The Pursuit of Accidents
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The Pursuit of Accidents is the third studio album released by the jazz/funk British musical group Level 42, in 1982. It was issued on CD in 1985. It was re-issued on CD in 2000 as part of a two disc set with the album "Standing In The Light", and again in 2007 as a stand-alone disc. The album reached #17 on the UK album charts.
The album features three singles. The first single "Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?" peaked at #49; the second, "Weave Your Spell", peaked at #43. The third single was "The Chinese Way", and became the band's second top forty hit when it reached #24 in 1983. It was issued in five countries beyond the United Kingdom, including Ireland, Germany and United States of America.
Track listing
- "Weave Your Spell" (Lindup, King, P. Gould) – 5:30
- "The Pursuit Of Accidents" (Badarou, King, Lindup, P. Gould) – 7:44
- "Last Chance" (P.Gould, King, Lindup) – 4:30
- "Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?" (King, P. Gould, R. Gould) – 4:58
- "You Can't Blame Louis" (King, P. Gould, Badarou) – 5:05
- "Eyes Waterfalling" (King, P. Gould, Lindup, R. Gould) – 5:58
- "Shapeshifter" (King) – 5:09
- "The Chinese Way" (King, P. Gould, Badarou) – 5:53
- "The Chinese Way" (extended John Luongo remix) 7:23 – included on the 1985 CD issue
- "You Can't Blame Louis" (extended remix) 6:14 – included on the 1985 CD issue
Personnel
- Mark King – lead & backing vocals, bass guitar, additional keyboards, percussion
- Mike Lindup – lead & backing vocals, Prophet 5, Minimoog, acoustic & electric pianos, percussion
- Boon Gould – guitars
- Phil Gould – drums, percussion, Roland TR-808, backing vocals
Plus:
- Wally Badarou – Prophet 5, Solina String Ensemble
- Pete Wingfield – clarinet on "Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?"
- Pete Jacobson – Roland Jupiter 4 on "Last Chance