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1975 live album by Carpenters
Live in Japan
Live album by Carpenters
ReleasedMarch 7, 1975
RecordedJune 7–9, 1974
VenueFestival Hall
(Osaka, Japan)
GenrePop
Length59:15
Label
ProducerRichard & Karen Carpenter
Carpenters chronology
Now & Then
(1973)
Live in Japan
(1975)
Horizon
(1975)
Live/compilation chronology
The Singles: 1969–1973
(1973)
Live in Japan Live at the Palladium
(1976)

Live in Japan was the first live album by the American pop music duo Carpenters released on Asian market.

The album is notable to include a version of "Sing" with the children's chorus sung by the Kyoto Children's Choir.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Superstar"/"Rainy Days and Mondays"/"Goodbye to Love"/"Top of the World"/"Help!" (medley)13:24
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
2."Mr. Guder"
  • Carpenter
  • Bettis
3:52
3."(They Long to Be) Close to You"4:07
4."Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"3:22
5."Yesterday Once More"
  • Carpenter
  • Bettis
1:38
6."Hurting Each Other"
  • Peter Udell
  • Gary Geld
2:13
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Little Honda"/"The End of the World"/"Runaway"/"Da Doo Ron Ron"/"Leader of the Pack"/"Johnny Angel"/"Book of Love"/"Shuboom"/"Daddy’s Home"/"Johnny B. Goode" (oldies medley)17:15
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."Introduction: Colonel Bogey"/"Sing"4:26
9."Sometimes"2:39
10."We've Only Just Begun"
  • Nichols
  • Williams
4:22
11."For All We Know"
  • Fred Karlin
  • Arthur James
  • Robb Wilson
3:13

Personnel

Musicians

  • Karen Carpenter – vocals, drums
  • Richard Carpenter – piano, synthesizer, vocals
  • Tony Peluso – guitar, organ, electric bass, synthesizer
  • Danny Woodhams – bass, vocals
  • Cubby O'Brien – drums
  • Doug Strawn – clarinet, organ, vocals
  • Bob Messenger – electric bass, flute, tenor saxophone
  • Pete Henderson – vocals
  • Kyoto Children's Choir – chorus

Production

  • Karen Carpenter – co-producer
  • Richard Carpenter – co-producer, arranger, orchestrations
  • Ray Gerhardt – engineer
  • Kazuo Nagao – engineer
  • Roger Young – engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1975) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon 8

Year-end charts

Chart (1975) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon 37

References

  1. "Yamachan Land (Japanese Chart Archives) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Carpenters" (in Japanese). Original Confidence. 2007-12-30. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  2. "Japanese Year-End Albums Chart of 1975" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2012-03-03. 1975年アルバム年間ヒットチャート
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