Drivin' Hard

Drivin' Hard, released in May 1981 on the Polydor label, is the first album by English jazz-funk band Shakatak.

Track listing
All tracks written by William "Bill" Sharpe except where indicated.


 * 1) "Livin in the U.K." (Stayton Heyward; Neil Heyward; Bill Sharpe; Wally Badarou) – 5:54
 * 2) "Into the Night" – 4:36
 * 3) "Toot the Shoot" (Roger Odell) – 4:00
 * 4) "Lumiere" 4:14
 * 5) "Late Night Flight" – 3:58
 * 6) "Waves" – 1:38
 * 7) "Steppin' (Live)" – 6:27
 * 8) "Covina" – 4:46
 * 9) "You Never Know" – 5:10
 * 10) "Brazilian Dawn" – 6:33

Personnel

 * Bill Sharpe – Bösendorfer grand piano, keyboards
 * Nigel Wright – Fender Rhodes electric piano, Sennheiser Vocoder, Oberheim OB-X synthesizer, keyboards and synthesizers
 * Wally Badarou – Prophet 5 and inspiration
 * Keith Winter – Yamaha & Fender guitars with Fender amplification, Ovation acoustic guitars
 * Steve Underwood – Fender bass with Fender amplification
 * Roger Odell – Sonor drums, Rototoms, synthdrums, Zildjian cymbals
 * Jill Saward – vocals
 * Jackie Rawe – vocals

Formats

 * LP: Polydor POLS 1030  [47'08]  (May 1981, red label)
 * LP: Polydor 2383 635 (1981, Netherlands), extra track A1 "Easier Said Than Done"
 * MC: Polydor POLSC 1030  [47'08] (May 1981)
 * CD: Polydor 823 017-2  [47'11]  (1984, track 7 is in fact the studio version of "Steppin'" [5'50])
 * CD: Victor VICP 64131 (2008, Japan), bonus tracks "Feels Like the Right Time" and "Killing Time"