Level Headed (1978)

"Sweet struggled to earn credibility as album artists and/or score hits after finally wresting themselves free of songwriting/production team Chinn & Chapman in 1974. They finally achieved both goals with "Level Headed". The album gave them their final Top Ten hit with "Love Is Like Oxygen," a single that suggested that its accompanying record was a trippy mainstream pop record. Instead, it was one part of an ambitious sonic mosaic where Sweet tried a little bit of everything, cloaking it all in a neo-prog aesthetic. Throughout the first half, they indulge in catchy pop, dressing it up with mild psychedelia, elongating melodies with breezy harmonies and studio swirl. This is just a teaser for the second side, where they delve deep into album rock weirdness, trying on classical-inspired art rock with "Anthem No. 1" and "Anthem No. 2," Europop with "Lettres d'Amour," and even horn-spiked disco with "Strong Love". And so it remains one of Sweet's most fascinating albums." (S.T. Erlewine, Allmusic)

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