Quiet Life

This article is about the Japan album. For the song, see Quiet Life (song). For the Anchor & Braille album, see The Quiet Life. For the film, see A Quiet Life.

Quiet Life
Studio album by
Japan
Released7 December 1979
18 January 1980 (UK)
RecordedJune – September 1979
Studio
  • AIR (London, UK)
  • DJM (London, England)
Genre
Length44:33
LabelHansa
Producer
Japan chronology
Obscure Alternatives
(1978) 		Quiet Life
(1979) 		Gentlemen Take Polaroids
(1980)
Singles from Quiet Life
  1. "Quiet Life"
    Released: December 1979

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. Though sales were initially slow, Quiet Life was the band's first album to chart and was later certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 100,000 copies.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference AllMusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference The Quietus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Thompson, Garrett (2005). "Japan - Quiet Life". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. London: Cassell Illustrated. p. 436.
  4. ^ Ham, Robert (9 March 2021). "Japan - Quiet Life". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Japan-Quiet Life".
  6. ^ "New Albums" (PDF). Record Business. 14 January 1980. p. 28. Retrieved 25 March 2021.