Running in the Family

For other uses, see Running in the Family (disambiguation).

Released

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

Pop^[1]^[2]

Length

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
"To Be with You Again"
Released: April, 1987
"It's Over"
Released: August, 1987
"Children Say"
Released: November, 1987

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
LM Magazine	^[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.

Track listing

"Lessons in Love" (Badarou, R. Gould, King) – 4:04
"Children Say" (King, Lindup, P. Gould) – 4:53
"Running in the Family" (P. Gould, Badarou, King) – 6:12
"It's Over" (King, R. Gould, Badarou) – 6:02
"To Be with You Again" (King, R. Gould) – 5:19
"Two Solitudes" (King, P. Gould, Lindup) – 5:17 (Mike Lindup on vocals)
"Fashion Fever" (King, P. Gould, R. Gould, Lindup) – 4:35
"The Sleepwalkers" (King, P. Gould) – 6:02
"Freedom Someday" (King, P. Gould, R. Gould, Lindup) – 6:20 (originally a bonus track on the CD and cassette)

2000 reissue bonus tracks

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

Band members

Mark King – bass, lead vocals
Phil Gould – drums
Boon Gould – lead and rhythm guitars
Wally Badarou – keyboards, backing vocals
Mike Lindup – keyboards, backing vocals
Gary Barnacle – saxophone (on "Lessons in Love")
Krys Mach – saxophone (on "Running in the Family")

Chart positions

Album

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Netherlands	1
UK Albums Chart	2
US Billboard 200	23

Singles

Year	Song	Chart	Peak position
1986	"Lessons in Love"	UK Singles Chart	3
		Billboard Hot 100	12
		Netherlands	2
		Germany	1
		Ireland	3
1987	"Running in the Family"	UK Singles Chart	6
		Billboard Hot 100	83
		Ireland	4
		Netherlands	3
	"To Be with You Again"	UK Singles Chart	10
	"To Be with You Again"	Netherlands	6
	"It's Over"	UK Singles Chart	10
		Ireland	3
		Netherlands	7
"Children Say"	UK Singles Chart	22
"Children Say"	Netherlands	9

References

1 2 Allmusic review
1 2 Rolling Stone review
↑ [April, LM Magazine review]
↑ Record Mirror review
↑ The Definitive Online Level 42 Collectors Resource: Media

External links

Level 42

Mark King Mike Lindup Nathan King Sean Freeman Pete Ray Biggin Phil Gould Boon Gould Gary Husband Alan Murphy Lyndon Connah

Studio albums	Level 42 The Early Tapes The Pursuit of Accidents Standing in the Light True Colours World Machine Running in the Family Staring at the Sun Guaranteed Forever Now Retroglide

Live albums	A Physical Presence The River Sessions Live at Wembley Greatest Hits Live Tour Retroglide Tour

Compilations	Level Best The Very Best of Level 42 The Definitive Collection Past Lives – The Best of the RCA Years

Singles	"Sandstorm" "Love Meeting Love" "Love Games" "Turn It On" "Starchild" "Weave Your Spell" "Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?" "The Chinese Way" "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" "The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" "Micro-Kid" "Hot Water" "The Chant Has Begun" "A Physical Presence" "Something About You" "Leaving Me Now" "Lessons in Love" "Running in the Family" "To Be with You Again" "It's Over" "Children Say" "Heaven in My Hands" "Take a Look" "Tracie" "Two Hearts Collide" "Take Care of Yourself" "Guaranteed" "Overtime" "My Father's Shoes" "Forever Now" "All Over You" "Love in a Peaceful World" "The Way Back Home"

Related articles	Discography Band members Tower 42 Jazz-funk One Man Polydor RCA M Wally Badarou Mike Vernon Larry Dunn Verdine White Ken Scott

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