Challenge Concert
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Released | June 5, 1977 | |||
Recorded | March 31, 1977 | |||
Venue | Tokyo Yūbin Chokin Kaikan | |||
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Length | 74:39 | |||
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Label | Victor | |||
Producer | Hisahiko Iida | |||
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Challenge Concert (チャレンジ・コンサート, Charenji Konsāto) is the first live album by Japanese idol duo Pink Lady, released through Victor Entertainment on June 5, 1977. It was recorded live at the duo's debut concert at Tokyo Yūbin Chokin Kaikan on March 31, 1977.[1][2][3][4]
The album became the duo's first No. 1 on Oricon's weekly albums chart, selling over 160,000 copies.[5][6]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Opening ~ Keep On Dancing" (Ōpuningu ~ Asa Made Odorō (オープニング ~朝まで踊ろう, "Opening ~ Let's Dance in the Morning")) |
| 5:25 |
2. | "Medley I (メドレー I, Medorē Wan)
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| 7:22 |
3. | "Pepper Keibu" (Peppā Keibu (ペッパー警部, "Inspector Pepper")) | 3:19 | |
4. | "Rock and Roller Coaster" (Rokkun Rōrā Kōsutā (ロックン・ローラー・コースター)) |
| 2:52 |
5. | "Nigai Namida" ((にがい涙, "Bitter Tears")) |
| 4:52 |
6. | "Jolene" (Jorīn (ジョリーン)) | Dolly Parton | 2:53 |
7. | "Things" (Hatsukoi no Namikimichi (初恋の並木道)) | Bobby Darin | 2:14 |
8. | "Feelings" (Fīringu (フィーリング)) | 2:53 | |
9. | "Take Me Home, Country Roads" (Kantorī Rōdo (カントリー・ロード)) | 3:34 | |
10. | "Sir Duke" (Aisuru Deyūku (愛するデューク)) | Stevie Wonder | 5:58 |
11. | "Motown Story (モータウン・ストーリー, Mōtaun Sutōrī)
| 4:59 | |
12. | "Kanpai Ojōsan" ((乾杯お嬢さん, "Cheers, Miss")) |
| 3:18 |
13. | "Yūutsubi (Mie solo)" ((ゆううつ日, "Day of Depression")) |
| 3:53 |
14. | "Inspiration (Kei solo)" (Insupirēshon (インスピレーション)) |
| 2:57 |
15. | "Medley II (メドレーII, Medorē Tsū)
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| 4:39 |
16. | "S.O.S." |
| 2:41 |
17. | "Carmen '77" (Karumen Nanajū-nana (カルメン '77)) |
| 4:47 |
18. | "Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby Goodbye)" (Bai Bai Beibī ~Sayonara no Uta~ (バイ・バイ・ベイビー ~サヨナラの歌~)) | 4:34 | |
Total length: | 74:39 |
Personnel
[edit]- Jiro Inagaki - tenor saxophone
- Tadayuki Harada - baritone saxophone
- Takaki Yoshioka - trumpet
- Takehisa Suzuki - trumpet
- Kazuo Usui - trombone
- Akira Inoue - keyboards
- Shōgo Kindaichi - bass
- Yasuhiko Tsumura - guitar
- Haruo Sōya - drums
- Mintz & Margaret - backing vocals
- Norio Maeda - arrangement
Chart positions
[edit]Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[5][6] | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "ピンク・レディー". Idol.ne.jp. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ "ピンク・レディー / チャレンジ・コンサート [紙ジャケット仕様] [限定]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ "チャレンジ・コンサート | PINK LADY ピンク・レディー". Disk Union. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ "Pink Lady Albums". Archived from the original on 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ a b "チャレンジ・コンサート | ピンク・レディー". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ a b "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Pink Lady" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Challenge Concert at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Challenge Concert at Discogs (list of releases)