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 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[edit]

 * 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[edit]
Plus:
 * Mark King – vocals, bass guitar, keyboard additions, percussion
 * Mike Lindup – vocals, Prophet 5, Minimoog, acoustic & electric pianos, percussion
 * Boon Gould – guitars
 * Phil Gould – drums, percussion, Roland Rhythm Composer, backing vocals
 * Wally Badarou – Prophet 5, Solina String Ensemble
 * Pete Wingfield – Clarinet on "Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?"
 * Pete Jacobson – Jupiter 4 on "Last Chance