| The Pursuit Of Accidents | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Level 42 |
| Cover: | persuitacients.jpg |
| 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 |
| Prev Title: | Strategy |
| Prev Year: | 1982 |
| Next Title: | Standing in the Light |
| Next Year: | 1983 |
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 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.
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