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Live in Japan (B. B. King album)

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Live in Japan
Live album by
B. B. King
ReleasedMay 18, 1999
RecordedMarch 4 & 6, 1971
GenreBlues, R&B, soul
LabelMCA Records
B. B. King chronology
Blues On The Bayou
(1998) 		Live in Japan
(1999) 		Let the Good Times Roll
(1999)
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The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[1]

Live in Japan is a live album by B. B. King recorded in Sankei Hall, Tokyo on March 4 and 6, 1971 and released 1971 only in Japan as double LP. It was reissued 1999 for the first time outside Japan.[2][3][4][5][6]

Track listing

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  1. "Every Day I Have the Blues" - 2:10
  2. "How Blue Can You Get?" - 5:17
  3. "Eyesight to the Blind" - 4:03
  4. "Niji Baby" - 6:27
  5. "You're Still My Woman" - 5:56
  6. "Chains and Things" - 5:41
  7. "Sweet Sixteen" - 6:00
  8. "Hummingbird" - 4:08
  9. "Darlin' You Know I Love You" - 4:26
  10. "Japanese Boogie" - 9:17
  11. "Jamming at Sankei Hall" - 9:35
  12. "The Thrill Is Gone" - 5:36
  13. "Hikari #88" - 7:57

Personnel

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  • B.B. King - guitar, vocals
  • Wilbert Freeman - bass
  • Ron Levy - piano
  • Sonny Freeman - drums
  • Earl Turbington, Louis Hubert - saxophone
  • Joe Burton - trombone
  • John Browning - trumpet

References

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  1. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 356. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  2. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Live in Japan". allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Live In Japan [Live]". Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  4. ^ "B.B. King– Live In Japan". discogs.com. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Live In Japan". itunes.apple.com. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  6. ^ "BB KING - LIVE IN JAPAN - Jamming At Sankei Hall". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
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