''Retroglide'' is the eleventh and most recent studio album by the British rock/pop/fusion group
Level 42
Level 42 is an English jazz-funk band formed on the Isle of Wight in 1979. They had a number of UK and worldwide hits during the 1980s and 1990s.
Their highest-charting single in the UK was " Lessons in Love", which reached number three on the ...
. It was released 12 years after their previous album and reached the UK Top 80. It is a mix of electronica with Level 42's traditional blend of funk and pop. The album is notable for featuring songs written by
Boon Gould, the band's original guitarist (whose guitar is featured on "Ship") and bassist/vocalist
Mark King.
The album cover was designed by Alan Brooks who previously created the sleeves for the 1983 singles of "The Chinese Way" and "Out of Sight, Out of Mind". The sleeve depicts a futuristic updated version of the band's Princess logo, who was first pictured on Level 42's self-titled debut album in 1981, which although not credited was inspired by the figure of Maria of the 1927 film,
''Metropolis''.
Track listing
Digital downloads
*"The Way Back Home"
(radio edit)
Personnel
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Mark King – bass guitar, percussion, guitars, vocals
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Mike Lindup
Michael David Lindup (born 17 March 1959) is a musician best known as the keyboard player and falsetto voiced singer, who joined with Mark King and brothers Phil and Boon Gould to form the British jazz-funk/pop rock band, Level 42.
Early li ...
– EVP88 keyboards, vocals
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Nathan King – guitars, vocals
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Gary Husband
Gary Husband (born 14 June 1960) is an English jazz and rock drummer, pianist, keyboard player and bandleader. He is also a composer, arranger and producer.
Husband is a member of John McLaughlin's group The 4th Dimension, he also regularly pe ...
– drums
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Sean Freeman
Level 42 is an English jazz-funk band formed on the Isle of Wight in 1979. They had a number of UK and worldwide hits during the 1980s and 1990s.
Their highest-charting single in the UK was " Lessons in Love", which reached number three on the ...
– saxes
*Lyndon Connah – keyboards
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Boon Gould – guitar solo on "Ship"
References
External links
Level 42 RetroglideRetroglide on UltimateLevel42
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Level 42 albums
2006 albums