The Pursuit of Accidents

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 Pursuit Of Accidents
Studio album by Level 42
Released	September 1982
Recorded	Eden Studios, Battery Studios, Vineyard Studios, Basing Street Studios, Red Bus Studios and Maison Rouge Studios (all London) and Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Chipping Norton; mixed at Red Bus, Maison Rouge and Livingston Studios, London
Genre	Dance-rock, jazz-funk
Length	45:05 (LP/Cassette) 58.46 (CD)
Label	Polydor
Producer	Mike Vernon
Level 42 chronology
Strategy (1982) The Pursuit Of Accidents (1982) Standing in the Light (1983)
Singles from The Pursuit of Accidents
"Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?" Released: April 1982 "Weave Your Spell" Released: September 1982 "The Chinese Way" Released: January 1983

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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 first top thirty hit when it reached #24 in 1983. It was issued in six countries beyond the United Kingdom, including Ireland, Germany, Spain and United States of America.

Track listing

1. "Weave Your Spell" (Lindup, King, P. Gould) – 5:30
2. "The Pursuit Of Accidents" (Badarou, King, Lindup, P. Gould) – 7:44
3. "Last Chance" (P.Gould, King, Lindup) – 4:30
4. "Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?" (King, P. Gould, R. Gould) – 4:58
5. "You Can't Blame Louis" (King, P. Gould, Badarou) – 5:05
6. "Eyes Waterfalling" (King, P. Gould, Lindup, R. Gould) – 5:58
7. "Shapeshifter" (King) – 5:09
8. "The Chinese Way" (King, P. Gould, Badarou) – 5:53
9. "The Chinese Way" (extended John Luongo remix) 7:23 – included on the 1985 CD issue
10. "You Can't Blame Louis" (extended remix) 6:14 – included on the 1985 CD issue

Personnel

Level 42

• Mark King – vocals, additional keyboards, bass guitar, percussion
• Mike Lindup – vocals, acoustic piano, electric piano, Prophet-5, Minimoog, percussion
• Boon Gould – guitars
• Phil Gould – drums, percussion, Roland TR-808, backing vocals

with:

• Wally Badarou – Prophet-5, Solina String Ensemble
• Pete Wingfield – clavinet on "Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?"
• Pete Jacobsen – Roland Jupiter-4 on "Last Chance"

Production

• Mike Vernon – producer
• Jerry Boys – engineer, mixing
• Nick Launay – rhythm track recording (2)
• Dick Plant – recording (4)
• David Bascombe – additional engineer
• Gordon Milne – additional engineer
• Alwyn Clayden – sleeve design
• Bruce Gill – sleeve design
• Jay Myrdal – photography