Oil On Canvas

Oil On Canvas is the title of a live album released by British group Japan in 1983.

The album was released six months after the group had split up. Aside form the live tracks, the album also contained three new instrumental studio tracks Oil on Canvas, Voices Raised in Welcome, Hands Held in Prayer and Temple of Dawn, recorded separately by band members Sylvian, Sylvian/Jansen and Barbieri respectively.

The album entered the UK chart at no.5, its peak position, immediately after its release and spent a total of nine weeks in the Top 40.