Oil on Canvas
LP by Japan
Released	June 1983
Recorded	1983.
Genre	New Wave
Length	60 min 10 s
Record label	Virgin Records
Producer	John Punter
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com	4 stars out of 5	link
Japan Chronology
Tin Drum (1981)	Oil on Canvas (1983)

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Track listing

1. "Oil on Canvas" (1:25)
2. "Sons of Pioneers" (4:59)
3. "Gentlemen Take Polaroids" (6:41)
4. "Swing" (5:36)
5. "Cantonese Boy" (3:45)
6. "Visions of China" (3:34)
7. "Ghosts" (6:23)
8. "Voices Raised in Welcome, Hands Held in Prayer" (3:30)
9. "Nightporter" (6:47)
10. "Still Life in Mobile Homes" (5:37)
11. "Methods of Dance" (6:07)
12. "Quiet Life" (4:34)
13. "The Art of Parties" (5:28)
14. "Canton" (5:43)
15. "Temple of Dawn" (1:45)