Name: Quiet Life - Japan
Brand: Japan
SKU: 4050538625356
Price: 61.44 EUR
Availability: InStock

Artist

Formed in London, England in early 1974, Japan comprised David Sylvian (vocals), his brother Steve Jansen (drums), Richard Barbieri (keyboards) and Mick Karn (saxophone/bass). Rob (Robert) Dean joined the line-up as guitarist and the band subsequently won a recording contract with the German record company Ariola-Hansa. Eminently unfashionable in the UK punk era, they first found success in Japan.

After three albums with Ariola-Hansa, they switched to Virgin Records in 1980 and found their fortunes dramatically improving thanks to the surge of popularity in the New Romantic movement. Japan's androgynous image made them suddenly fashionable and they registered several UK Top 20 singles. Their albums Gentlemen Take Polaroids (1980) and Tin Drum (1981) were also well received. Rob Dean left the band after Gentlemen Take Polaroids but continued working with the band for one more tour thereafter.

Disagreements between Karn and Sylvian undermined the band's progress just as they were achieving some long-overdue success, and they split in late 1982. The members diversified into collaborative work and solo careers, reuniting (minus Dean) in 1991 for a project under the moniker of Rain Tree Crow.

Tracks

A1 Quiet Life 04:52

A2 Fall In Love With Me 04:37

A3 Despair 06:01

A4 In-Vogue 06:37

B1 Halloween 04:25

B2 All Tomorrow's Parties 05:44

B3 Alien 05:07

B4 The Other Side Of Life 07:30

CD1-1 Quiet Life 04:52

CD1-2 Fall In Love With Me 04:37

CD1-3 Despair 06:01

CD1-4 In-Vogue 06:37

CD1-5 Halloween 04:25

CD1-6 All Tomorrow's Parties 05:44

CD1-7 Alien 05:07

CD1-8 The Other Side Of Life 07:30

CD2-1 European Son (Steve Nye 7" Remix 1982) 03:50

CD2-2 Life In Tokyo (Steve Nye 7" Special Remix 1982) 04:03

CD2-3 Quiet Life (Original German 7" Mix 1980) 03:53

CD2-4 I Second That Emotion (Steve Nye 7" Remix 1982) 03:56

CD2-5 All Tomorrow's Parties (Steve Nye 7" Remix Version 1983) 03:35

CD2-6 European Son (John Punter 12" Mix 1980) 05:01

CD2-7 Life In Tokyo (Steve Nye 12" Special Remix Version 1982) 07:06

CD2-8 I Second That Emotion (Steve Nye 12" Remix Version 1982) 05:17

CD2-9 All Tomorrow's Parties (Steve Nye 12" Remix Version 1983) 05:17

CD2-10 European Son (Steve Nye 12" Remix Version 1982) 05:35

CD2-11 Quiet Life (Japanese 7" Mix 1980) 04:14

CD2-12 A Foreign Place 03:16

CD2-13 All Tomorrow's Parties (John Punter 7" Mix 1979) 04:14

CD2-14 Life In Tokyo (Theme) (Giorgio Moroder Version 1979) 02:03

CD2-15 Deviation (Live In Japan EP Version) 03:20

CD2-16 Obscure Alternatives (Live In Japan EP Version) 06:05

CD2-17 In-Vogue (Live In Japan EP Version) 06:11

CD2-18 Sometimes I Feel So Low (Live In Japan EP Version) 04:04

CD3-1 Intro (Despair) 01:30

CD3-2 Alien 05:44

CD3-3 ...Rhodesia 06:08

CD3-4 Quiet Life 04:47

CD3-5 Fall In Love With Me 04:14

CD3-6 Deviation 03:34

CD3-7 All Tomorrow's Parties 05:30

CD3-8 Obscure Alternatives 06:30

CD3-9 In-Vogue 06:15

CD3-10 Life In Tokyo 06:18

CD3-11 Halloween 04:01

CD3-12 Sometimes I Feel So Low 04:06

CD3-13 Communist China 03:12

CD3-14 Adolescent Sex 04:56

CD3-15 I Second That Emotion 03:50

CD3-16 Automatic Gun 03:55

Releases

Formats

Vinyl, 8-Track Cartridge, Cassette, CD, CDr, All Media, Acetate, File, Box Set

Labels

Music On Vinyl, Polydor, BMG, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Fame, BMG Victor Inc., RCA Victor, Ariola, Caroline Records, Carrere, Ariola Records America, Sony BMG Music Entertainment , Hansa, Hansa , RCA Camden, BMG UK & Ireland, BMG Rights Management, Hansa International, Ariola Records, Ariola Hansa, Strange Sounds Records

Countries

Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Europe, Hong Kong, UK & Europe, UK & Ireland, Benelux

years

1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2021

Members

David Sylvian,Mick Karn,Masami Tsuchiya,Steve Jansen,Richard Barbieri,~~Rob Dean~~