World Machine is the sixth studio album by the British pop group Level 42, released in 1985. It peaked at #3 on the UK album charts, and it stayed on the chart for 72 weeks. It was the band's first disc to enter the Billboard 200 (peaking at number 18), and it stayed on the chart 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 Hafnarfjall, 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 "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 2CD set. In 2007, World Machine has been re-released as a 2cd Deluxe Edition. Album sales have reached over three million copies.
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