Shakatak / discography
This discography is an overview of the released records of the British pop , jazz and funk band Shakatak . According to sources and record awards, it has sold more than 260,000 records to date. Shakatak's most successful releases are the albums Night Birds and Invitations , each with over 100,000 units sold.
Albums
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | CH | UK | R&B | |||
1982 | Drivin 'hard | - | - |
UK35
silver
(17 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: January 1982
Producer: Nigel Wright |
Night birds | - | - |
UK4th
gold
(28 weeks)UK |
R&B55 (5 weeks) R&B |
First published: May 1982
Producer: Nigel Wright |
|
Invitations | - | - |
UK30th
gold
(11 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: November 1982
Producer: Nigel Wright |
|
1983 | Out of This World |
DE60 (1 week) DE |
- |
UK30 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: October 1983
Producer: Nigel Wright |
1984 | Down on the street |
DE18 (14 weeks) DE |
CH16 (6 weeks) CH |
UK17 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 1984
Producer: Nigel Wright |
1985 | City Rhythm | - |
CH25 (1 week) CH |
- | - |
First published: December 1985
Producer: Nigel Wright |
1988 | Manic & Cool |
DE34 (7 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
First published: March 1988
Producer: Nigel Wright |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More studio albums
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Live albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | CH | UK | R&B | |||
1985 | Live! |
DE48 (5 weeks) DE |
CH23 (2 weeks) CH |
UK82 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: February 1985
Producers: Les McCutcheon, Nigel Wright |
More live albums
- 1983: Out of This World - Tour 1983
- 1984: Live in Japan (double album)
- 1998: Live at Ronnie Scott's Club
- 2011: Greatest Hits: Live at the Playhouse (CD + DVD)
Compilations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
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DE | CH | UK | R&B | |||
1988 | The coolest cuts | - | - |
UK73 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: October 1988
Producers: Les McCutcheon, Nigel Wright |
More compilations
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Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
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DE | CH | UK | Dance | |||
1980 | Feels Like The Right Time |
- | - |
UK41 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: October 1988
Author: Bill Sharpe |
1981 | Living in the UK Drivin 'Hard |
- | - |
UK52 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: February 1981
Author: Bill Sharpe |
Brazilian Dawn Drivin 'Hard |
- | - |
UK48 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: July 1981
Author: Bill Sharpe |
|
Easier Said Than Done Night Birds |
- | - |
UK12 (17 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: November 1981
Authors: Bill Sharpe, Roger Odell |
|
1982 | Night Birds Night Birds |
- | - |
UK9 (8 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: March 1982
Authors: Bill Sharpe, Roger Odell |
Streetwalkin ' Night Birds |
- | - |
UK38 (6 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: June 1982
Authors: Bill Sharpe, Roger Odell |
|
Invitations Invitations |
- | - |
UK24 (7 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 1982
Authors: Bill Sharpe, Roger Odell |
|
Stranger invitations |
- | - |
UK43 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: October 1982
Authors: Bill Sharpe, Roger Odell |
|
1983 | Dark Is the Night Out of This World |
- | - |
UK15 (8 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: May 1983
Authors: Bill Sharpe, Roger Odell |
If You Could See Me Now Out of This World |
- | - |
UK49 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 1983
Authors: Bill Sharpe, Roger Odell |
|
Out of This World Out of This World |
- | - |
UK78 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: September 1983
Authors: Bill Sharpe, Roger Odell |
|
1984 | Down on the Street Down on the Street |
DE17 (18 weeks) DE |
- |
UK9 (11 weeks) UK |
Dance27 (9 weeks) Dance |
First published: June 1984
Authors: Bill Sharpe, Roger Odell |
Don't Blame It on Love Down on the Street |
- | - |
UK55 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 1984
Authors: Bill Sharpe, Roger Odell |
|
Watching You Down on the Street |
- | - |
UK79 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: October 1984
Authors: Bill Sharpe, Roger Odell |
|
1985 | City Rhythm City Rhythm |
- | - |
UK77 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 1985
Authors: Bill Sharpe, Roger Odell |
Day by Day City Rhythm |
- | - |
UK53 (4 weeks) UK |
- | ||
1987 | Mr. Manic & Sister Cool Manic & Cool |
DE18 (14 weeks) DE |
- |
UK56 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: September 1987
Authors: Bill Sharpe, Roger Odell |
1988 | Time of My Life Manic & Cool |
DE70 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
First published: August 1988
Authors: Bill Sharpe, Roger Odell |
1989 | Turn the Music Up. Turn the Music Up |
- | - |
UK83 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: July 1989
Authors: George Anderson, Jill Saward |
2001 | Down on the Street 2001 |
DE89 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - |
First published: February 2001
Shakatak vs. Wackside |
More singles
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Video albums
- 1985: Twilight Sensation
- 1986: Into the Blue: Music by Shakatak
- 1987: Down on the Street
- 1988: Da Makani
- 2004: Live at the Playhouse
- 2004: In Concert: Without a filter
statistics
Chart evaluation
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Awards for music sales
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
Country / Region | silver | gold | platinum | Sales | swell |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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United Kingdom (BPI) | silver1 | 2 × gold2 | - | 260,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | silver1 | 2 × gold2 | - |
swell
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: DE CH UK US
- ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
- ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7 .