Drivin' Hard

Drivin' Hard
Studio album by
Released29 May 1981[1]
RecordedMajestic London & Strawberry South
GenreJazz-funk, crossover
Length45:16
LabelPolydor
ProducerNigel Wright
Shakatak chronology
Drivin' Hard
(1981)
Night Birds
(1982)

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

Track listing

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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

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Formats

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  • 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"

References

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  1. ^ "New Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 30 May 1981. p. 23. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. ^ Shakatak - Drivin' Hard (1981) album releases & credits at Discogs
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