Album

Night Birds

Shakatak

1982 · Electronic, Funk / Soul

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Night Birds by Shakatak

Night Birds is a Soul & Funk album by Shakatak, originally released in 1982. On Gatefold: 71 pressings tracked.

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Night Birds, released in 1982 on the Polydor label, is the second album by English jazz-funk band Shakatak. Night Birds established Shakatak's trademark jazz-funk sound, and contains two of the band's biggest hits, "Easier Said than Done" and "Night Birds", the former reaching the No. 12 spot in 1981, the latter climbing to No. 9 in the following year.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Night Birds6:28
  2. 2Streetwalkin'5:32
  3. 3Rio Nights5:20
  4. 4Fly the Wind4:19
  5. 5Easier Said Than Done6:13
  6. 6Bitch To the Boys6:33
  7. 7Light On My Life4:46
  8. 8Talkin' Off5:10
  9. 9Easier Said Than Done (Remix) (Bonus Track)4:43
  10. 10Night Birds (Remix) (Bonus Track)5:04
  11. 11Fly In the Wind (Remix) (Bonus Track)4:21
  12. 12Night Birds (Live In Japan) (Bonus Track)8:16

Sound DNA

  • Soul & Funk
  • Disco
  • warm
  • euphoric
  • nocturnal

Credits

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Performers

  • Bill SharpeBAND, GRAND PIANO , ELECTRIC PIANO , SYNTHESIZER ELECTRIC PIANO, SYNTH, GRAND PIANO GRAND PIANO , ELECTRIC PIANO , SYNTHESIZER
  • George AndersonBAND, BASS GUITAR BASS ELECTRIC BASS
  • Jackie RaweVOCALS SOLO VOCAL SOLOIST, VOCALS
  • Jill SawardVOCALS
  • Keith WinterBAND, ELECTRIC GUITAR , ACOUSTIC GUITAR , EFFECTS , PEDALBOARD ELECTRIC GUITAR , SEMI-ACOUSTIC GUITAR , ACOUSTIC GUITAR , EFFECTS ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, PEDALBOARD
  • Lorna BannonVOCALS LEAD VOCALS
  • Nigel WrightARRANGED BY BAND, ELECTRIC PIANO , SYNTHESIZER BRASS
  • Roger OdellBAND, DRUMS , CYMBAL DRUMS DRUMS , CYMBAL
  • Stuart BrooksTRUMPET
  • Dick MorrisseySAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE, SOLOIST SOLOIST, SAXOPHONE
  • Simon MortonPERCUSSION, OTHER , VOCALS PERCUSSION, TRANSLATED BY , VOCALS PERCUSSION, TRANSLATED BY, VOCALS

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