Shakatak Live in Japan

Live in Japan
Live album by Shakatak
Released	April 1984
Recorded	15 December 1983
Venue	Nakano Sun Plaza Hall (Nakano, Tokyo, Japan)
Genre	Jazz-Funk, Crossover
Length	1:28:45
Label	Polydor
Producer	Nigel 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 Studios, Shepperton, England

Personnel

Shakatak

• 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

External links

• Shakatak - Live in Japan (1984) album credits & releases at AllMusic
• Shakatak - Live in Japan (1984) album releases & credits at Discogs
• Shakatak - Live in Japan (1984) album to be listened as stream on Spotify