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1980s
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Debut release: Steppin’
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Biography
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Biography
Shakatak is an English jazz-funk band founded in 1980 by Bill Sharpe, Nigel Wright, Roger Odell and Keith Winter. An initial white label release, "Steppin", caught attention by Passion records label owner Les McCutcheon and Northern Soul DJ Kev Roberts. The band's name was created by them and derived from the name of a record store in Soho, London called "Record Shack".
Shakatak scored a number of chart entries, including two Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart, "Night Birds
Night BirdsSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracks1Night Birds6:252Streetwalkin'5:343Rio Nights5:184Fly the Wind4:205Easier Said Than Done6:126Bitch to the Boys6:317Light on My Life4:478Takin' Off5:06" (1982) and "Down on the Street
Down on the StreetSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Down on the Street3:262Holding On4:383Summer Sky4:274Hypnotised4:315Don’t Blame It on Love3:286Photograph4:287Watching You5:248Fire Dance5:049Lady (To Billie Holiday)3:12" (1984), plus a further 12 entries in the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles. The group is still active and popular throughout the world, particularly in Japan and the Far East, and generally produce a new album every two years on JVC Records.
Career
It was the release of the 1981 single "Easier Said Than DoneEasier Said Than DoneSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksAEasier Said Than DoneBLate Night Flight" that gave the band the radio exposure needed for their first top-twenty hit. This record introduced their instrumental-unison vocal sound to a much wider audience, and the track stayed in the UK Singles Chart for seventeen weeks. The follow-up, "Night BirdsNight BirdsSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracks1Night Birds6:252Streetwalkin'5:343Rio Nights5:184Fly the Wind4:205Easier Said Than Done6:126Bitch to the Boys6:317Light on My Life4:478Takin' Off5:06" (1982), was their first single to reach the top ten and it also peaked in Australia at number 92. The album of the same name gave Shakatak their first gold album, entering at number four and remaining in the charts for twenty-eight weeks. Jill Saward (formerly of Fusion Orchestra, Brandy and Citizen Gang) became their sole lead singer to make Shakatak's fifth album, Down on the StreetDown on the StreetSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Down on the Street3:262Holding On4:383Summer Sky4:274Hypnotised4:315Don’t Blame It on Love3:286Photograph4:287Watching You5:248Fire Dance5:049Lady (To Billie Holiday)3:12 (1984).
The band gained a huge popularity in Japan, where they released a series of largely instrumental albums such as Da Makani
Da MakaniSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Da Makani Suite11:132Island Girl4:593Undercurrent1:144Sea Dreamin’4:075Only Yesterday5:046Pastel Shade1:307Racing With the Wind3:368When Night Falls4:519Bermuda Rig3:0310Run With the Tide3:4211I’ll See Ya3:3212Endurance4:4013Eyes of the Sea3:49 (1988) exclusively for the Japanese market. Manic & Cool, featuring the night club and chart hit "Mr Manic & Sister Cool" was released internationally in 1988.
In the 1990s, the band achieved success in the US when their 1992 album Open Your Eyes
Open Your EyesSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Hungry3:482Night Moves4:363Silk Emotion5:204You'll Never Know4:165Like Other Fools4:586High Life4:247Fly Away4:538Whispers in the Night3:559Forgive and Forget4:2410Bitter Sweet4:2311Open Your Eyes3:4812Day by Day went to No 1 in the contemporary jazz charts. The 1997 album Full Circle
Full CircleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Brazillian Love Affair5:162Catwalk4:243Out of My Sight4:324Sweet Sunday4:205You Are3:596Walk in the Night4:337Haze4:498Diamond in the Dark4:179Midnight Temptation4:2210Havanna Express4:4611Tonight’s the Night3:5812Blue Azure3:5013Love in the Afternoon3:4014Brazillian Love Affair (remix)8:01 expanded their sound with hip hop-beats.
Still active, the band has released a number of albums in the 2000s and celebrated their thirtieth anniversary year in 2010, marking the occasion with the release of the album Across the World
Across the WorldSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Across the World4:382So High4:153Waterfall5:024Love Holds the Key3:385Real Thing4:116Chance of a Lifetime4:537Smile4:398Funktional3:489Lovers Hideway2:5510My Heart in 2 Places4:2411Blue Dawn3:3512Trouble3:4613Rise and Fall4:17 the following year.
Guitarist Alan Wormald died in 2023, and was replaced by returning original guitarist Keith Winter.
Independent projects
Bassist George Anderson released his second solo album, Expressions, on 3 September 2012 through Secret Records. Coming three years after his first 2009 album Positivity, this album again had Anderson writing, arranging and producing all of the tracks. The albums Body and Soul (10 March 2017) and Songs From Tomorrow (5 March 2021) followed, again through Secret Records.
Keyboardist Bill Sharpe teamed up with Gary Numan, billed as Sharpe & Numan, and scored a British Top 20 hit with the single "Change Your Mind" in 1985, and released several other singles with Numan under the Sharp & Numan moniker over the next year.
He later worked with American jazz pianist Don Grusin on a joint project called Geography released in 2007. Sharpe's second collaboration with Grusin, Trans Atlantica, was released on 3 September 2012. It was also issued through Secret Records, and included Geography as a special 2-CD package. On 23 February 2024 Leee John and Bill Sharpe released the album Intimate Glow.
Drummer Roger Odell has released three albums with his band Roger Odell's Beatifik: The Blue Window (2000, Passion Jazz), Intrigue (15 November 2015, Secret Records) and The Long Drive Home (2019, Secret Records as Beatifik). These albums feature Jacqui Hicks (lead vocals), saxophonist Mornington Lockett as well as Roger's wife Larraine Odell (vocals) and son Jamie Odell a.k.a. Jimpster (keyboards, vocals, producer).
Personnel
Current members
Jill Saward – vocals, percussion, flute (1980–present)
Bill Sharpe – keyboards (1980–present)
Roger Odell – drums (1980–present)
Keith Winter – guitar, backing vocals (1980–1989, 2023–present)
George Anderson – bass (1981–present)
Touring musicians
Jacqui Hicks – backing vocals, sax & flute
Debby Bracknell – backing vocals, flute
Former members
Jackie Rawe – vocals (1980–1983)
Nigel Wright – keyboards (1980–1983)
Steve Underwood – bass guitar (1980–1981)
Tracy Ackerman – vocals (1980s–1990s)
Lorna Bannon – vocals (1982)
Norma Lewis – vocals (1983)
Friðrik Karlsson – guitar (1990s–2000s)
Alan Wormald – guitar (1995-2023; his death)
In studio
Dick Morrissey – saxophone
Mornington Lockett – saxophone
Derek Nash – saxophone
Malcolm Tagg-Randall – saxophone
Fridrik Karlsson – guitar
Roberto Tola – guitar
Kazumi Watanabe – guitar
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 96 | 97.8th |
| Studio albums | 39 | 98.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 41 | 98.2th |
| Recording span (years) | 45 | 85.8th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (96 release groups · 39 studio albums)
Albums · 39
1981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:00:42
1Livin’ in the U.K.5:582Into the Night4:393Toot the Shoot4:024Lumiere4:155Late Night Flight3:596Waves1:417Steppin’ (live)5:538Covina4:499You Never Know5:1510Brazilian Dawn6:3711Living in the UK (Full Length mix)6:3212Brazilian Dawn (12 Inch mix)7:021982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 44:13
1Night Birds6:252Streetwalkin'5:343Rio Nights5:184Fly the Wind4:205Easier Said Than Done6:126Bitch to the Boys6:317Light on My Life4:478Takin' Off5:061982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 38:21
1Invitations6:142Lose Myself5:233Lonely Afternoon4:394Steppin’ Out4:475Stranger5:276Usual Situation5:067Sol Fuego4:408In Shadows2:051983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 42:11
1Dark Is the Night5:282Don't Say That Again4:473Slip Away5:194On Nights Like Tonight5:145Out of This World5:536Let's Get Together3:497If You Could See Me Now6:568Sanur4:451984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 38:38
1Down on the Street3:262Holding On4:383Summer Sky4:274Hypnotised4:315Don’t Blame It on Love3:286Photograph4:287Watching You5:248Fire Dance5:049Lady (To Billie Holiday)3:121985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 46:20
1Day by Day3:462Once Upon a Time4:453Secret3:314Physical Attraction6:145The Seventh Ring4:066City Rhythm4:027I Must Be Dreaming3:348Africa3:199Goodbye Mickey Mouse4:0710Vive La Fantasy4:4211Round and Round4:141986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 44:20
1Deja Vu (Into the Wind)4:572China Bay3:413Perfect Smile4:234Out of the Blue4:185Disorder at the Border3:506Climbing High4:017Catch Me If You Can4:508Secret Garden3:269Kagape3:3110This Boy Is Mine5:0411One More2:191987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 55:13
1Time of My Life4:042Slow Dancing3:313Releasin’ the Feelin’3:424M.O.N.E.Y.4:205Runnin’ Away3:536Something Special3:197Mr. Manic & Sister Cool3:488Nobody Holds Me (Quite the Way You Do)4:139Stop3:3410Love of All Time3:4911Orient Express4:5912Never Stop Your Love5:2413Mr. Manic & Sister Cool (Manic mix)6:371987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 41:53
1Golden Wings3:562L'Aggio L'Amour3:573Coco Kazu4:154Lazy4:035Dance Like Fred Astaire3:276Interlude2:217No One Knows3:458One for Cara4:149Paradise3:2610One Day Soon5:0311Cavalcante3:261988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 48:21
A1Mr. Manic & Sister Cool3:46A2Slow Dancing3:29A3Time of My Life4:01A4M.O.N.E.Y.4:12A5Nobody Holds Me (Quite the Way You Do)4:10A6Dr! Dr!3:26B1Walk the Walk6:10B2Releasin’ the Feelin’3:39B3Something Special3:16B4Stop3:31B5Love of All Time3:46B6Orient Express4:551988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 55:20
1Da Makani Suite11:132Island Girl4:593Undercurrent1:144Sea Dreamin’4:075Only Yesterday5:046Pastel Shade1:307Racing With the Wind3:368When Night Falls4:519Bermuda Rig3:0310Run With the Tide3:4211I’ll See Ya3:3212Endurance4:4013Eyes of the Sea3:491989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 53:54
1Nights Over Tokyo4:042Runaway Bay3:273Quiet Storm4:514Jazz Creepin’3:365Madinina3:446Open Our Eyes3:517Danceland3:588Sunshine Day3:439Blue Note4:0210Midnight Walkin’3:5811Prelude1:2112Nocturne4:5613Deadline4:0714Twilight Time4:161989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 53:02
1Turn the Music Up3:492Sure Thing4:143Forgive & Forget4:274Back to the Groove4:385Somebody’s Dancing (Up on the Roof)4:216Better Believe It4:207Ain’t Nobody3:578Like Other Fools5:009Night Moves4:3810Lowdown3:5611Open Your Eyes3:5212Turn the Music Up (12″ remix)5:501990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 50:05
1Dreamtime4:512After Midnight4:553Conquistador4:224Just the Way We Are5:065Two People (One Love Story)4:186Looking for Rainbows4:097Please Don't Go4:488Chi-Chi Castanengo4:079One Day, One Night4:0610Why Me?4:5511One Love4:281990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:17:27
1Down on the Street3:202Dark Is the Night4:143Dr! Dr!3:304Photograph4:305Walk the Walk4:216I Must Be Dreaming3:327Invitations4:238Day by Day3:469Streetwalkin'3:5810Nightbirds4:2411Feels Like the Right Time4:1512Covina5:1713Lady3:1514Africa3:2015Love of All Time3:4916City Rhythm4:0317Fly Like the Wind4:1818Watching You5:2619Easier Said Than Done3:461990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 29:15
1Winter Wonderland3:092Silent Night4:193Jingle Bells3:524A Christmas Dream3:375God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen3:546White Christmas3:157Christmas Eve3:328The Christmas Song3:371991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 46:14
1Don't Start Giving Up3:512Blue5:383Bitter Sweet4:264Cool Down4:325Don't Look Back4:146They Call That Cool4:537Holding On4:528Fly Away4:569Shake It Down4:3410You'll Never Know4:181991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 50:36
1Marie‐Louise4:062Hideaway4:023How Long3:424Heart to Heart4:305Silk Emotion5:226Nothing but a Dream4:287First Love4:098My Utopia4:039Just the Way It Goes3:4910High Life4:2611Whispers in the Night3:5612The Story of My Life4:031992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 48:02
1Christmas With You3:592When You Wish Upon a Star3:203Blue Christmas4:014Lonely on Christmas Day3:065Silent Eve4:236Winter Wonderland3:087Silent Night4:198Jingle Bells3:529A Christmas Dream3:3610God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen3:5411White Christmas3:1512Christmas Eye3:3213The Christmas Song3:371993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:00:38
1Happy Christmas to Ya!3:352Winter Wonderland3:103White Christmas3:134O Little Town of Bethlehem3:415Silent Night4:206Christmas Time Again4:387Christmas in Rio4:338Good King Wenceslas3:589Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!3:1510Sing (Little One)3:4411God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen4:1212Lonely on Christmas Day3:0713Jingle Bells3:4814The Christmas Song3:3815Away in a Manger3:1116Auld Lang Syne4:351993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 50:01
1Soul Destination5:132Don’t Walk Away4:283Paradise Island3:584Rest of Your Life4:455Crosstown3:376One for the Boyz4:157Beyond Our Reach3:298Can’t Stop Running3:529Sweat4:2110It’s Over3:5811Fly by Night4:5512Shine Your Light3:101993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 49:39
1One Day At A Time3:562Street Level4:073Sleepin' Alone4:294Siberian Breeze3:385Anyway You Want It3:506The Night Ain't Over Yet4:137Watchin' The Rain4:218Without You4:329Jump 'N' Pump3:4010Empty Skies5:0211Calm Before The Storm3:5712Vibe Tribe3:541994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:04:47
1Brazillian Love Affair5:162Catwalk4:243Out of My Sight4:324Sweet Sunday4:205You Are3:596Walk in the Night4:337Haze4:498Diamond in the Dark4:179Midnight Temptation4:2210Havanna Express4:4611Tonight’s the Night3:5812Blue Azure3:5013Love in the Afternoon3:4014Brazillian Love Affair (remix)8:011996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:10:09
1Let’s Start Over Again3:382Fly Away4:453Chase the Sun3:084Nothin’ Can Stop Me3:435Space Dance3:566Out of My Sight4:277Let the Piano Play5:348Anyway You Want It3:459Ocean Sway5:1710Blow Ya House3:5811Sakura Moon3:3112Love Somebody4:1413The Legacy4:2514Somethin’s Goin’ On4:0915One Day at a Time3:5216Time Stretch3:3817The Night Ain’t Over Yet4:091997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 54:08
1Let the Piano Play5:332Let’s Start Over Again3:403The Legacy4:254Fly Away4:455Chase the Sun3:096Space Dance3:567Nothin’ Can Stop Me3:448Ocean Sway5:179Blow Ya House3:5910Somethin’s Goin’ On4:1411Time Stretch3:3912Sakura Moon3:3213Love Somebody4:151998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 53:42
1Nova Bossa4:482Drive‐in4:513Magic3:574Sundown4:485Get Up4:126Driftin’5:207Move a Little Closer4:248Say What Zou Want4:119Slammin’4:1610It’s Alright3:5411Steveland4:1112Say Somethin’4:501999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 47:29
1Low Down3:552Magic3:553Drive‐In3:234Move a Little Closer4:215Lovely Day3:396Sundown3:427Say Somethin’4:508Driftin’5:189Get Up4:0810Nova Bossa4:4811Space Dance5:302001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 42:55
1Sunshine2Falling3:373The Squizzle4:094Paradise Garden4:095Under Your Spell3:366Changes4:187Running Back to You4:038Tahitian Nights4:259Night Time10In My Mind4:3311’til Sunrise12Silver Falls4:4413Tell Me Tonight5:212003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 54:01
1Summer of Love4:322Blue Savannah5:203Tortola Sunset3:554Shadow4:405Walking on Starlight3:586Blue Horizon4:007Come to Me4:298Someone I Could Love4:399Music in the Air3:4310Fool in Love5:0611Sunset Street4:2012Seattle Express5:192005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 53:05
1Beautiful Day3:372Lover’s Paradise5:333The Girl Who Dances in the Moonlight5:114Andre’s Place3:515Java Dawn4:006In My Eyes3:507Above the Clouds3:368Mornington Crescent4:139Let’s Get Away3:4510Cane Garden Bay4:0611Now Summer’s Gone4:1512You Keep Me Waiting3:3713Beautiful Day (remix)3:312007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 56:01
1All Because of You4:192Emotionally Blue3:493Osaka Skyline4:2845 A.M.4:035Cascade3:296Two Hearts4:157Te Amo4:418Lagoon4:509Turn on the Stars3:5610Can’t Make the Night4:5811Time and Again5:0712Fall in Love4:2313Small Hours3:432009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 54:08
1Footprints4:322Afterglow4:363First Light4:464Giving Up4:365Out of Town3:536In My Heart3:557Lullaby3:498Red Sky3:579Freefall4:2810Tower of Babel3:5911Groove Me Tonight3:5612Domino Dance3:4813Sierra Nevada3:532011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 54:01
1Across the World4:382So High4:153Waterfall5:024Love Holds the Key3:385Real Thing4:116Chance of a Lifetime4:537Smile4:398Funktional3:489Lovers Hideway2:5510My Heart in 2 Places4:2411Blue Dawn3:3512Trouble3:4613Rise and Fall4:17Once Upon a Time: The Acoustic Sessions
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 54:29
1Invitations2:572Easier Said Than Done3:283Night Birds4:444Blue Note3:235Once Upon a Time3:556Rio Nights4:067Down on the Street3:108Lonely Afternoon4:389Dark Is the Night4:3410Streetwalkin’4:4111Day by Day5:0912Mr. Manic & Sister Coo5:0013Lumiere4:442014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:07:53
1On the Corner3:302To Be in Love4:383The Greatest Gift4:274No Clouds4:155Sao Paulo Sunshine4:166Million Voices4:427Good Time5:138Jazz and Romance4:399Deeper4:5410Ojai Freeway3:5111Daydreamer4:1312She’s Not Here3:2113On the Corner (Latin mix)3:3014The Greatest Gift (dance mix)4:5915Deeper (Ga Outstanding 80s mix)7:25Snowflakes & Jazzamatazz: The Christmas Album
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 25 tracks · 1:27:24
Disc 11Happy Christmas From Shakatak (Bill’s Christmas Message)0:052Happy Christmas to Ya!3:303Jingle Bells3:454Silent Night4:155Sing (Litte One)3:416The Christmas Song3:367When You Wish Upon a Star3:178Winter Wonderland3:069A Christmas Dream3:3310Auld Lang Syne4:3511Away in a Manger3:0912Blue Christmas3:5913Christmas Eve3:20Disc 21White Christmas3:112Christmas Time Again4:363Christmas With You3:564Christmas in Rio4:295Merry Christmas in Summer4:496God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen4:087Good King Wenceslas3:558Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!3:119Lonely on Christmas Day3:0410O Little Town of Bethlehem3:3811Silent Eve4:2212Happy Christmas From Shakatak (Jill’s Christmas Message)0:142016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:03:22
1I Will Be There4:292Times and Places4:163Check In3:304Heads to the Sky5:405Haunting4:256Carry On3:387Coralie3:438Capetown4:489Goodbye to the City6:4610Wonderful4:2911Sand and the Sea4:2612Open Skies2:0213How Do You Sleep at Night3:5114Mr. Fanatical3:4215Movin’ On3:372019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:04:52
1To Be Loved5:062Making My Dreams Come True4:473Back to the Heart of It4:444Ready to Take a Chance5:085High Town4:446The Blue Zone4:237Soul Paradise5:198Love Light3:349While the City Sleeps4:4110Kyoto Dreaming4:5711Forever Rio5:1212Breathe3:0613Dance in Your Eyes5:0214Slinky4:092023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:07:23
1Love Is Gonna Getcha4:372Eyes of the World5:133Sunflowers5:284Love Will Take You There5:125After the Rain4:006Thinking About You5:257Every Day Is Summer5:098Never Ending Night3:029Sky High4:3010Always on My Mind4:5511Never Meant to Be4:0712Tell Me Why4:5213Eastern Dawn6:1714Spellbound4:36
Single · 14
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1980 | Steppin’Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksASteppin’ BKilling Time | 1980 | ||
| 1981 | Easier Said Than DoneSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAEasier Said Than Done BLate Night Flight | 1981 | ||
| 1982 | Night BirdsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:55ANight Birds4:25 BRio Nights4:30 | 1982 | ||
| 1984 | Down on the StreetSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:51ADown on the Street3:16 BHolding On4:35 | June 1984 | ||
| 1985 | Day by DaySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:20ADay by Day4:10 BDon’t Push Me4:10 | 1985 | ||
| 1987 | Mr. Manic & Sister CoolSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 15:37A1Mr Manic & Sister Cool (Cool mix)6:37 B1Mr Manic & Sister Cool (Manic mix)4:50 B2One for Cara4:10 | 1987 | ||
| 1988 | InvitationsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 20:311Easier Said Than Done6:09 2Invitations6:15 3Dark Is the Night6:07 4In Shadows2:00 | Compilation | 1988 | |
| 1988 | Dr! Dr!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 19:511Dr! Dr!3:28 2Orient Express4:55 3Dr! Dr! (Critical mix)5:21 4Mr Manic & Sister Cool (Coolest cuts)6:07 | 1988 | ||
| 1988 | Time of My LifeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 15:26ATime of My Life (extended mix)5:50 B1Slow Dancing3:29 B2Mr. Manic and Sister Cool (Coolest Cuts)6:07 | 1988 | ||
| 1989 | Turn the Music UpSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 13:441Turn the Music Up3:45 2Be Bop4:01 3Turn the Music Up (12″ mix)5:58 | 1989 | ||
| 1991 | 3 Tracks From ‘Bitter Sweet’Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 16:111Bitter Sweet6:01 2Blue5:39 3Cool Down4:31 | 1991 | ||
| 1993 | One Day at a TimeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 11:331One Day at a Time3:35 2Calm Before the Storm3:51 3The Night Ain't Over Yet4:07 | 1993 | ||
| 1994 | Brazilian Love AffairSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 25:151Brazilian Love Affair (radio version)4:11 2Brazilian Love Affair (The Steve Mac mix)8:02 3Dub Affair (The Steve Mac mix)7:47 4Brazilian Love Affair (album version)5:15 | 1994 | ||
| 2001 | Down on the Street 2001Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 39:221Down on the Street (Wackside radio edit)3:18 2Down on the Street (Wackside Reconstructed radio edit)3:36 3Down on the Street (Tiefschwarz Reconstructed radio edit)3:49 4Down on the Street (Wackside club mix)6:10 5Down on the Street (Tiefschwarz in the Streets vocal mix)8:03 6Down on the Street (Wackside's Reconstructed club mix)5:57 7Down on the Street (II C dub)5:06 8Down on the Street (original 84er mix)3:23 | 2001 |
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| 1981 | Brazilian Dawn / You Never KnowSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksABrazilian Dawn BYou Never Know | 1981 |
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| 1982 | Funk ’n’ DanceSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 31:55A1Easier Said Than Done6:10 A2Love Games5:20 A3Two Together3:37 B1Go for It6:43 B2Turn It On4:42 B3Star5:23 | Compilation | 1982 | |
| 1982 | The Best of ShakatakSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 46:25A1Night Birds4:26 A2Lose Myself5:21 A3Lonely Afternoon4:38 A4Sol Fuego4:38 A5Stranger5:25 B1Invitations4:23 B2Streetwalkin'5:29 B3Livin' in the UK5:56 B4Easier Said Than Done6:09 | Compilation | 1982 | |
| 1984 | Live in JapanSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracksDisc 1 A1Introduction A2Dark Is the Night A3Don’t Say That Again A4Streetwalkin’ B1Sanur B2Slip Away B3Invitations B4Out of This World Disc 2C1Piano Solo C2Bass Solo C3On Nights Like Tonight C4Let’s Get Together D1Bitch to the Boys D2Easier Said Than Done D3Night Birds | Live | 1984 | |
| 1985 | Live!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 59:571Dark Is the Night6:33 2Streetwalkin’5:50 3Watching You5:54 4Summer Sky4:32 5Invitations6:14 6Night Birds7:19 7Don’t Blame It on Love4:37 8Easier Said Than Done5:20 9Let’s Get Together3:52 10Lady3:02 11Down on the Street6:44 | Live | 1985 | |
| 1986 | The Best of ShakatakSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 58:381Night Birds4:26 2Easier Said Than Done6:08 3Lonely Afternoon4:39 4Stranger5:27 5Lose Myself5:23 6Streetwalkin'5:31 7Invitations4:23 8Dark Is the Night4:26 9Don't Say That Again4:46 10Summer Sky4:20 11Out of This World5:51 12Down on the Street3:18 | Compilation | 1 February 1986 | |
| 1988 | The Coolest CutsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 19 tracks · 1:17:531Down on the Street3:20 2Invitations4:22 3Livin' in the U.K.3:26 4Stranger3:18 5Slip Away5:01 6Brazilian Dawn3:38 7Steppin' (live)4:14 8Easier Said Than Done3:50 9Watching You4:11 10Don't Blame It on Love3:18 11Night Birds4:25 12Streetwalkin'3:55 13Dark Is the Night4:11 14City Rhythm4:00 15Rio Nights4:03 16Walk the Walk4:22 17Mr. Manic & Sister Cool3:45 18You Never Know5:01 19Shakatak Megamix5:33 | Compilation | 1988 | |
| 1988 | The Very Best of ShakatakSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:11:371Livin’ in the UK6:00 2Night Birds4:30 3Easier Said Than Done6:12 4Invitations4:27 5Lose Myself5:24 6Dark Is the Night5:26 7Down on the Street3:26 8City Rhythm4:01 9Deja Vu (To the Wind)4:58 10China Bay3:43 11This Boy Is Mine4:30 12Golden Wings3:59 13L’aggio L’amour3:59 14Paradise3:29 15Runnin’ Away3:54 16Racing With the Wind3:39 | Compilation | 1988 | |
| 1988 | The Very Best OfSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 1:04:581Easier Said Than Done6:07 2Day by Day3:41 3City Rhythm3:59 4Something Special3:15 5Night Birds6:20 6Streetwalking5:29 7Mr. Manic & Sister Cool3:45 8Down on the Street3:22 9Don’t Blame It on Love3:25 10Dark Is the Night5:20 11Slow Dancing3:28 12Rio Nights5:13 13Invitations6:11 14Watching You5:23 | Compilation | 1988 | |
| 1990 | Perfect SmileSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 54:371Runaway Bay3:25 2Jazz Creepin’3:34 3Sea Dreamin’4:09 4Lazy4:01 5Madinina3:42 6Perfect Smile4:38 7Disorder at the Border3:51 8Island Girl5:05 9One Love4:27 10Catch Me If You Can4:27 11China Bay3:38 12Please Don’t Go4:45 13Dreamtime4:55 | Compilation | 1990 | |
| 1991 | Night MovesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 1:04:011Invitations4:22 2City Rhythm3:56 3Climbing High3:59 4China Bay3:40 5Rio Nights5:17 6Brazilian Bay4:09 7Dr., Dr.3:25 8Down on the Street3:20 9Takin' Off5:08 10Covina4:50 11Night Moves4:39 12Out of the Blue4:18 13Fly the Wind4:20 14Feels Like the Right Time4:12 15Night Birds4:26 | Compilation | 1991 | |
| 1991 | Remix Best AlbumSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 1:08:341Night Birds5:05 2Easier Said Than Done4:44 3Streetwalkin'4:28 4Invitations4:53 5Out of This World4:49 6Down on the Street4:49 7Livin' in the U.K.4:00 8Lonely Afternoon4:33 9Lose Myself5:07 10Don't Say That Again4:40 11Dark Is the Night4:55 12Rio Nights5:05 13Mr Manic and Sister Cool6:08 14Walk the Walk5:18 | Compilation | 1991 | |
| 1991 | Open Your EyesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 48:451Hungry3:48 2Night Moves4:36 3Silk Emotion5:20 4You'll Never Know4:16 5Like Other Fools4:58 6High Life4:24 7Fly Away4:53 8Whispers in the Night3:55 9Forgive and Forget4:24 10Bitter Sweet4:23 11Open Your Eyes3:48 12Day by Day | Compilation | 1991 | |
| 1993 | Down on the StreetSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 55:391Down on the Street3:21 2Easier Said Than Done3:50 3Invitations4:20 4Out of This World4:21 5Holding On4:49 6Light of My Life4:37 7Lady (To Billie Holiday)3:17 8Dark Is the Night4:13 9Dr. Dr.3:25 10Something Special3:15 11Mr Manic and Sister Cool3:47 12Turn the Music Up3:44 13Bitter Sweet4:26 14You'll Never Know4:14 | Compilation | 1993 | |
| 1998 | The CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:11:461Down on the Street3:20 2Day by Day3:55 3Invitations4:20 4Dark Is the Night4:12 5You'll Never Know4:17 6Don't Blame It on Love3:22 7Lady (To Billie Holiday)3:15 8Holding On4:50 9Streetwalkin'4:32 10Night Birds4:26 11Easier Said Than Done3:48 12Out of This World4:20 13Dr. Dr.3:25 14Bitter Sweet4:26 15Something Special3:16 16Light on My Life4:35 17Turn the Music Up3:44 18Mr. Manic and Sister Cool3:43 | Compilation | 4 May 1998 | |
| 1998 | Shinin’ OnSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 50:291Catwalk4:19 2Sleepin’ Alone4:26 3Street Level4:04 4Haze4:43 5Walk in the Night4:31 6Fly by Night4:50 7Chase the Sun3:10 8Ocean Sway5:14 9Can’t Stop Running3:49 10Time Stretch3:43 11Paradise Island3:53 12Blue Azure3:47 | Compilation | 16 June 1998 | |
| 1999 | Jazz in the NightSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 1:02:281Drive‐In3:48 2Sundown3:27 3Space Dance5:33 4Someday4:06 5We Got the Love4:42 6Lovely Day3:34 7Say What You Want4:12 8Catwalk4:23 9Low Down3:34 10Brazilian Love Affair5:14 11Jazz in the Night4:07 12You’re the One3:59 13Toot the Shoot, 20004:19 14Sakura Moon3:34 15Boogie Wonderland3:56 | Compilation | 1999 | |
| 2000 | The Collection, Volume 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:18:451Brazilian Dawn4:16 2Feels Like the Right Time4:12 3If You Could See Me Now6:52 4Living in the UK4:18 5Rio Nights5:19 6Stranger4:42 7Walk the Walk (Hip mix)5:19 8Lose Myself5:21 9Lonely Afternoon4:39 10Don't Say That Again4:46 11Easier Said Than Done (Nigel Wright remix)4:44 12Night Birds (Nigel Wright remix)5:03 13Invitations (Nigel Wright remix)4:51 14Out of This World (Steve Mac remix)4:48 15Dark Is the Night (Steve Mac remix)4:53 16Down on the Street (original club edit)4:42 | Compilation | 25 September 2000 | |
| 2001 | After DarkSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 1:14:271Tell Me Tonight5:23 2Siberian Breeze3:37 3Fool in Love5:05 4Falling3:39 5Out of the Dark Days3:52 6Midnight Temptation4:22 7Rest of Your Life4:44 8Changes4:18 9Calm Before the Storm3:57 10Your Love My Love4:36 11Tahitian Nights4:27 12Fly Away4:49 13Come to Me4:28 14Running Back to You4:05 15Someone I Could Love4:38 16Out of My Sight4:30 17It’s Over3:57 | Compilation | 2001 | |
| 2002 | Dinner JazzSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:13:321Prelude1:20 2Silver Falls4:44 3Blue Azure3:44 4Driftin’3:47 5Paradise Garden4:09 6China Bay3:39 7Highly Sensative4:48 8Sea Dreamin’4:05 9One Love4:27 10When Night Falls4:54 11Pastel Shade1:30 12Under Your Spell3:36 13Ocean Sway5:12 14Empty Skies4:48 15In My Mind4:33 16One Day Soon5:02 17Nothing but a Dream4:26 18Quiet Storm4:48 | Compilation | 2002 | |
| 2003 | Smooth SolosSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 1:13:411Hypnotique5:57 2One Time4:30 3Coastal Route5:00 4Just For You4:45 5Dream Away4:09 6Rhythm Dance6:02 7Couldn't Believe It4:09 8Espirito4:30 9Don't Let Go4:49 10My Blue Heart4:52 11When The Trust Has Gone4:38 12Wonderland3:45 13Let The Rhythm Take You High5:27 14I Can't Let You Go4:56 15Breathing Space6:12 | Compilation | 2003 | |
| 2003 | The Ultimate CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 37 tracks · 2:55:32Disc 1 1Living in the UK5:55 2Easier Said Than Done3:47 3Steppin’ (live)5:49 4Brazilian Dawn5:37 5Night Birds6:21 6Streetwalkin’5:29 7Invitations6:11 8Stranger5:24 9Dark Is the Night5:18 10If You Could See Me Now6:51 11Out of This World5:47 12On Nights Like Tonight5:09 13Down on the Street3:22 14Don’t Blame It on Love3:25 15Watching You4:22 Disc 21City Rhythm3:58 2Day by Day3:52 3Something Special3:16 4Mr. Maniac and Sister Cool3:44 5Dr! Dr!3:26 6Time of My Life4:01 7Walk the Walk6:10 8Turn the Music Up3:46 9Back to the Groove4:36 10Bitter Sweet4:24 11You’ll Never Know4:16 12Let’s Start Again3:38 13Fly Away4:44 14Ocean Sway5:17 15One Day at a Time3:54 Disc 31Dark Is the Night (live)6:31 2Change Your Mind4:11 3Shakatak Megamix5:33 4Easier Said Than Done (remix)4:41 5Night Birds (remix)5:03 6Lonely Afternoon (remix)4:31 7Lady (To Billie Holiday)3:13 | Compilation | 2003 | |
| 2003 | Live at Ronnie Scott’s ClubSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 1:13:291Invitations5:08 2Streetwalkin’4:38 3Beyond Our Reach3:43 4Day by Day5:40 5Don’t Say That Again7:59 6Blue Note3:26 7Lumière5:09 8Easier Said Than Done4:43 9You Are4:14 10Mr. Manic & Sister Cool3:42 11Chi Chi Castenengo4:02 12Night Birds11:54 13Let the Piano Play5:03 14Down on the Street4:08 | Live | 2003 | |
| 2004 | Easier Said Than DoneSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:32:07Disc 1 1Invitations4:56 2Easier Said Than Done4:39 3Sunshine4:10 4Street Walkin’4:47 5Day by Day3:33 6Under Your Spell3:45 7Don’t Say That Again (Instr)4:59 8Lonely Afternoon4:50 9In Shadows (Instr)2:11 10Bass and Drums3:05 11Dark Is the Night3:26 Disc 21City Rhythm4:29 2You Are4:08 3Mr. Manic and Sister Cool5:26 4Brazilian Drum6:33 5Night Birds15:56 6Let the Piano Play5:05 7Down the Street6:09 | Compilation | 2004 | |
| 2008 | Drive TimeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 1:11:571Sunshine3:50 2Summer of Love4:32 3Move a Little Closer4:19 4Nothing Can Stop Me3:43 5Night Time3:44 6Walking on Starlight3:58 7Anyway You Want It3:45 8Slammin4:15 9The Legacy4:24 10Sunset Street4:20 11Til Sunrise3:55 12I Don’t Want You for Life4:55 13Music in the Air3:43 14Indian Summer4:07 15Don’t Stop the Music5:10 16Blow Ya House3:58 17Seattle Express5:19 | Compilation | 15 January 2008 | |
| 2008 | The Best of ShakatakSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:16:251Brazilian Dawn4:11 2City Rhythm3:56 3Dark Is the Night4:07 4Day by Day3:52 5Don't Blame It on Love3:18 6Down on the Street3:15 7Easier Said Than Done3:44 8Emotionally Blue3:42 9Golden Wings3:52 10Invitations4:16 11Living in the UK5:54 12Lonely Afternoon4:35 13Mr Manic and Sister Cool3:40 14Night Birds4:21 15Out of This World4:15 16Stranger4:37 17Streetwalkin'5:28 18Watching You5:22 | Compilation | 6 March 2008 | |
| 2008 | The Ultimate CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 34 tracksDisc 1 1Night Birds 2Invitations 3Climbing High 4Dreamtime 5Paradise 6Sea Dreamin’ 7Lovely Day 8City Rhythm 9Dejavu 10Nothing but a Dream 11Streetwalkin’ 12Golden Wings 13Dark Is the Night 14Livin in the UK 15Brazilian Love Affair 16One Day at a Time Disc 21Let’s Start Over Again 2Sunshine 3Catwalk 4All Because of You 5Without You 6Night Moves 7Day by Day 8Summer of Love 9Jazz Creepin’ 10Steve Land 11Low Down 12Easier Said Than Done 13Beautiful Day 14Down on the Street 15Night Ain’t Over Yet 16One for the Boys 17Mr. Manic & Sister Cool 18Paradise Garden | Compilation | 8 July 2008 | |
| 2011 | Greatest Hits (live at the Playhouse)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 31 tracks · 3:02:02Disc 1 1Invitations6:00 2Easier Said Than Done5:20 3Sunshine4:34 4Street Walkin’4:59 5Day by Day5:43 6Under Your Spell3:50 7Lonely Afternoon5:08 8Dark Is the Night5:44 9City Rhythm4:23 10Mr. Manic & Sister Cool5:18 11Brazilian Dawn6:31 12Night Birds16:18 13Down on the Street6:54 Disc 21Invitations6:00 2Easier Said Than Done5:20 3Sunshine4:34 4Street Walkin’4:59 5Day by Day5:43 6Under Your Spell3:50 7Don’t Say That Again (instrumental)5:04 8Lonely Afternoon5:08 9In Shadows2:44 10Bass & Drums (instrumental)3:06 11Dark Is the Night5:44 12City Rhythm4:23 13You Are4:28 14Mr. Manic & Sister Cool5:18 15Brazilian Dawn6:31 16Night Birds16:18 17Let the Piano Play5:16 18Down on the Street6:54 | Compilation | 2011 | |
| 2012 | The 12 Inch MixesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 25 tracks · 2:24:51Disc 1 1Steppin’ (Full Length version)5:49 2Killing Time (Full Length version)5:29 3Feels Like the Right Time (Full Length version)4:53 4Living in the U.K. (Full Length mix)6:27 5Espirrito (Full Length mix)4:20 6Brazilian Dawn7:00 7Easier Said Than Done (Special mix long version)6:09 8Night Birds6:25 9Streetwalkin (Full Length version)5:33 10Go for It (Full Length version)6:54 11Invitations6:14 12Stranger (extended version)5:22 13Dark Is the Night (extended version)6:27 Disc 21I Lose Myself (remix)5:21 2If You Could See Me Now6:53 3Fly the Wind (remix)4:20 4Out of This World (extended version)5:49 5Down on the Street (dance mix)6:34 6Don’t Blame It on Love4:39 7If You Want My Love (Come and Get It)4:20 8Watching You (extended version)6:36 9Day by Day (Full version)6:14 10Don’t Push Me5:00 11Something Special (extended club version)5:26 12Mister Manic and Sister Cool (Cool mix)6:37 | Compilation | 5 December 2012 | |
| 2013 | More 12 Inch MixesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 1:59:58Disc 1 1Mr. Manic & Sister Cool (Manic Cuts)6:00 2Mr. Manic & Sister Cool (Manic dub)4:50 3Covina5:10 4Late Night Flight4:00 5Rio Nights5:10 6Sanur4:40 7Down on the Street (extended)4:55 8Holding On4:20 9Down on the Street (U.S. dub mix)4:12 10Rio Nights (Percussion version)5:53 11Cavalcante3:25 12Something Special (a cappella dub)3:53 Disc 21Turn It Up5:58 2Be Bop4:01 3Back in the Groove5:18 4Better Believe It10:50 5Shakatak Megamix7:45 6Shakatak Coolest Cuts Megamix5:30 7Deja Vu (To the Wind)4:50 8Golden Wings3:45 9Brazilian Love Affair (Steve Mac mix)7:57 10Dub Affair (Steve Mac mix)7:36 | Compilation | 2013 | |
| 2014 | Golden Wings / Into the BlueSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 1:26:321Golden Wings3:58 2L’aggio L’amour3:59 3Coco Kazu4:15 4Lazy4:05 5Dance Like Fred Astaire3:29 6Interlude2:16 7No One Knows3:47 8One for Cara4:17 9Paradise3:30 10One Day Soon5:06 11Cavalcante3:26 12Deja Vu (To the Wind)4:57 13China Bay3:42 14Perfect Smile4:23 15Out of the Blue4:18 16Disorder at the Border3:51 17Climbing High4:01 18Catch Me If You Can4:51 19Secret Garden3:26 20Kagape3:32 21This Boy Is Mine5:04 22One More2:19 | Compilation | 6 October 2014 | |
| 2015 | The Magic of ShakatakSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:14:111Livin’ in the UK5:58 2Night Birds6:19 3Don’t Say That Again4:44 4After Midnight4:55 5Walk in the Night4:27 6Space Dance5:30 7Time Stretch3:32 8Driftin’5:17 9One Time4:31 10Dream Away4:08 11My Blue Heart4:54 12Wonderland3:43 13Tortola Sunset3:55 14Andre’s Place3:51 15Java Dawn4:00 16Nothing but a Dream4:27 | Compilation | 2015 | |
| 2016 | Da Makani & NitefliteSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 27 tracks · 1:50:261Da Makani Suite11:18 2Island Girl5:08 3Undercurrent1:19 4Sea Dreamin’4:14 5Only Yesterday5:10 6Pastel Shade1:35 7Racing With the Wind3:42 8When Night Falls4:57 9Bermuda Rig3:08 10Run With the Tide3:49 11I’ll See Ya3:36 12Endurance4:47 13Eyes of the Sea3:52 14Nights Over Tokyo4:03 15Runaway Bay3:27 16Quiet Storm4:50 17Jazz Creepin’3:36 18Madinina3:44 19Open Your Eyes3:51 20Danceland3:58 21Sunshiny Day3:43 22Blue Note4:02 23Midnight Walkin’3:57 24Prelude1:21 25Nocturne4:56 26Deadline4:07 27Twilight Time4:16 | Compilation | 8 March 2016 | |
| 2017 | Bitter Sweet / Turn the Music UpSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 1:39:17Disc 1 1Don’t Start Giving Up3:52 2Blue5:38 3Bitter Sweet4:26 4Cool Down4:32 5Don’t Look Back4:15 6They Call That Cool4:53 7Holding On4:52 8Fly Away4:56 9Shake It Down4:33 10You’ll Never Know4:18 Disc 21Turn the Music Up3:49 2Sure Thing4:14 3Forgive & Forget4:27 4Back to the Groove4:38 5Somebody’s Dancing (Up on the Roof)4:21 6Better Believe It4:20 7Ain’t Nobody3:57 8Like Other Fools5:00 9Night Moves4:38 10Lowdown3:56 11Open Your Eyes3:52 12Turn the Music Up (12″ remix)5:50 | Compilation | 2017 | |
| 2017 | Fiesta + UtopiaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 23 tracks · 1:41:351Dreamtime4:51 2After Midnight4:56 3Conquistador4:23 4Just the Way We Are5:06 5Two People (One Love Story)4:19 6Looking for Rainbows4:10 7Please Don’t Go4:48 8Chi‐Chi Castanengo4:07 9One Day, One Night4:07 10Why Me!4:56 11One Love4:28 12Marie‐Louise4:10 13Hideaway4:06 14How Long3:47 15Heart to Heart4:34 16Silk Emotion5:26 17Nothing but a Dream4:33 18First Love4:13 19My Utopia4:07 20Just the Way It Goes3:54 21High Life4:30 22Whispers in the Night4:00 23The Story of My Life4:04 | Compilation | 11 December 2017 | |
| 2019 | Live at the Duo Music ExchangeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 1:09:141Invitations4:57 2Easier Said Than Done4:55 3Streetwalkin’4:38 4Day by Day5:34 5Don’t Say That Again5:01 6In My Eyes3:47 7Hypnotise5:01 8Piano Solo7:32 9Bass Solo4:21 10You Keep Me Waiting3:41 11Beautiful Day3:37 12Night Birds16:10 13Invitations 14Night Birds | Live | 2019 | |
| 2019 | Full Circle + Let the Piano PlaySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 27 tracks · 1:59:401Brazilian Love Affair5:16 2Catwalk4:24 3Out of My Sight4:31 4Sweet Sunday4:21 5You Are4:00 6Walk in the Night4:34 7Haze4:50 8Diamond in the Dark4:17 9Midnight Temptation4:22 10Havana Express4:48 11Tonight’s the Night3:59 12Blue Azure3:51 13Love in the Afternoon3:41 14Brazilian Love Affair (Steve Mac mix)7:58 15Let the Piano Play5:37 16Let’s Start Over Again3:43 17The Legacy4:28 18Fly Away4:49 19Chase the Sun3:13 20Space Dance4:00 21Nothin’ Can Stop Me Now3:47 22Ocean Sway5:20 23Blow Ya House4:02 24Somethin’s Goin’ On4:17 25Time Stretch3:42 26Sakura Moon3:35 27Love Somebody4:15 | Compilation | 25 October 2019 | |
| 2020 | All Around The World: 40th Anniversary EditionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 48 tracks · 3:38:001Steppin’ (12” version)5:53 2Easier Said Than Done (7” version)3:46 3Night Birds (7” version)4:23 4Dark Is the Night (extended version)6:27 5Down on the Street (US remix)6:44 6Day by Day3:55 7Mr Manic and Sister Cool3:43 8Walk the Walk (Hip mix)5:20 9Be Bop3:58 10Bitter Sweet (extended mix)6:02 11One Day at the Time3:57 12Brazilian Love Affair (radio version)4:09 13Let the Piano Play5:36 14Move a Little Closer4:21 15Low Down3:31 16Funktional3:48 17Osaka Skyline4:28 18Ready to Take a Chance5:09 19Slinky4:11 20Mornington Crescent4:13 21She’s Not Here3:24 22Freefall4:29 23My Heart in 2 Places4:25 24To Be in Love4:42 25Let’s Get Away3:45 26Giving Up4:37 27Heads to the Sky5:41 28All Around the World Tonight3:59 29All Around the World Tonight (radio edit)3:28 30Reflections4:13 31Celebrate4:12 32Do You Remember4:56 33Living in the UK (live)5:31 34Bitch to the Boys (live)5:24 35Night Birds (live)7:36 36Easier Said Than Done (live)5:23 37Brazilian Dawn (live)8:36 38Invitations (live)5:51 39Stepping Out (live)2:54 40Streetwalkin’ (live)3:34 41Lose Myself (live)3:53 42Killing Time (live)5:37 43Steppin’ (live)4:37 44Go for It (live)5:04 45Easier Said Than Done (demo)2:36 46Invitations (demo)1:41 47Lonely Afternoon (demo)2:40 48Stranger (demo)1:38 | Compilation | 14 August 2020 | |
| 2021 | Emotionally Blue / On The CornerSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 27 tracks · 1:56:44Disc 1 1All Because Of You4:18 2Emotionally Blue3:47 3Osaka Skyline4:26 45 A.M.4:01 5Cascade3:27 6Two Hearts4:13 7Te Amo4:40 8Lagoon4:49 9Turn On The Stars3:54 10Can't Make The Night4:56 11Time And Again5:05 12Fall In Love4:21 13Small Hours3:44 Disc 21On The Corner3:32 2To Be In Love4:40 3The Greatest Gift4:28 4No Clouds4:18 5Sao Paulo Sunshine4:19 6Million Voices4:44 7Good Time5:16 8Jazz and Romance4:43 9Deeper4:57 10Ojai Freeway3:54 11Daydreamer4:16 12She's Not Here3:24 13On the Corner (Latin Mix)3:32 14The Greatest Gift (Dance Mix)5:00 | Compilation | 2021 | |
| 2021 | Live In LockdownSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:19:551Dark Is the Night5:15 2To Be Loved3:28 3Streetwalkin'4:30 4All Around the World Tonight3:59 5Chi Chi Castenengo3:46 6A Million Voices5:03 7Day by Day5:24 8Takin' off4:35 9Night Birds10:35 10Down on the Street4:34 11Beautiful Day3:43 12Bitch to the Boys3:09 13City Rhythm3:46 14Down on the Street3:39 15Light on My Life3:28 16Lonely Afternoon3:45 17On Nights Like Tonight3:16 18Steveland4:00 | Live | 2021 | |
| 2021 | The Collection / The Collection Volume 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 34 tracks · 2:29:54Disc 1 1Down On The Street3:20 2Day By Day3:55 3Invitations4:20 4Dark Is The Night4:12 5You'll Never Know3:38 6Don't Blame It On Love3:22 7Lady (To Billie Holiday)3:15 8Holding On4:50 9Streetwalkin'4:32 10Night Birds4:26 11Easier Said Than Done3:48 12Out Of This World4:20 13Dr. Dr.3:25 14Bitter Sweet4:26 15Something Special3:16 16Light On My Life4:35 17Turn The Music Up3:44 18Mr. Manic And Sister Cool3:44 Disc 21Brazilian Dawn4:16 2Feels Like The Right Time4:12 3If You Could See Me Now6:52 4Living In The UK4:18 5Rio Nights5:19 6Stranger4:42 7Walk The Walk (Hip Mix)5:19 8Lose Myself5:21 9Lonely Afternoon4:39 10Don't Say That Again4:46 11Easier Said Than Done (Remixed By Nigel Wright)4:44 12Night Birds (Remixed By Nigel Wright)5:03 13Invitations (Remixed By Nigel Wright)4:51 14Out Of This World (Remixed By Steve Mac)4:48 15Dark Is The Night (Remixed By Steve Mac)4:53 16Down On The Street (Original Club Edit)4:43 | Compilation | 2021 | |
| 2021 | Blue Savannah + Beautiful DaySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 25 tracks · 1:46:491Summer of Love4:29 2Blue Savannah5:17 3Tortola Sunset3:53 4Shadow4:38 5Walking on Starlight3:56 6Blue Horizon3:57 7Come to Me4:26 8Someone I Could Love4:36 9Music in the Air3:43 10Fool in Love5:04 11Sunset Street4:18 12Seattle Express5:20 13Beautiful Day3:37 14Lover’s Paradise5:34 15The Girl Who Dances in the Moonlight5:12 16Andre’s Place3:51 17Java Dawn4:00 18In My Eyes3:51 19Above the Clouds3:37 20Mornington Crescent4:13 21Let’s Get Away3:45 22Cane Garden Bay4:06 23Now Summer’s Gone4:15 24You Keep Me Waiting3:38 25Beautiful Day (remix)3:33 | Compilation | 26 March 2021 | |
| 2025 | 45th Anniversary CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 30 tracks · 2:16:57Disc 1 1I've Got A Good Feeling4:13 2Blue Note4:02 3Open Your Eyes3:51 4Night Birds6:24 5Without You4:28 6Don't Walk Away4:28 7Beyond Our Reach3:31 8Out Of The Blue4:19 9Stranger5:26 10Giving Up4:35 11After The Rain5:23 12On The Corner3:32 13Invitations6:13 14Down On The Street3:24 15Orient Express4:57 Disc 21Take A Chance On Love3:43 2Steveland4:12 3Easier Said Than Done6:08 4Once Upon A Time4:45 5Slip Away5:16 6Marie Louise4:06 7Rest Of Your Life4:44 8Dance Like Fred Astaire3:28 9Day By Day (Duet With Al Jarreau)3:43 10Dark Is The Night5:23 11Sweet Sunday4:18 12Nobody Holds Me (Quite The Way You Do)4:12 13Nights Over Tokyo4:02 14One Day At A Time3:55 15Eastern Dawn6:16 | Compilation | 23 April 2025 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Shakatak head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 96 | 97.8th |
| Studio albums | 39 | 98.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 41 | 98.2th |
| Recording span (years) | 45 | 85.8th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sharpe | — | present | |
| George Anderson | — | present | |
| Jackie Rawe | — | present | |
| Jill Saward | — | present | |
| Keith Winter | — | present | |
| Nigel Wright | — | present | |
| Roger Odell | — | present | drums (drum set) |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shakatak_01_KT.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f6372053-44f7-4353-9c76-979116a9822ddiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f6372053-44f7-4353-9c76-979116a9822dcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72099genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72099seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakatakbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakatak
Why this artist is in the database
- List of funk musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Kentrethewey · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q72099 · MusicBrainz: f6372053-44f7-4353-9c76-979116a9822d
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