Out of This World (Shakatak album)

Out of This World, released in 1983 on the Polydor label, is the fourth album by English jazz-funk band Shakatak.

Out of This World
Studio album by Shakatak
Released	1983
Recorded	July/August 1983
Studio	Battery Studios (London) Rock City Studios (Surrey)
Genre	Jazz-funk, Crossover
Length	40:08
Label	Polydor
Producer	Nigel Wright
Shakatak chronology
Invitations (1982) Out of This World (1983) Down on the Street (1984)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Track listing

All tracks written by William "Bill" Sharpe and Roger Odell.

Side 1:

1. "Dark Is the Night" – 5:28
2. "Don't Say That Again" – 4:46
3. "Slip Away" – 5:19
4. "On Nights Like Tonight" – 5:13

Side 2:

1. "Out of This World" – 5:53
2. "Let's Get Together" – 3:48
3. "If You Could See Me Now" – 6:56
4. "Sanur" – 4:45

Personnel

• Bill Sharpe – keyboards
• Keith Winter – guitars
• George Anderson – bass, backing vocals
• Roger Odell – drums & percussion
• Jill Saward – vocals, lead on "Let's Get Together"
• Norma Lewis – vocals

Guest musicians and vocalists

• Lead vocal on "Nights Like Tonight" – Tracy Ackerman
• Percussion – Simon Morton
• Trumpet – Stuart Brookes
• Saxophone – Martin Dobson
• Brass arrangement – Nigel Wright

External links

• Shakatak - Out of This World (1983) album credits & releases at AllMusic
• Shakatak - Out of This World (1983) album releases & credits at Discogs
• Shakatak - Out of This World (1983, Remastered 2018 with bonus tracks) album to be listened as stream on Spotify