Down on the Street (album)
# Down on the Street (album)

Down on the Street is the fifth studio album by the London jazz-funk band Shakatak, released in 1984. The album peaked at no. 17 on the UK Albums Chart, and produced the band's second top-ten UK single "Down on the Street", which peaked at no. 9 on the UK Singles Chart. The album produced two other singles: "Watching You" and "Don't Blame It on Love".

## Track listing

All tracks written by Bill Sharpe & Roger Odell except where noted.

Side A

* "Down on the Street" – 3:22
* "Holding On" (George Anderson/Jill Saward) – 4:34
* "Summer Sky" – 4:22
* "Hypnotised" (Sharpe) – 4:28

Side B

* "Don't Blame It on Love" – 3:25
* "Photograph" – 4:25
* "Watching You" – 5:22
* "Fire Dance" – 5:00
* "Lady (To Billie Holiday)" – 3:11

## Charts

### Album charts

| Chart (1984–85) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| UK Albums Chart | 17 |
| Dutch Album Top 100 | 14 |
| Germany Top 100 Albums | 18 |
| Norwegian Charts | 19 |
| Swiss Hitparade | 14 |

### Singles charts

| Single | Chart | Peak position |
| - | - | - |
| "Watching You" | UK Singles Chart | 79 |
| "Watching You" | Dutch Singles | 14 |
| "Watching You" | Ultratop Belgian Charts | 32 |
| "Down on the Street" | Dance Club Songs (U.S.) | 27 |
| "Down on the Street" | UK Singles Chart | 9 |
| "Down on the Street" | Top 100 Singles (Germany) | 17 |
| "Down on the Street" | Dutch Singles | 31 |
| "Down on the Street" | French Singles Chart | 25 |
| "Down on the Street" | Ultratop Belgian Charts | 23 |
| "Don't Blame It on Love" | UK Singles Chart | 55 |

## Personnel

* Jill Saward – vocals
* Bill Sharpe – keyboards
* George Anderson – bass guitar
* Keith Winter – guitars
* Roger Odell – drums
