Live in Japan (Chicago album)
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| Live in Japan | ||
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| Studio album by Chicago | ||
| Released | 1975 | |
| Recorded | June 10, 11, and 14, 1972 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 104:15 | |
| Label | CBS/Sony Japan | |
| Producer | James William Guercio | |
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Live in Japan is a 1975 live album by American rock band Chicago. It was recorded over the course of 3 days at the Osaka Festival Hall on the band's tour in support of Chicago V in 1972.
Originally, the album was released as a two-LP set (CBS/Sony SOPJ 31-32XR), and only in Japan. The album was finally released in the U.S. in 1996 as a two-CD set (CRD-3030) on Chicago's own label, Chicago Records.
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[edit] Sound quality
Many fans and band members alike think the sound quality of this recording is better than 1971's Chicago at Carnegie Hall. Chicago founding member James Pankow was always particularly critical of the Carnegie Hall album saying:
| “ | I hate it. The acoustics of Carnegie Hall were never meant for amplified music, and the sound of the brass after being miked came out sounding like kazoos.[1] | ” |
Walter Parazaider noted about the sound quality of Live in Japan:
| “ | The Japanese hooked up two eight-track machines together to make 16 tracks. The quality of the sound was excellent.[1] | ” |
[edit] Current status
The album is currently out of print and tends to fetch high prices (generally upwards of $80 USD) on auction Web sites and in the collector's market. There are rumors circulating on fan forums of Rhino Records (Chicago's current record label) reissuing the album. In 2005, it was released on the iTunes Store as a digital download.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Disc one
- "Dialogue (Parts I & II)" – 6:55
- "A Hit by Varèse" – 4:43
- "Lowdown" – 4:14
- "State of the Union" – 8:14
- "Saturday in the Park" – 4:19
- "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon: Make Me Smile" – 3:17
- "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon: So Much to Say, So Much to Give" – 0:59
- "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon: Anxiety's Moment" – 1:02
- "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon: West Virginia Fantasies" – 1:32
- "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon: Colour My World" – 3:22
- "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon: To Be Free" – 2:17
- "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon: Now More Than Ever" – 1:36
- "Beginnings" – 6:36
- "Mississippi Delta City Blues" – 5:50
[edit] Disc two
- "A Song for Richard and His Friends" – 7:54
- "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? [Free Form Intro]" – 6:15
- "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" – 3:53
- "Questions 67 & 68" – 4:51
- "25 or 6 to 4" – 9:14
- "I'm a Man" – 10:43
- "Free" – 6:29
[edit] Personnel
- Robert Lamm: keyboards, vocals
- Terry Kath: guitar, vocals
- Peter Cetera: bass, vocals
- Danny Seraphine: antique bells, congas, drums
- Lee Loughnane: trumpet, background vocals, percussion
- Walter Parazaider: woodwinds, percussion
- James Pankow: trombone, percussion
