Live in Japan (The Carpenters album)

Live in Japan
Live album by Carpenters
Released	March 7, 1974
Recorded	June 7–9, 1974 at the Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan
Genre	Pop
Length	65:15
Label	A&M/King Records, Universal
Producer	Richard & Karen Carpenter
Carpenters chronology
Now & Then (1973) Live in Japan (1974) Horizon (1975)

Live in Japan was the first live album released by the American pop music duo Carpenters. The album contained a new version of "Sing" with the children's chorus sung by the Kyoto Children's Choir. The band released "The End of the World" as a promotional single that reached No. 3 on US Hot 100.

Track listing

Disc one

Side one

1. Medley – 13:24
   1. "Superstar" (Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell) – 2:58
   2. "Rainy Days and Mondays" (Roger Nichols, Paul Williams) – 1:53
   3. "Goodbye to Love" (Richard Carpenter, John Bettis) – 3:29
2. "Top of the World" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 2:50
3. "Help!" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:32

Side two

4. "Mr. Guder" (Carpenter, Bettis) – 3:52
5. "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 4:07
6. "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (Richard Addinsell) (Hank Williams) – 3:22
7. "Yesterday Once More" (Carpenter/Bettis) – 1:38
8. "Hurting Each Other" (Peter Udell, Gary Geld) – 2:13

Disc two

Side three

1. Oldies Medley – 17:15
   1. "Little Honda" (Brian Wilson, Mike Love) – 2:15
   2. "The End of the World" (Sylvia Dee, Arthur Kent) – 2:04
   3. "Runaway" (Del Shannon, Max Crook) – 2:09
   4. "Da Doo Ron Ron" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector) – 1:37
   5. "Leader of the Pack" (Barry, Ben Raleigh) – 2:17
   6. "Johnny Angel" (Lee Pockriss, Lyn Duddy) – 1:03
   7. "Book of Love" (Warren Davis, Charles Patrick, George Malone) – 1:18
   8. "Shuboom" (Carl Fester, James Keyes, Franklin McRay, William Edward) – 1:32
   9. "Daddy's Home" (James Sheppard, William Miller) – 1:47
   10. "Johnny B. Goode" (Chuck Berry)　– 3:29

Side four

2. "Introduction: Colonel Bogey"/"Sing" (Kenneth J. Alford/Joe Raposo) – 4:26
3. "Sometimes" (Henry Mancini, Felice Mancini) – 2:39
4. "We've Only Just Begun" (Nichols, Williams) – 4:22
5. "For All We Know" (Fred Karlin, Arthur James, Robb Wilson) – 3:13

On CD issues of the album, medley tracks are separated into individual songs.

Charts

Chart positions Chart (1975) Position Japanese Oricon LP Chart[1] 8

Year-end charts Chart (1975) Position Japanese Albums Chart[2] 37

References

1. a-カーペンターズ "Yamachan Land (Japanese Chart Archives) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Carpenters" Check |url= value (help) (in Japanese). Original Confidence. 2007-12-30. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
2. 1975年アルバム年間ヒットチャート "Japanese Year-End Albums Chart of 1975" Check |url= value (help) (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2012-03-03.