Eric Watson – photography

Charts

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Singles

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Chart performance for singles from Running in the Family
Year Song Chart Peak
position
1986
"Lessons in Love"
 UK Singles Chart 3
Australia (Kent Music Report) 65
Billboard Hot 100 12
Netherlands 2
Germany 1
Ireland 3
1987
"Running in the Family"
 UK Singles Chart 6
Australia (Kent Music Report) 43
Billboard Hot 100 83
Ireland 4
Netherlands 3
"To Be with You Again"
 UK Singles Chart 10
Netherlands 6
"It's Over"
 UK Singles Chart 10
Ireland 3
Netherlands 7
"Children Say"
 UK Singles Chart 22
Netherlands 9
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Certifications

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Certifications for Running in the Family
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[24] Gold 50,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[25] Platinum 100,000^
Germany (BVMI)[26] Gold 250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[27] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[28] Gold 7,500^
Spain (Promusicae)[29] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[30] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] 2× Platinum 600,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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