Shakatak Live in Japan

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Live in Japan
Live album by
Shakatak
Released1984
Recorded15 December 1983
VenueNakano Sun Plaza Hall (Nakano, Tokyo, Japan)
GenreJazz-Funk, Crossover
Length1:28:45
LabelPolydor
ProducerNigel Wright

Live in Japan is a live double album by English jazz-funk band Shakatak. It was recorded at the Nakano Sun Plaza Hall during the 1983 Japan tour, and originally released only in that country.

Track listing and format[]

  • LP: Polydor 38MM 0344/5
  • Double gatefold album with lyric insert.
  • Side One
  1. "Introduction" (William "Bill" Sharpe) – 2.21*
  2. "Dark Is The Night" (Sharpe, Roger Odell) – 4.09*
  3. "Don't Say That Again" (Keith Winter) – 4:37
  4. "Street Walkin'" (Sharpe, Odell) – 5.43*
  • Side Two
  1. "Sanur" (Sharpe) – 5:11
  2. "Slip Away" (Sharpe, Odell) – 4:57
  3. "Invitations" (Sharpe, Odell) – 6.34
  4. "Out of This World" (Sharpe, Odell) – 8:13
  • Side Three
  1. "Piano Solo" (Sharpe, Odell) – 7:11
  2. "Bass Solo" (George Anderson) – 5.03
  3. "On Nights Like Tonight" (Sharpe, Odell) – 5:09
  4. "Let's Get Together" (Sharpe, Odell) – 4.36*
  • Side Four
  1. "Bitch to the Boys" (Sharpe, Odell) – 5.12
  2. "Easier Said Than Done" (Sharpe, Odell) – 5.16*
  3. "Night Birds" (Sharpe, Odell) ��� 7.16*
  • Tracks marked with * were also included in the Shakatak Live! CD, released in 1985.
  • Recorded 15 December 1983 Nakano Sun Plaza Hall, Nakano, Tokyo, Japan
  • Mixed at Rock City Sudios, Shepperton, England

Personnel[]

Shakatak[1]
  • Bill Sharpe – keyboards
  • Keith Winter – guitar
  • George Anderson – bass
  • Roger Odell – drums
  • Jill Saward – vocals, percussion
  • Norma Lewis – vocals
Guest musician
  • Ginji Sawai – saxophone

Production[]

  • Produced by Nigel Wright
  • Executive producer: Les McCutcheon
  • Engineer: Nick Smith

References[]

  1. ^ Shakatak - Live in Japan (1984) album credits at AllMusic

External links[]

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