Level Best

1989 greatest hits album by Level 42

Level Best

Greatest hits album by

Level 42

Released

30 October 1989

Recorded

1981–1989

Length

72:36 (CD)
56.08 (LP)

Label

Polydor

Producer

Wally Badarou
Level 42
Mike Vernon
Larry Dunn
Verdine White

Level 42 chronology

Staring at the Sun
(1988)

Level Best
(1989)

Guaranteed
(1991)

Singles from Level Best

"Take Care of Yourself"
Released: 16 October 1989

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Smash Hits	5/10^[2]

Level Best is a compilation album featuring the most successful singles by the English band Level 42. It was released at the end of 1989, marking a decade since the band's beginnings.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Running in the Family"	Mark King Phil Gould Wally Badarou	Running in the Family	3:57
2.	"The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)"	King P. Gould Mike Lindup Badarou	Standing in the Light	3:35
3.	"Something About You"	King P. Gould Lindup Badarou Rowland Gould	World Machine	3:44
4.	"Tracie"	King Gary Husband	Staring at the Sun	3:22
5.	"Starchild"	King P. Gould Badarou	Level 42	3:52
6.	"It's Over"	King R. Gould Badarou	Running in the Family	4:42
7.	"Hot Water"	King P. Gould Lindup Badarou	True Colours	3:39
8.	"Take Care of Yourself"	King	new song	4:28
9.	"Heaven in My Hands"	King R. Gould	Staring at the Sun	4:09
10.	"Children Say"	King P. Gould Lindup	Running in the Family	4:28
11.	"Love Games"	King P. Gould	Level 42	4:32
12.	"The Chinese Way"	King P. Gould Badarou	The Pursuit of Accidents	3:57
13.	"Leaving Me Now"	King P. Gould Badarou	World Machine	3:31
14.	"Lessons in Love"	King R. Gould Badarou	Running in the Family	4:00
15.	"Micro-kid" (On CD and cassette versions only.)	King P. Gould Badarou B. Taylor Allee Willis	Standing in the Light	3:47
16.	"Take a Look" (On CD and cassette versions only.)	King B. Gould Lindup Badarou	Staring at the Sun	4:41
17.	"To Be with You Again" (On CD and cassette versions only.)	King R. Gould	Running in the Family	3:55
18.	"The Chant Has Begun" (On CD and cassette versions only.)	King P. Gould	True Colours	4:17

Personnel

Mark King – vocals, bass
Mike Lindup – keyboards, vocals
Boon Gould – guitars (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 10–15, 17, 18)
Phil Gould – drums (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 10–15, 17, 18)
Gary Husband – drums (tracks 4, 8, 9, 16)
Alan Murphy – guitars (tracks 4, 8, 9, 16)
Wally Badarou – keyboards

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989–1990)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[3]	5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[4]	44
UK Albums (OCC)	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[5]	98

Sales and certifications

Certifications for *Level Best*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)^[6]	Gold	50,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ AllMusic review
^ Heath, Chris (1–14 November 1989). "Level 42: Level Best". Smash Hits. Vol. 11, no. 21. Peterborough: EMAP Metro. p. 73. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 2 November 2022 – via Flickr.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Level 42 – Level Best" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Level 42 – Level Best" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1989". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
^ "Dutch album certifications – Level 42 – Level Best" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 16 July 2022. Enter Level Best in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1989 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".