New wave, art rock, synth pop band, 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.

Released: 2021-03-05

Label: BMG, BMG, BMG, BMG, BMG, BMG, BMG, BMG, BMG

Country: Worldwide

Tracklist

	Quiet Life
A1	Quiet Life	4:52
A2	Fall In Love With Me	4:37
A3	Despair	6:01
A4	In-Vogue	6:37
B1	Halloween	4:25
B2	All Tomorrow's Parties	5:44
B3	Alien	5:07
B4	The Other Side Of Life	7:30
	Quiet Life
CD1-1	Quiet Life	4:52
CD1-2	Fall In Love With Me	4:37
CD1-3	Despair	6:01
CD1-4	In-Vogue	6:37
CD1-5	Halloween	4:25
CD1-6	All Tomorrow's Parties	5:44
CD1-7	Alien	5:07
CD1-8	The Other Side Of Life	7:30
	A Quieter Life (Alternative Mixes & Rarities)
CD2-1	European Son (Steve Nye 7" Remix 1982)	3:50
CD2-2	Life In Tokyo (Steve Nye 7" Special Remix 1982)	4:03
CD2-3	Quiet Life (Original German 7" Mix 1980)	3:53
CD2-4	I Second That Emotion (Steve Nye 7" Remix 1982)	3:56
CD2-5	All Tomorrow's Parties (Steve Nye 7" Remix Version 1983)	3:35
CD2-6	European Son (John Punter 12" Mix 1980)	5:01
CD2-7	Life In Tokyo (Steve Nye 12" Special Remix Version 1982)	7:06
CD2-8	I Second That Emotion (Steve Nye 12" Remix Version 1982)	5:17
CD2-9	All Tomorrow's Parties (Steve Nye 12" Remix Version 1983)	5:17
CD2-10	European Son (Steve Nye 12" Remix Version 1982)	5:35
CD2-11	Quiet Life (Japanese 7" Mix 1980)	4:14
CD2-12	A Foreign Place	3:16
CD2-13	All Tomorrow's Parties (John Punter 7" Mix 1979)	4:14
CD2-14	Life In Tokyo (Theme) (Giorgio Moroder Version 1979)	2:03
	Live In Japan EP
CD2-15	Deviation (Live In Japan EP Version)	3:20
CD2-16	Obscure Alternatives (Live In Japan EP Version)	6:05
CD2-17	In-Vogue (Live In Japan EP Version)	6:11
CD2-18	Sometimes I Feel So Low (Live In Japan EP Version)	4:04
	Live At Budokan 27/03/1980
CD3-1	Intro (Despair)	1:30
CD3-2	Alien	5:44
CD3-3	...Rhodesia	6:08
CD3-4	Quiet Life	4:47
CD3-5	Fall In Love With Me	4:14
CD3-6	Deviation	3:34
CD3-7	All Tomorrow's Parties	5:30
CD3-8	Obscure Alternatives	6:30
CD3-9	In-Vogue	6:15
CD3-10	Life In Tokyo	6:18
CD3-11	Halloween	4:01
CD3-12	Sometimes I Feel So Low	4:06
CD3-13	Communist China	3:12
CD3-14	Adolescent Sex	4:56
CD3-15	I Second That Emotion	3:50
CD3-16	Automatic Gun	3:55