Drivin' Hard

Drivin' Hard
Studio album by Shakatak
Released	29 May 1981 [1]
Recorded	Majestic London & Strawberry South
Genre	Jazz-funk, crossover
Length	45:16
Label	Polydor
Producer	Nigel Wright
Shakatak chronology
Drivin' Hard (1981) Night Birds (1982)

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

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

• As of June 2025, the version of Steppin’ used by streaming services is the incorrect, shorter, studio version instead of the Live version.

Personnel

• Bill Sharpe – Bösendorfer grand piano, keyboards ^[2]
• Nigel Wright – Fender Rhodes electric piano, Sennheiser Vocoder, Oberheim OB-X synthesizer, keyboards and synthesizers
• Wally Badarou – Prophet 5 and inspiration
• Keith Winter – Yamaha & Fender guitars with Fender amplification, Ovation acoustic guitars
• Steve Underwood – Fender bass with Fender amplification
• Roger Odell – Sonor drums, Rototoms, synth drums, Zildjian cymbals
• Jill Saward – vocals
• Jackie Rawe – vocals

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

External links

• Shakatak - Drivin' Hard (1981) album credits & releases at AllMusic
• Shakatak - Drivin' Hard (1981) album releases & credits at Discogs
• Shakatak - Drivin' Hard (1981) album to be listened as stream on Spotify