Running in the Family

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1987 studio album by Level 42

Running in the Family

Studio album by

Level 42

Released| 16 March 1987
Recorded| 1986
Studio| Sarm West (London)
Maison Rouge (London)
Genre| Sophisti-pop[1]
Length| 43:01 (LP)
49:18 (CD/cassette)
Label| Polydor
Producer| Wally Badarou, Level 42
Level 42 chronology
| World Machine
(1985)  | Running in the Family
(1987)  | Staring at the Sun
(1988)

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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

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
Record Mirror| (Indifferent)[4]
Rolling Stone| (favorable)[5]

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.

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]

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

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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) – 6:20

CD/cassette bonus track

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

### Platinum edition bonus LP

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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

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1.   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

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### Level 42

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* Mark King – lead vocals, bass guitar
* Mike Lindup – keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Two Solitudes"
* Rowland “Boon” Gould – guitars
* Phil Gould – drums

### Additional musicians

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* 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")[7]

### Production

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* 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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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Running in the Family | Chart (1987–1988)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[8] | 35
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 4
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[10] | 6
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] | 3
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 4
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] | 3
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] | 4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] | 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 4
UK Albums (OCC)[17] | 2
US Billboard 200[18] | 23

### Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for Running in the Family | Chart (1987)  | Position

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Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[19] | 23
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] | 15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] | 15
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[22] | 23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] | 15

### Singles

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Chart performance for singles from Running in the Family Year  | Song  | Chart  | Peak
position

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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

## Certifications

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Certifications for Running in the Family Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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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.

## References

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1. ^ "10 Essential Sophisti-Pop albums". 24 April 2014.
2. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Level 42 - It's Over". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
3. ^ "Running in the Family - Level 42 | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2022.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. ^ "Level 42: Running in the Family : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. 5 May 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
6. ^ "The Definitive Online Level 42 Collectors Resource: Media". Ultimatelevel42.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
7. ^ Sleevenotes, Running in the Family 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 176\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
9. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Level 42 – Running in the Family" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
10. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0834". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Level 42 – Running in the Family" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Level 42 – Running in the Family" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
13. ^ "Charts.nz – Level 42 – Running in the Family". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
14. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Level 42 – Running in the Family". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
15. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Level 42 – Running in the Family". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Level 42 – Running in the Family". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
17. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
18. ^ "Level 42 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
19. ^ "Top 100 Albums of '87". RPM. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
20. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1987" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
21. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
22. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1987 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
23. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1987" (in German). Schweizer Hitparade. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
24. ^ "Music and Media" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. 6 June 1987. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
25. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Level 42 – Running in the Family". Music Canada. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
26. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Level 42; 'Running in the Family')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
27. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Level 42 – Running in the Family" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 16 July 2022. Enter Running in the Family  in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1994 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
28. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Level 42 – Running in the Family". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
29. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 923\. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
30. ^ "Gold & Platinum Awards 1987" (PDF). Music and Media. American Radio History Archive. 26 December 1987. p. 46. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
31. ^ "British album certifications – Level 42 – Running in the Family". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 July 2022.

## External links

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* Official Level 42's website
* Level 42 discography

* v
* t
* e

Level 42

* Mark King
* Mike Lindup
* Nathan King
* Pete Ray Biggin
* Sean Freeman

* Phil Gould
* Boon Gould
* Gary Husband
* Alan Murphy

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

Compilations|

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

Singles|

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

Related articles|

* Discography
* Band members
* Influences
* One Man
* Beautiful Wounds
* M
* Wally Badarou
* Jakko Jakszyk

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