Shakatak Live in Japan
| Live in Japan | |
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| Live album by | |
| 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
- "Introduction" (William "Bill" Sharpe) – 2.21*
- "Dark Is The Night" (Sharpe, Roger Odell) – 4.09*
- "Don't Say That Again" (Keith Winter) – 4:37
- "Street Walkin'" (Sharpe, Odell) – 5.43*
- Side Two
- "Sanur" (Sharpe) – 5:11
- "Slip Away" (Sharpe, Odell) – 4:57
- "Invitations" (Sharpe, Odell) – 6.34
- "Out of This World" (Sharpe, Odell) – 8:13
- Side Three
- "Piano Solo" (Sharpe, Odell) – 7:11
- "Bass Solo" (George Anderson) – 5.03
- "On Nights Like Tonight" (Sharpe, Odell) – 5:09
- "Let's Get Together" (Sharpe, Odell) – 4.36*
- Side Four
- "Bitch to the Boys" (Sharpe, Odell) – 5.12
- "Easier Said Than Done" (Sharpe, Odell) – 5.16*
- "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[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