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Quiet Life is the third studio album by English new wave band Japan, first released on 7 December 1979 [5] in Canada, Japan and The Netherlands by record label Hansa and on 18 January 1980 in the UK. [6] The album was a transition from the glam rock -influenced style of previous albums to a synth-pop style.
"Quiet Life" was first released as a single in Japan in December 1979 with the B-side "Halloween". In March 1980, it was released in Germany and the Netherlands with the B-side "Second That Emotion", whereas in the UK "Quiet Life" was released as the B-side of the unsuccessful "Second That Emotion". [5]
Quiet Life was first released in December 1979 in Canada, with journalist Rosalind Russell describing Japan as being a "cult band in Canada" and that the album was "shifting copies like candles in a power strike". [12]
Jul 9, 2021 · Quiet Life was, astoundingly, released mere weeks later in Canada – just ahead of two live shows there – and on 20 December in Japan. The UK release came in January 1980.
The third Japan album, Quiet Life, was released on December 20th, 1979 in Japan, Canada and many European countries. Due to problems with manufacturing the physical albums, it wasn’t released in the United Kingdom until January 4th, 1980.
Earlier in the year the band had released the one-off single “Life in Tokyo” in collaboration with Giorgio Moroder, a sudden disco anomaly that set the precedent for what they’d be ...
Jan 6, 2020 · It wasn’t until 1981 that a re-released “Quiet Life” — this time unencumbered by postmodern soul moves — became Japan’s first visit to the U.K. Top 40.
