Quiet Life

by Japan

Overview

Quiet Life is the album that transformed Japan from past-tense glam rockers into futuristic synth popsters, though they'd been leaning in that direction for a while. It's also a solid proto-New Romantic synthesizer record, enhanced by Mick Karn's superb fretless bass work and David Sylvian's smooth, sneering vocals spread over pop hits like the title track and "Fall in Love with Me." [The 2006 reissue includes five bonus tracks.] ~ Keith Farley

Product Details

Release Date:	10/31/2006
Label:	Sony Bmg
UPC:	0828768444825
Rank:	50546

Tracks

1. Quiet Life
2. Fall in Love with Me
3. Despair
4. In Vogue
5. Halloween
6. All Tomorrow's Parties
7. Alien
8. The Other Side of Life
9. All Tomorrow's Parties
10. All Tomorrow's Parties
11. A Foreign Place
12. Quiet Life
13. Quiet Life

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Japan   Primary Artist,Guitar,Saxophone,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Mick Karn   Fretless Bass,Vocals (Background),Bass,Flute,Vocals,Saxophone
Steve Jansen   Drums,Vocals,Percussion
David Sylvian   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Rob Dean   Guitar,Vocals
Richard Barbieri   Vocals,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Martyn Ford   Conductor

Technical Credits

John Punter   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Remix Engineer
Al Cleveland   Composer
Giorgio Moroder   Composer,Producer
William Robinson   Composer
Smokey Robinson   Composer
Ann Odell   Orchestral Arrangements
Simon Bell   Producer
Jon Jacobs   Assistant
Simon Napier-Bell   Producer
Steve Nye   Producer,Remix Engineer
Colin Fairley   Engineer
David Sylvian   Composer
Japan   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Keith Bessey   Engineer
Lou Reed   Composer