Standing in the Light

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About Standing in the Light

Standing in the Light is the fourth studio album released by the British jazz-funk band Level 42. The album, released in 1983, generated the group's first top 10 in the UK album charts, peaking at #9. The album was well received by critics and fans. The album was released in many countries beyond the United Kingdom, in Greece, Germany (peaked in #27 on charts), Sweden (peaked in #25 on charts) Japan, Canada, United States and Middle East. The first single, "Out of Sight, Out of Mind", originally produced by Wally Badarou, was released only in the United Kingdom and ranked #41 on the United Kingdom charts. For the album version the song was remixed and a new lead vocal recorded. The second single "The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" was released in the United Kingdom, Oceania and other parts of Europe and America and gave the group its first top 10 in the United Kingdom. The third single "Micro-kid" peaked at #37 on the United Kingdom single charts. On the final track "The Machine Stops", the lyrics are inspired by the science fiction story of the same name written by E. M. Forster in 1909.  


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1983

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