Shakatak Live in Japan

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.

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

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