True Colours (Level 42 album)

For other uses, see True Colors (disambiguation).

True Colours
Studio album by
Level 42
Released5 October 1984 (1984-10-05)[1]
Recorded1984
StudioGenetic Sound (Berkshire)
Park Gate Studios (East Sussex)
Total Access (Redondo Beach, California)
Genre
Length44:50
LabelPolydor
ProducerKen Scott
Level 42 chronology
Standing in the Light
(1983) 		True Colours
(1984) 		A Physical Presence
(1985)
Singles from True Colours
  1. "Hot Water"
    Released: 24 August 1984
  2. "The Chant Has Begun"
    Released: 26 October 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

True Colours is the fifth studio album by the English jazz-funk band Level 42, released on 5 October 1984 by Polydor Records. Beyond the band's native United Kingdom, the album was released in 10-plus other countries, including Japan, Germany and the United States of America.[3] The album peaked at #14 in the UK Albums Chart.[4]

The first single released, "Hot Water", hit #18 on the UK Singles Chart,[4] #7 in Belgium and #3 in the Netherlands, and has become a staple in Level 42's live sets to the present day. The second single "The Chant Has Begun", released in many countries, peaked at #41 in the UK Singles Chart.

"Hot Water" was released in the US in 1986 (after being featured in a single version on the US version of band's follow-up studio album World Machine) and entered the Billboard Hot 100, at #87.

  1. ^ "News" (PDF). Record Mirror. 29 September 1984. p. 4. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ "True Colours - Level 42 | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  3. ^ "The Definitive Online Level 42 Collectors Resource: Media". Ultimatelevel42.com. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  4. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 318/9. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.