Shakatak

Shakatak
See also Bill Sharpe, Roger Odell and Jill Saward
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I collect from Shakatak: All Solo-Releases - All CDMs/12” with Extra-Songs or Remixes - All Soundtrack/Sampler-Contributions - All Guest Appearances (including Background Vocals or Production/Arrangement)
I don't collect from Shakatak: Bootlegs without Rare Song - Compilations without Extra-Songs
If you have an additional item that isn't listed here, please let me know

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Shakatak Solo Works

Info

Steppin'
1980 / Great Britain / Vinyl
01) Steppin' (Full Length Version)
02) Killing time (Full Length Version)

with rare song: 02)

Feels Like The Right Time
1980 / Great Britain / Vinyl
01) Feels like the right time (Full Length Version)
02) Covina (Full Length Version)

with rare song: 01)

Drivin' Hard
1981 / Germany / CD
01) Livin' in the UK
02) Into the night
03) Toot the shoot
04) Lumiere
05) Late night flight
06) Waves
07) Steppin' (Live)
08) Covina
09) You never know
10) Brazilian dawn

Alternative cover

Living In The UK
1981 / Great Britain / Vinyl
01) Living in the UK (Full Length Mix)
02) Espirrito (Full Length Mix)

with rare song: 02)

Brazilian Dawn
1981 / France / Vinyl
01) Brazilian dawn
02) You never know

Easier Said Than Done
1981 / Germany / Vinyl
01) Easier said than done
02) Late night flight

Night Birds
1982 / Germany / CD
01) Night birds
02) Streetwalkin'
03) Rio nights
04) Fly the wind
05) Easier said than done
06) Bitch to the boys
07) Light on my life
08) Takin' off

There is also a pre-release on LP with the songs “Go for it” (from the Maxi “Streetwalkin’”) and a song called “Lisa”. “Lisa” was the working title for “Streetwalkin’” - it is NOT a rare song.

Night Birds
1982 / Great Britain / Vinyl
01) Night birds
02) Rio nights

Streetwalkin'
1982 / Netherlands / Vinyl
01) Streetwalkin' (Long Version)
02) Go for it (Long Version)

with rare song: 02)

Invitations
1982 / Germany / CD
01) Invitations
02) Lose myself
03) Lonely afternoon
04) Steppin' out
05) Stranger
06) Usual situation
07) Sol fuego
08) In shadows

Alternative covers

Invitations
1982 / Great Britain / Vinyl
01) Invitations
02) In shadows
03) Invitations (Version)

Stranger
1982 / Great Britain / Vinyl
01) Stranger (Extended Version)
02) Sol fuego

Out Of This World
1983 / Germany / CD
01) Dark is the night
02) Don't say that again
03) Slip away
04) On nights like tonight
05) Out of this world
06) Let's get together
07) If you could see me now
08) Sanur

Dark Is The Night
1983 / Germany / Vinyl
01) Dark is the night (Extended Version)
02) I lose myself (Remix)

If You Could See Me Now
1983 / Great Britain / Vinyl
01) If you could see me now
02) Fly the wind (Re-Mix)

Out Of This World
1983 / Great Britain / Vinyl
01) Out of this world (Extended Version)
02) Sanur

Live In Japan
1984 / Japan / Vinyl
01) Introduction
02) Dark is the night
03) Don't say that again
04) Streetwalkin'
05) Sanur
06) Slip away
07) Invitations
08) Out of this world
09) Piano solo
10) Bass solo
11) On nights like tonight
12) Let's get together
13) Bitch to the boys
14) Easier said than done
15) Night birds

Japan only 2LP

Down On The Street
1984 / Japan / Vinyl
01) Breakin’ away
02) Summer sky
03) Fire dance
04) Rising sun
05) Hypnotised
06) Down on the street
07) Holding on
08) Don't blame it on love
09) Photograph
10) Watching you
11) Lady (to Billie Holiday)

Japan pressing with bonus songs: 01) and 04)

The bonus songs are only on the LP, not on the CD!

Down On The Street
1984 / Great Britain / Vinyl
01) Down on the street (Dance Mix / U.S. Mix)
02) Down on the street (Extended Version / U.K. Mix)
03) Holding on

Don't Blame It On Love
1984 / Great Britain / Vinyl
01) Don't blame it on love
02) Down on the street (U.S. Dub Mix)
03) Nightbirds (Live)
04) If you want my love (come and get it)

Promo

with rare song: 04)

Don't Blame It On Love
1984 / Great Britain / Vinyl
01) Don't blame it on love
02) Nightbirds (Live)
03) If you want my love (come and get it)

with rare song: 03)

Watching You
1984 / Great Britain / Vinyl
01) Watching you (Extended Version)
02) Bitch to the boys (Live)
03) Rio nights (Percussion Version)

Megamix
1985 / Great Britain / Vinyl
01) Megamix
   - Easier said than done
   - Holding on
   - Streetwalkin’
   - Let’s get together
   - If you could see me now
   - Bitch to the boys
   - Night birds
   - Down on the street

Promo

Song 01) is different to the version from the album “The Coolest Cuts”

Live !
1985 / Germany / CD
01) Dark is the night
02) Streetwalkin'
03) Watching you
04) Summer sky
05) Invitations
06) Night birds
07) Don't blame it on love
08) Easier said than done
09) Let's get together
10) Lady
11) Down on the street

City Rhythm
1985 / Great Britain / CD
01) Day by day
02) Once upon a time
03) Secret
04) Physical attraction
05) The seventh ring
06) City rhythm
07) I must be dreaming
08) Africa
09) Goodbye Mickey Mouse
10) Vive la fantasy
11) Round and round

Alternative covers

and title “Day By Day” but without songs: 05) and 11)

City Rhythm
1985 / Germany / Vinyl
01) City rhythm (Full Length Version)
02) Round and round
03) City rhythm (Rockin' Dub Mix)

Day By Day
1985 / Germany / Vinyl
01) Day by day (Full Version)
02) Don't push me
03) Day by day

with rare song: 02)

Into The Blue
1986 / Japan / CD
01) Deja vu (to the wind)
02) China bay
03) Perfect smile
04) Out of the blue
05) Disorder at the border
06) Climbing high
07) Catch me if you can
08) Secret garden
09) Kagape
10) This boy is mine
11) One more

Japan only CD

Golden Wings
1987 / Japan / CD
01) Golden wings
02) L'aggio l'amour
03) Coco kazu
04) Lazy
05) Dance like Fred Astaire
06) Interlude
07) No one knows
08) One for Cara
09) Paradise
10) One day soon
11) Cavalcante

Japan only CD

Golden Wings
1987 / Japan / Vinyl
01) Golden wings (Mile High Club Mix)
02) Dance like Fred Astaire
03) Interlude

Something Special
1987 / Germany / Vinyl
01) Something special (Extended Club Version)
02) Cavalcante
03) Something special (Accapella Dub)

Mr. Manic & Sister Cool
1987 / Germany / Vinyl
01) Mr. Manic & Sister Cool (Cool Mix)
02) Mr. Manic & Sister Cool (Manic Mix)
03) One for Cara

Mr. Manic & Sister Cool
1987 / Great Britain / Vinyl
01) Mr. Manic & Sister Cool (Manic Cuts)
02) One for Cara
03) Mr. Manic & Sister Cool (Manic Dub)

Manic & Cool
1988 / Germany / CD
01) Mr Manic & Sister Cool
02) Slow dancing
03) Time of my life
04) M.O.N.E.Y.
05) Nobody holds me (quite the way you do)
06) Dr! Dr!
07) Walk the walk
08) Releasin' the feelin'
09) Something special
10) Stop
11) Love of all time
12) Orient Express
13) Never stop your love
14) Mr Manic & Sister Cool (Manic Mix)

Alternative cover and title “Never Stop Your Love” and a bonus song “Runnin’ away” which is also to be found on “The Very Best Of Shakatak”

Dr! Dr!
1988 / Germany / Vinyl
01) Dr! Dr! (Critical Mix)
02) Dr! Dr! (Sulphuric Mix)
03) Orient Express

Time Of My Life
1988 / Germany / Vinyl
01) Time of my life (Extended Mix)
02) Slow dancing
03) Mr Manic & Sister Cool (Coolest Cuts)

Walk The Walk
1988 / Great Britain / Vinyl
01) Walk the walk (Jazz Mix)
02) Walk the walk (Hip Mix)
03) Slow dancing
04) Mr. Manic & Sister Cool (Coolest Cuts)

Promo

Da Makani
1988 / Japan / CD
01) Da Makani Suite
   a) From sun to sea
   b) Windjamin'
   c) From sea to sun
   d) Cliffhanger
02) Island girl
03) Undercurrent
04) Sea dreamin'
05) Only yesterday
06) Pastel shade
07) Racing with the wind
08) When night falls
09) Bermuda rig
10) Run with the tide
11) I'll see ya
12) Endurance
13) Eyes of the sea

Japan only CD

The Coolest Cuts
1988 / Great Britain / CD
01) Down on the street
02) Invitations
03) Livin' in the UK
04) Stranger
05) Slip away
06) Brazilian dawn
07) Steppin' (Live)
08) Easier said than done
09) Watching you
10) Don't blame it on love
11) Night birds
12) Streetwalkin'
13) Dark is the night
14) City rhythm
15) Rio nights
16) Walk the walk
17) Mr Manic & Sister Cool
18) You never know
19) Shakatak Megamix

The Very Best Of Shakatak
1988 / Japan / CD
01) Livin' in the UK
02) Night birds
03) Easier said than done
04) Invitations
05) Lose myself
06) Dark is the night
07) Down on the street
08) City rhythm
09) Deja vu (to the wind)
10) China bay
11) This boy is mine
12) Golden wings
13) L'aggio l'amour
14) Paradise
15) Runnin' away
16) Racing with the wind

Japan only CD with special versions of songs: 01), 03) and 05) and special song: 15)

Niteflite
1989 / Japan / CD
01) Night's over Tokyo
02) Runaway bay
03) Quiet storm
04) Jazz creepin'
05) Madinina
06) Open your eyes
07) Danceland
08) Sunshiny day
09) Blue note
10) Midnight walkin'
11) Prelude
12) Nocturne
13) Deadline
14) Twilight time

Japan only CD

Turn The Music Up
1989 / Great Britain / CD
01) Turn the music up
02) Sure thing
03) Forgive & forget
04) Back to the groove
05) Somebody's dancing (up on the roof)
06) Better believe it
07) Ain't nobody
08) Like other fools
09) Night moves
10) Lowdown
11) Open your eyes
12) Turn the music up (12" Remix)

Turn The Music Up
1989 / Great Britain / Vinyl
01) Turn the music up (Electro Remix)
02) Be bop

Promo

with rare song: 02)

Turn The Music Up
1989 / Germany / CD
01) Turn the music up
02) Be Bop
03) Turn the music up (12" Mix)

with rare song: 02)

Back To The Groove
1989 / Great Britain / Vinyl
01) Back to the groove (Swingbeat Mix)
02) Better believe it (Norman Cook Remix)
03) Back to the groove (Swingbeat Dub)

Promo

Fiesta
1990 / Japan / CD
01) Dreamtime
02) After midnight
03) Conquistador
04) Just the way we are
05) Two people (one love story)
06) Looking for rainbows
07) Please don't go
08) Chi-chi castanengo
09) One day, one night
10) Why me!
11) One love

Japan only CD

Christmas Eve
1990 / Japan / CD
01) Winter wonderland
02) Silent night
03) Jingle bells
04) A christmas dream
05) God rest ye merry gentlemen
06) White christmas
07) Christmas eve
08) The christmas song

Japan only CD

Bitter Sweet
1991 / Great Britain / CD
01) Don't start giving up
02) Blue
03) Bitter sweet
04) Cool down
05) Don't look back
06) They call that cool
07) Holding on
08) Fly away
09) Shake it down
10) You'll never know

Bitter Sweet
1991 / Great Britain / Vinyl
01) Bitter sweet (Extended Version)
02) They call that cool

Promo

Utopia
1991 / Japan / CD
01) Marie-Louise
02) Hideaway
03) How long
04) Heart to heart
05) Silk emotion
06) Nothing but a dream
07) First love
08) My utopia
09) Just the way it goes
10) High life
11) Whispers in the night
12) The story of my life

Japan only CD

Open Your Eyes
1991 / USA / CD
01) Hungry
02) Night moves
03) Silk emotion
04) You'll never know
05) Like other fools
06) High life
07) Fly away
08) Whispers in the night
09) Forgive & forget
10) Bitter sweet
11) Open your eyes
12) Day by day

with special song: 01)

Remix Best Album
1991 / Japan / CD
01) Night birds
02) Easier said than done
03) Streetwalkin'
04) Invitations
05) Out of this world
06) Down on the street
07) Livin' in the UK
08) Lonely afternoon
09) Lose myself
10) Don't say that again
11) Dark is the night
12) Rio nights

Silent Eve
1991 / Japan / CD
01) Christmas with you
02) When you wish upon a star
03) Blue christmas
04) Lonely on a christmas day
05) Silent eve
06) Winter wonderland
07) Silent night
08) Jingle bells
09) A christmas dream
10) God rest ye merry gentlemen
11) White christmas
12) Christmas eve
13) The christmas song

Japan only CD

Street Level
1992 / Japan / CD
01) One day at a time
02) Street level
03) Sleepin' alone
04) Siberian breeze
05) Anyway you want it
06) The night ain't over yet
07) Watchin' the rain
08) Without you
09) Jump 'n' pump
10) Empty skies
11) Calm before the storm
12) Vibe tribe

Japan only CD

Under The Sun
1993 / Great Britain / CD
01) Soul destination
02) Don't walk away
03) Paradise island
04) Rest of your life
05) Crosstown
06) One for the boyz
07) Beyond our reach
08) Can't stop running
09) Sweat
10) It's over
11) Fly by night
12) Shine your light

Alternative cover

The Christmas Album
1993 / Great Britain / CD
01) Happy christmas to ya!
02) Winter wonderland
03) White christmas
04) O little town of Bethlehem
05) Silent night
06) Christmas time again
07) Christmas in Rio
08) Good King Wenceslas
09) Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
10) Sing (little one)
11) God rest ye merry gentlemen
12) Lonely on christmas day
13) Jingle bells
14) The christmas song
15) Away in a manger
16) Auld lang syne

Alternative covers and title “Tonght’s The Night”

and “Christmas Dreams”

Brazilian Love Affair
1994 / Great Britain / Vinyl
01) Brazilian love affair (Steve Mac Mix)
02) Dub affair (Steve Mac Mix)
03) Brazilian love affair (Album Mix)
04) Brazilian love affair (Radio Mix)
05) Brazilian love affair (Mach 2 Extended Mix)
06) Brazilian love affair (Mach 2 Radio Mix)
07) Brazilian love affair (Sky Mix)

Promo

Full Circle
1994 / Germany / CD
01) Havana express
02) Brazilian love affair
03) Catwalk
04) Out of my sight
05) Sweet sunday
06) You are
07) Walk in the night
08) Haze
09) Diamond in the dark
10) Midnight temptation
11) Tonight's the night
12) Blue azure
13) Love in the afternoon
14) Brazilian love affair (The Steve Mac Mix)

Alternative cover but without song: 13)

Brazilian Love Affair
1994 / Germany / CD
01) Brazilian love affair (Radio Version)
02) Brazilian love affair (The Steve Mac Mix)
03) Dub affair (The Steve Mac Mix)
04) Brazilian love affair (Album Version)
05) Brazilian love affair (Mach 2 Radio Mix)

The Collection
1996 / Great Britain / CD
01) Down on the street
02) Day by day
03) Invitations
04) Dark is the night
05) You'll never know
06) Don't blame it on love
07) Lady (to Billie Holiday)
08) Holding on
09) Streetwalkin'
10) Night birds
11) Easier said than done
12) Out of this world
13) Dr. Dr.
14) Bitter sweet
15) Something special
16) Light on my life
17) Turn the music up
18) Mr. Manic and Sister Cool

Let The Piano Play
1997 / Japan / CD
01) Let the piano play
02) Let's start over again
03) The legacy
04) Fly away
05) Chase the sun
06) Space dance
07) Nothin' can stop me
08) Ocean sway
09) Blow ya house
10) Somethin's goin' on
11) Time stretch
12) Sakura moon
13) Love somebody

Alternative covers

and title “Let’s Start Over Again”

The Orchestral Hits Of Shakatak
1997 / Great Britain / CD
01) Livin' in the U.K.
02) Stranger
03) Easier said than done
04) Rio nights
05) You never know
06) Invitations
07) Out of this world
08) Into the night
09) Light on my life
10) Dark is the night
11) Night birds
12) Brazilian dawn

This is NOT a Shakatak-Album and not authorized from them.

The album is produced and played by long time Shakatak-Producer Nigel Wright and is engineered by Nick Smith and Les McCutcheon, both also part of the Shakatak-Team from the beginning.

Live At Ronnie Scott's Club
1998 / Great Britain / CD
01) Intro
02) Invitations
03) Streetwalkin'
04) Beyond our reach
05) Day by day
06) Don't say that again
07) Blue note
08) Lumiere
09) Easier said than done
10) You are
11) Mr. Manic & Sister Cool
12) Chi-chi castanengo
13) Night birds
14) Let the piano play
15) Down on the street

Alternative cover

View From The City
1998 / Japan / CD
01) Move a little closer
02) Say what you want
03) Drive-in
04) Steveland
05) Sundown
06) Get up
07) Magic
08) Driftin'
09) It's alright
10) Nova bossa
11) Say somethin'
12) Slammin'

Alternative cover and title “Magic” and slightly different tracklisting

Lovely Day
1999 / USA / CD
01) Lovely day (Retro Radio Edit)
02) Lovely day (Full Retro Mix)
03) Lovely day (Urban Radio Mix)
04) Lovely day (Steppin Mix Radio Edit)

Promo-CD

Jazz In The Night
1999 / Great Britain / CD
01) Drive-in (Perception Mix)
02) Sundown (Nite Flyte Mix)
03) Space dance (Steppers Get Ready Mix)
04) Someday
05) We got the love
06) Lovely day
07) Light on my life
08) Catwalk
09) Low down
10) Brazilian love affair
11) Jazz in the night
12) You're the one
13) Toot the shoot, 2000
14) Brazilian dawn (All Star Cast Mix)
15) Boogie wonderland

with special song: 15)

Alternative cover

The Collection Vol. 2
2000 / Great Britain / CD
01) Brazilian dawn
02) Feels like the right time
03) If you could see me now
04) Living in the UK
05) Rio nights
06) Stranger
07) Walk the walk (Hip Mix)
08) Lose myself
09) Lonely afternoon
10) Don't say that again
11) Easier said than done (Nigel Wright Remix)
12) Night birds (Nigel Wright Remix)
13) Invitations (Nigel Wright Remix)
14) Out of this world (Steve Mac Remix)
15) Dark is the night (Steve Mac Remix)
16) Down on the street (Original Club Edit)

Under Your Spell
2001 / Japan / CD
01) Sunshine
02) Falling
03) The squizzle
04) Paradise garden
05) Under your spell
06) Changes
07) Running back to you
08) Tahitian nights
09) Night time
10) In my mind
11) Til' sunrise
12) Silver falls
13) Tell me tonight

Alternative covers

Nightbirds
2001 / Great Britain / Vinyl
01) Nightbirds (Knee Deep Mix #1)
02) Nightbirds (Knee Deep Mix #2)

The Best Of Shakatak
2001 / Japan / CD
01) Night birds (Millennium Version)
02) Let's start over again
03) Brazilian love affair
04) Say what you want
05) Sunshine
06) Mr. Manic & Sister Cool (Live)
07) Steveland
08) Tahitian nights
09) Lovely day
10) Let the piano play
11) Catwalk
12) Changes
13) Magic
14) Space dance (Steppers Get Ready Mix)
15) Night birds (Live)

Japan only CD

Song 01) is not just a remix! It is recorded completely new!

Blue Savannah
2003 / Japan / CD
01) Summer of love
02) Blue savannah
03) Tortola sunset
04) Shadow
05) Walking on starlight
06) Blue horizon
07) Come in me
08) Someone I could love
09) Music in the air
10) Fool in love
11) Sunset street
12) Seattle express

Alternative cover

Shakatak Guest Appearances & Collaborations

Info

Daniela Simmons - Shout Back
1988 / Germany / Vinyl
01) Treading on ice
02) Start over again
03) I don't know
04) If you don't want my body
05) Found you out
06) Shout back
07) Hot nights
08) Schoolin' me
09) Loving somebody

Produced by the Shakatak-Crew

with Jill Saward (Background Vocals)

Tracks - Limited Edition
1978 / Great Britain / Vinyl
01) Jalna
02) Bermuda rig
03) In shadows
04) Coast to coast
05) Dream of E. B. Frankenstein

with Bill Sharpe, Roger Odell and Keith Winter of Shakatak

Shakatak vs. Wackside - Down On The Street 2001
2001 / Germany / CD
01) Down on the street (Wackside Radio Edit)
02) Down on the street (Reconstructed Radio Edit)
03) Down on the street (Tiefschwarz Radio Edit)
04) Down on the street (Wackside Club Mix)
05) Down on the street (Tiefschwarz In The Streets Vocal Mix)
06) Down on the street (Reconstructed Club Mix)
07) Down on the street (II C Dub)
08) Down on the street (Original 84er Mix)

with Shakatak

Shakatak vs. Wackside - Down On The Street 2001
2001 / Germany / Vinyl
01) Down on the street (Wackside Club Mix)
02) Down on the street (Special Radio Edit)
03) Down on the street (Tiefschwarz In The Streets Vocal Mix)
04) Down on the street (Original 84er Mix)
05) Down on the street (Wackside's Reconstructed Club Mix)
06) Down on the street (Wackside's Reconstructed Radio Mix)
07) Down on the street (II C Dub)
08) Down on the street (Tiefschwarz Dubstrumental)