Guaranteed (Level 42 album)

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Guaranteed
Studio album by Level 42
Released	1991
Recorded	Recorded at The Summerhouse, 1990-1991. Mixed by Tom Lord Alge at The Hit Factory, New York.
Genre	Rock, Jazz
Label	RCA
Producer	Level 42 and Wally Badarou
Professional reviews
All Music Guide: link Select Magazine: link
Level 42 chronology
Staring at the Sun (1988) Guaranteed (1991) Forever Now (1994)

"Guaranteed" is a studio album released in 1991 by the british musical group Level 42. It is their first album of the 1990s. The album was released by RCA records and it was the first Level 42 studio album released by a different label other than Polydor.

[edit] Overview

This album was the last of the decade with participation from the drummer Gary Husband, whom left the band in 1993. In 1994 the album Forever Now was recorded with Phil Gould on drums. Gary returned to Level 42 in 1999, and recently he participated in the recording of their recent album Retroglide. It is also the first album without collaboration from Boon Gould, original guitarist of the group. He left the band in 1987, but he contributed to writing some songs for the album "Staring at the Sun" (1988).

It's part of this studio album, the hit "Guaranteed", placed 17th in the UK single charts in 1991, this song had two versions of its music video produced. The song "A Kinder Eye", written by Mark King and George M. Green is dedicated to the memory of Frances Robblee, George Green's mother-in-law. It has a guitar performance from Allan Holdsworth. Holdsworth recorded guitar performances for "She Can't Help Herself" and "A Kinder Eye".

Jakko Jakszyk has participation in all the video thrown clips. Guaranteed, Overtime and My Father's Shoes. He substituted the guitarist Allan Holdsworth soon after the release of the album, and a small tour. But in spite of being pictured in the cover, Jakko did not participate in the recording of this album.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Guaranteed" (Lindup / Husband / King / Badarou) – 4:51
2. "Overtime" (Lindup / King / Barfield) – 4:47
3. "Her Big Day" (Lindup / Husband, King / Barfield / Badarou) – 5:09
4. "Seven Years" (King) – 4:42
5. "Set Me Up" (Lindup / King / Barfield) – 4:28
6. "The Ape" (King / Green) – 4:17
7. "My Father's Shoes" (Lindup / King / Green / Badarou) – 5:14
8. "A Kinder Eye" (King / Green) – 5:45
9. "She Can't Help Herself" (Lindup / King / Barfield) – 5:00
10. "If You Were Mine" (Husband) – 5:01
11. "Lasso the Moon" (Lindup / Green) – 4:02
12. "With a Little Love" (Husband / King) – 4:07

[edit] Album charts

Single charts

[edit] Credits

• Mark King – bass guitar, vocals
• Mike Lindup – keyboards, vocals
• Gary Husband – drums, keyboards, backing vocals
• Allan Holdsworth – guitars

with

• Wally Badarou – keyboards, backing vocals
• Annie McCaig – vocals
• Dominic Miller – guitars
• Gary Barnacle – saxes
• John Thirkell – trumpets

[edit] External links

Level 42 official website