Live in Japan (Earth, Wind & Fire video)

Live in Japan
Video by Earth, Wind & Fire
Released	1998 (VHS), 2008 (DVD)
Recorded	1990
Venue	Nippon Budokan
Length	1:16:26
Label	Pioneer, Eagle Rock

Live in Japan is a concert by the band Earth, Wind & Fire released on DVD in 2008 by Eagle Rock Entertainment. ^[1]

Overview

Earth, Wind & Fire: Live in Japan was originally issued in 1998 on VHS by Pioneer Entertainment. The concert was recorded in the Tokyo Dome during the band's "Heritage Tour". ^[1]

Critical reception

The Urban Music Scene noted "it doesn't get any better than this folks" with Live in Japan. ^[2] Mark Deming of Allmovie noted that EWF "show they still have talent and charisma to spare in this concert filmed in Japan in 1990". ^[3] Matt Bauer of Exclaim! also called Live in Japan "mesmerizing". ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"
2.	"System of Survival"
3.	"Getaway"
4.	"September"
5.	"Fantasy"
6.	"Shining Star"
7.	"Kalimba Tree"
8.	"After the Love Is Gone"
9.	"For the Love of You"
10.	"Reasons"
11.	"Brazilian Rhyme"
12.	"Let's Groove"
13.	"That's the Way of the World"

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Personnel

' Earth, Wind & Fire'

• Maurice White - kalimba, percussion, vocals
• Phillip Bailey - vocals, percussion
• Sheldon Reynolds - vocals, guitar
• Ralph Johnson - percussion, vocals
• Dick Smith - guitar, vocals
• Vance Taylor - keyboard
• Verdine White - bass
• Andrew Woolfolk - saxophone
• Sonny Emory - drums

Earth, Wind & Fire Horns

• Reggie Young - trombone
• Ray Brown - trumpet
• Gary Bias - saxophone

References

1. Earth, Wind, and Fire Live in Japan. Eagle Rock Entertainment. 2008.
2. "Earth, Wind & Fire – Live In Japan (DVD/CD)". theurbanmusicscene.com. September 10, 2008.
3. Deming, Mark. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Live In Japan". allmovie.com. Allmovie.
4. Bauer, Matt (October 23, 2008). "Earth, Wind, and Fire: Live In Japan". exclaim.ca. Exclaim!.