| Live in Japan | ||||
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| Released | March 7, 1975 | |||
| Recorded | June 7–9, 1974 | |||
| Venue | Festival Hall (Osaka, Japan) | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 59:15 | |||
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| Producer | Richard & Karen Carpenter | |||
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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.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Superstar"/"Rainy Days and Mondays"/"Goodbye to Love"/"Top of the World"/"Help!" (medley) |
| 13:24 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | "Mr. Guder" |
| 3:52 |
| 3. | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | 4:07 | |
| 4. | "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" | 3:22 | |
| 5. | "Yesterday Once More" |
| 1:38 |
| 6. | "Hurting Each Other" |
| 2:13 |
| 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) |
| 17:15 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8. | "Introduction: Colonel Bogey"/"Sing" |
| 4:26 |
| 9. | "Sometimes" |
| 2:39 |
| 10. | "We've Only Just Begun" |
| 4:22 |
| 11. | "For All We Know" |
| 3:13 |
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