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.

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