''True Colours'' is the fifth studio album by the English

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Level 42 Level 42 are 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 th ...

, released on 5 October 1984 by

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. Beyond the band's native UK, the album was released in 10-plus other countries, including Japan, Germany and the US. The album peaked at #14 in the

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. The first single released, " Hot Water", hit #18 on the UK Singles Chart, #7 in Belgium and #3 in the Netherlands, and has become a staple in Level 42's live sets to the present day. The second single "The Chant Has Begun", released in many countries, peaked at #41 in the UK Singles Chart. "Hot Water" was released in the US in 1986 (after being featured in a single version on the US version of the band's follow-up studio album '' World Machine'') and entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, at #87.

Track listing

Side A # "The Chant Has Begun" ( Mark King, Phil Gould) – 5:23 # "Kansas City Milkman" (

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, King, Mike Lindup, P. Gould) – 5.31 # "Seven Days" (P. Gould, King, Lindup, R. Gould) – 4:26 # " Hot Water" (King, P. Gould, Lindup, Badarou) – 5:41 Side B #

"A Floating Life" (King, P. Gould) – 5:14 # "True Believers" (King, P. Gould) – 5:03 # "My Hero" (King, P. Gould, Boon Gould) – 4:15 riginally a bonus track on the CD and cassette# "Kouyate" (King, P. Gould, Badarou) – 4:52 # "Hours by the Window" (King, P. Gould) – 5:10

Personnel

Level 42 * Mark King – vocals; bass; percussion * Mike Lindup – vocals; keyboards * Boon Gould – guitars * Phil Gould – drums; percussion Additional musicians *

– keyboards *

Gary Barnacle Gary Barnacle (born 1959) is an English saxophonist, flautist, brass instrument arranger, composer, and producer. Barnacle is primarily noted for his session work and live work, including various Prince's Trust concerts at Wembley Arena, th ...

– alto saxophone; tenor saxophone; electric saxophone

Production

* Produced and engineered by Ken Scott for KoMos Productions. * Assisted by James Tippett-IIes and Jim Russell * Mixed at Park Gate Studios * Mastered by

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(Los Angeles, CA) * Sleeve design – Baker Dave and Malcolm Garrett for Assorted Images. * Photography – Sheila Rock

Chart positions

Album charts

Single charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:True Colours (Level 42 Album) 1984 albums Level 42 albums Albums produced by Ken Scott Polydor Records albums