''Live in Japan'' is a live album by American rock band

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, released in November 1972. It was recorded over the course of three days at the Osaka Festival Hall on the band's tour in support of '' Chicago V'' in 1972. The group recorded Japanese-language versions of " Lowdown" and "

Questions 67 And 68 "Questions 67 and 68" is a 1969 song written by Robert Lamm for the rock band Chicago (then known as Chicago Transit Authority) and recorded for their debut album ''Chicago Transit Authority''. It was their first single release. Peter Cetera is th ...

" to coincide with their Japan performances. They performed both songs in Japanese during their stay, which are documented on this album. Originally, the album was released as a two- LP set (CBS/Sony SOPJ 31-32XR), and only in Japan. The album was released in the

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in 1996 as a two- CD set (CRD-3030) on Chicago's own label, Chicago Records. 1971's '' Chicago at Carnegie Hall'', however, is part of the canon with the numbering for the album being 'IV'.

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:

Walter Parazaider Walter Parazaider (born March 14, 1945) is an American woodwind musician best known for being a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He plays a wide variety of wind instruments, including saxophone, flute, and clarinet. He also occasionall ...

noted about the sound quality of ''Live in Japan'':

Re-release

The album was reissued in March 2014 worldwide faithfully replicating the original LP design including a cardboard sleeve, booklet with photos and all the lyrics in very difficult to read small font.CD Japan website: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=WPCR-14472

Track listing

Side one

Dialogue (Part I & II) "Dialogue" is a song written by Robert Lamm for the group Chicago and recorded for their album '' Chicago V'' (1972). On the album the song is over 7 minutes long and is divided in two parts. An edited version was released as a single in October 19 ...

" (Robert Lamm) 6:55 #"A Hit by Varèse" (Lamm) 4:43 #" Lowdown (Japanese version)" (Peter Cetera/Danny Seraphine/Osamu Kitayama)Discogs entry for Live In Japan
/ref> 4:14 #"State of the Union" (Lamm) 8:14 #" Saturday in the Park" (Lamm) 4:19

Side two

Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon" (sic), also known as "The Ballet" and "Make Me Smile Medley", is a nearly thirteen-minute mini-rock opera/song cycle/suite from Chicago's 1970 album ''Chicago'' (also called ''Chicago II''). It was the group's first ...

" (James Pankow) 14:05 ##"

Make Me Smile "Make Me Smile" is a song written by James Pankow for the rock band Chicago with the band's guitarist, Terry Kath, on lead vocals. Part 1 of Pankow's 7-part "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon" song cycle/suite, it was recorded for their second albu ...

" – 3:17 ##"So Much to Say, So Much to Give" – 0:59 ##"Anxiety's Moment" – 1:02 ##"West Virginia Fantasies" – 1:32 ##" Colour My World" – 3:22 ##"To Be Free" – 2:17 ##"Now More Than Ever" – 1:36 # "Beginnings" (Lamm) 6:36 # "Mississippi Delta City Blues" (Terry Kath) 5:50

Side three

# "A Song for Richard and His Friends" (Lamm) 7:54 # "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? ree Form Intro (Lamm) 6:15 # " Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" (Lamm) 3:53 # " Questions 67 & 68 (Japanese version)" (Lamm/Kazuko Katagiri) 4:51

Side four

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25 or 6 to 4 "25 or 6 to 4" is a song written by American musician Robert Lamm, one of the founding members of the band Chicago. It was recorded in 1969 for their second album, ''Chicago'', with Peter Cetera on lead vocals. Composition In a 2013 interview, R ...

" (Lamm) 9:14 # "I'm a Man" (Steve Winwood/Jimmy Miller) 10:43 # " Free" (Lamm) 6:29

Personnel

Peter Cetera Peter Paul Cetera ( ; born September 13, 1944) is an American retired musician best known for being a lead vocalist and the bassist of the rock band Chicago from 1967 until his departure in 1985, before launching a successful solo career. His ...

: bass, vocals *

Terry Kath Terry Alan Kath (January 31, 1946 – January 23, 1978) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He played guitar and sang lead vocals on many of the band's early hit singl ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

, vocals *

Robert Lamm Robert William Lamm (born October 13, 1944) is an American keyboardist, guitarist, singer and songwriter best known as a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He wrote many of the band's biggest hits, including " Questions 67 & 68", "Does ...

: keyboards,

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

Lee Loughnane Lee David Loughnane (pronounced LOCK-nain; born October 21, 1946) is an American trumpeter, flugelhorn player, vocalist, and songwriter, best known for being a founding member of the rock band Chicago. Early life and education Lee David Loughna ...

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Ex ...

background vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are us ...

James Pankow James Carter Pankow is an American trombone player, songwriter and brass instrument player, best known as a founding member of the rock band Chicago. Early life, family and education Born in St. Louis, Missouri of German and Irish descent, Pa ...

trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate ...

, percussion, background vocals *

woodwinds Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments within the greater category of wind instruments. Common examples include flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, and saxophone. There are two main types of woodwind instruments: flutes and reed ...

, percussion, background vocals *

Danny Seraphine Daniel Peter Seraphine (born August 28, 1948) is an American drummer, record producer, theatrical producer and film producer. He is best known as the original drummer and a founding member of the rock band Chicago, a tenure which lasted fr ...

: drums

References

{{Authority control Albums produced by James William Guercio Chicago (band) live albums 1975 live albums Albums recorded at Festival Hall, Osaka