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1984 studio album by Mark King
Influences is the debut solo
album by English musician
Mark King , singer and bass player with
Level 42 . It was released by
Polydor Records in July 1984.
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The album features a cover of the song "
I Feel Free " by
Cream , which was released as a single. King played most of the instruments on the album. Guest musicians include Level 42 keyboardist
Mike Lindup and
Drummie Zeb from
Aswad , the latter of whom played drums on "Clocks Go Forward".
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The album charted at number 77 in the UK.
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Track listing
"The Essential" (
Mark King ) – 18:32
"Clocks Go Forward" (Mark King,
R. Gould ) – 5:20
"
I Feel Free " (
Jack Bruce ,
Pete Brown ) – 4:37
"Pictures on the Wall" (Mark King, R. Gould) – 4:51
"There Is a Dog" (Mark King) – 6:26
Personnel
Mark King – vocals, basses, guitar, keyboards, percussion and drums
Mike Lindup – Fender Rhodes, Yamaha DX7 and backing vocals
Gary Barnacle – electric sax, saxophone and flute
Steve Sidwell – trumpet
Adrian Lee – Wave PPG synthesiser
Drummie – drums on "Clocks Go Forward"
Bruce Dukov – violins
Francis Mitchell – cello
Mike Vernon , Jeremy Green and Linda Richardson – the choir on "The Essential"
References
Studio albums Live albums Compilations Singles Related articles