True Colours is the fifth studio album by the English jazz-funk band Level 42, released on 5 October 1984 by Polydor Records.

Beyond the band's native UK, the album was released in 10-plus other countries, including Japan, Germany and the US.

[4] The first single released, "Hot Water", hit #18 on the UK Singles Chart,[4] #7 in Belgium and #3 in the Netherlands, and has become a staple in Level 42's live sets to the present day.

The second single "The Chant Has Begun", released in many countries, peaked at #41 in the UK Singles Chart.

"Hot Water" was released in the US in 1986 (after being featured in a single version on the US version of the band's follow-up studio album World Machine) and entered the Billboard Hot 100, at #87.