World Machine

Biography

World Machine is the sixth studio album by the British pop group Level 42, released in 1985; it was the band's breakthrough album internationally. It peaked at #3 on the UK album charts, staying on the chart for 72 weeks. It was also the band's first disc to enter the Billboard 200 (reaching notably the Top 20) where it stayed for 36 weeks. This release marked a transition from their jazz-funk beginnings to the funky pop they are best known for - a transition which eventually resulted in the de...

World Machine is the sixth studio album by the British pop group Level 42, released in 1985; it was the band's breakthrough album internationally. It peaked at #3 on the UK album charts, staying on the chart for 72 weeks. It was also the band's first disc to enter the Billboard 200 (reaching notably the Top 20) where it stayed for 36 weeks. This release marked a transition from their jazz-funk beginnings to the funky pop they are best known for - a transition which eventually resulted in the departure of drummer Phil Gould subsequent to the release of their follow up album Running in the Family. The cover photo is of Hafnarfjall, a mountain in west Iceland. The record featured the singles "Something About You" (the band's only American top 10 hit, peaking at number 7, and a success internationally) and "Leaving Me Now". Also featured was "Physical Presence", the song from which the name for their first live record was taken. The album was re-released in 2000 along with the "True Colours" album on a 2-CD set. In 2007, World Machine has been re-released as a 2-CD Deluxe Edition. Album sales have reached over three million copies, being notably certified 2x Platinum by the BPI. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.