My Father's Shoes

1992 single by Level 42
"My Father's Shoes"
Single by Level 42
from the album Guaranteed
ReleasedApril 1992[1]
GenreRock
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
  • Mark King
  • Wally Badarou
  • George M. Green
  • Mike Lindup
Level 42 singles chronology
"Overtime"
(1991)
"My Father's Shoes"
(1992)
"Forever Now"
(1994)

"My Father's Shoes" is a song by English jazz-funk band Level 42, released in 1992 as a single from the 1991 album, Guaranteed. It was released in only two countries—United Kingdom and Spain.[2]

The music video is the last video of Level 42 to feature Jakko Jakszyk and Gary Husband. Jakszyk left the band in 1992, returning in 1994 for the last Level 42 tour prior to the disbandment. Husband left the band in 1992, but returned in 1994 in the reform of the group and stayed in the group until 2010, and recorded the studio album Retroglide (2006). The song peaked at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart.

Personnel

  • Mark King – bass, vocals, guitars
  • Mike Lindup – keyboards, vocals
  • Gary Husband – drums
  • Wally Badarou – keyboards
  • Dominic Miller – guitars

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 55

References

  1. ^ "The Great Rock Discography". p. 481.
  2. ^ The Definitive Online Level 42 Collectors Resource: Media
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
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