Live in Japan (The Carpenters album)

Live in Japan
Live in Japan
Live album by Carpenters
Released	March 7, 1975
Recorded	June 7–9, 1974
Venue	Festival Hall; (Osaka, Japan)
Genre	Pop
Length	59:15
Label	A&M; King; Universal;
Producer	Richard & Karen Carpenter
Carpenters chronology
Live/compilation chronology

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Superstar"/"Rainy Days and Mondays"/"Goodbye to Love"/"Top of the World"/"Help!" (medley)	Bonnie Bramlett Leon Russell / Roger Nichols Paul Williams / Richard Carpenter John Bettis / Carpenter Bettis / John Lennon Paul McCartney	13:24

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
2.	"Mr. Guder"	Carpenter Bettis	3:52
3.	"(They Long to Be) Close to You"	Burt Bacharach Hal David	4:07
4.	"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"	Hank Williams Moon Mullican	3:22
5.	"Yesterday Once More"	Carpenter Bettis	1:38
6.	"Hurting Each Other"	Peter Udell Gary Geld	2:13

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(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)	Brian Wilson Mike Love / Sylvia Dee Arthur Kent / Del Shannon Max Crook / Jeff Barry Ellie Greenwich Phil Spector / Barry Greenwich Morton / Lee Pockriss Lyn Duddy / Warren Davis Charles Patrick George Malone / Carl Feaster Claude Feaster James Keyes Floyd Mcrae James Edwards / James Sheppard William Miller / Chuck Berry	17:15

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
8.	"Introduction: Colonel Bogey"/"Sing"	Kenneth J. Alford / Joe Raposo (Japanese Lyric:Rumiko Hoshika)	4:26
9.	"Sometimes"	Henry Mancini Felice Mancini	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

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

Production

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon^[1]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon^[2]	37

References

^ "Yamachan Land (Japanese Chart Archives) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Carpenters" (in Japanese). Original Confidence. 2007-12-30. Retrieved 2012-03-03.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "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

[Jachart-1] "Yamachan Land (Japanese Chart Archives) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Carpenters" (in Japanese). Original Confidence. 2007-12-30. Retrieved 2012-03-03.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[JAYearend-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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Studio albums	Offering (Ticket to Ride) (1969) Close to You (1970) Carpenters (1971) A Song for You (1972) Now & Then (1973) Horizon (1975) A Kind of Hush (1976) Passage (1977) Christmas Portrait (1978) Made in America (1981) Voice of the Heart (1983) An Old-Fashioned Christmas (1984) Lovelines (1989) As Time Goes By (2001)
Live albums	Live in Japan (1975) Live at the Palladium (1976)
Compilation albums	The Singles: 1969–1973 (1973) The Singles: 1974–1978 (1978) The Very Best of the Carpenters (1982) Yesterday Once More (1984) Only Yesterday (1990) From the Top (1991) Interpretations: A 25th Anniversary Celebration (1995) Love Songs (1997) Reflections (1998) The Singles: 1969–1981 (2000) The Essential Collection: 1965–1997 (2002) Carpenters Perform Carpenter (2003) Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition (2004) The Ultimate Collection (2006) 40/40 (2009) Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2018)
Solo albums	Time (1987) Karen Carpenter (1996) Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor (1998)
Singles	"Looking for Love" "Ticket to Ride" "(They Long to Be) Close to You" "We've Only Just Begun" "Merry Christmas, Darling" "For All We Know" "Rainy Days and Mondays" "Superstar" "Bless the Beasts and Children" "Hurting Each Other" "It's Going to Take Some Time" "Goodbye to Love" "Sing" "Yesterday Once More" "Top of the World" "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" "I Won't Last a Day Without You" "Please Mr. Postman" "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" "Only Yesterday" "Solitaire" "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)" "I Need to Be in Love" "Goofus" "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" "Sweet, Sweet Smile" "I Believe You" "Touch Me When We're Dancing" "(Want You) Back in My Life Again" "Those Good Old Dreams" "Beechwood 4-5789" "Make Believe It's Your First Time" "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore" "Little Altar Boy" "Honolulu City Lights" "Something in Your Eyes" "If I Had You" "Ave Maria" "The Rainbow Connection"
Other songs	"Let Me Be the One" "A Song for You" "This Masquerade" "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" "Can't Smile Without You" "I Just Fall in Love Again" "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" "Where Do I Go from Here"
Television series and specials	Make Your Own Kind of Music (1971) Live at the BBC (1971) Very First TV Special (1976) Space Encounters (1978) A Christmas Portrait (1978) Music, Music, Music (1980)
Music video releases	Gold: Greatest Hits (1991 VHS / 2002 DVD) Interpretations (1995 VHS / 2003 DVD)
Documentaries	Close to You: Remembering The Carpenters (1998) Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story (2007)
Related	Discography Songs John Bettis Tony Peluso If I Were a Carpenter Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story The Karen Carpenter Story Classic Carpenters
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