Night Birds, released in 1982 on the Polydor label, is the second album by Shakatak

Shakatak

Shakatak are an English jazz-funk band, founded in 1980.-Career:Shakatak scored a number of chart entries, including two Top Ten hits in the UK Singles Chart, "Night Birds" and "Down on the Street" plus a further 12 entries in the Guinness book of British Hit Singles...

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‘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.

Track listing

Side 1:

1. "Night Birds" - 6:25
2. "Streetwalkin'" - 5:33
3. "Rio Nights" - 5:18
4. "Fly the wind" - 4:20

Side 2:

1. "Easier said than done" - 6:12
2. "Bitch to the boys" - 6:31
3. "Light on my life" - 4:47
4. "Takin' off" (W. Sharpe) - 5:06

• All tracks written by William Sharpe and Roger Odell except where indicated.
• Produced by Nigel Wright.

Credits

• Bill Sharpe
  Bill Sharpe (musician)
  Bill Sharpe was born in Bishop's Stortford and educated at Bishop's Stortford College. From there he studied music at Birmingham University where he gained an honours degree....
  
   - Bosendorfer Grand Piano, Fender Rhodes Electric Piano, Oberheim O.B.X., ARP Odyssey and Prophet 10 Synthesisers
• Nigel Wright - Fender Rhodes Electric Piano, Oberheim O.B.X. and Prophet 10 Synthesisers
• Keith Winter - Yamaha SG 2000, Gibson 345, Ovation Acoustic, Mesa Boogie Amp and Custom Pedal Board
• George Anderson - Music Man Sting Ray and G&L 2000E Basses
• Roger Odell - Sonor Drums and Avedis Zildjian Cymbals

Vocals:

• Jill Saward
• Jackie Rawe (also Solo vocal on "Streetwalkin'")
• Lorna Bannon (also Lead vocal on "Light of my life")

• Percussion, Portuguese translation and vocal on 'Rio Nights' by Simon Morton
• Brass Arrangements by Nigel Wright
• Trumpet by Stuart Brooks
• Trombone by Nigel Wright
• Saxophone Solos on 'Light On My Life' and 'StreetWalkin' by Dick Morrissey
  Dick Morrissey
  Richard Edwin "Dick" Morrissey was a British jazz musician and composer. He played the tenor sax, soprano sax and flute.- Background :...
  
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