Drivin' Hard

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

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)

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

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"

References

  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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