America! America! America!

America! America! America! (アメリカ!アメリカ!アメリカ!, Amerika! Amerika! Amerika!) is the fourth live album by Japanese idol duo Pink Lady. Recorded live at the Tropicana in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 21-22, 1978 during the duo's first American tour, the album was released on June 25, 1978.[1][2] The concert was also broadcast in Japan as Pink Lady in Las Vegas (ピンク・レディーinラスベガス, Pinku Redī in Ras Begasu).

America! America! America!
Live album by
Released25 June 1978 (1978-06-25)
Recorded21–22 April 1978
VenueTropicana, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Genre
Length47:52
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
LabelVictor
ProducerHisahiko Iida
Pink Lady chronology
Bye Bye Carnival
(1978)
America! America! America!
(1978)
'78 Jumping Summer Carnival
(1978)

The album peaked at No. 6 on Oricon's weekly albums chart and sold over 80,000 copies.[3][4]

Track listing

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Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Star Wars (スター・ウォーズ, Sutā Uōzu)"John Williams3:12
2."That's Me (ザッツ・ミー, Zattsu Mī)"3:16
3."Medley (メドレー, Medorē) 5:29
4."Sir Duke (愛するデューク, Aisuru Deyūku)"Stevie Wonder2:41
5."Stop! In the Name of Love (ストップ・イン・ザ・ネーム・オブ・ラブ, Sutoppu In za Nēmu obu Rabu)"Holland–Dozier–Holland3:03
6."Pepper Keibu (ペッパー警部, Peppā Keibu, "Inspector Pepper")"1:24
7."S.O.S."
  • Aku
  • Tokura
1:34
8."Without You (ウイザウト・ユー, Uizauto Yū)" (Mie solo)3:49
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The House of the Rising Sun (朝日のあたる家, Asahi no Atarui e)" (Kei solo)
4:13
2."Carmen '77 (カルメン '77, Karumen Nanajū-nana)"
  • Aku
  • Tokura
1:53
3."Nagisa no Sindbad (渚のシンドバッド, Nagisa no Shindobaddo, "Sindbad of the Beach")"
  • Aku
  • Tokura
2:20
4."UFO"
  • Aku
  • Tokura
3:14
5."Southpaw (サウスポー, Sausupō)"
  • Aku
  • Tokura
3:43
6."Wanted (Shimei Tehai) (ウォンテッド(指名手配), Uonteddo (Shimei Tehai), "Wanted (Fugitive Warrant)")"
  • Aku
  • Tokura
3:21
7."I Love How You Love Me (忘れたいのに, Wasuretai no Ni)"
4:40

Personnel

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  • Mie & Kei - vocals
  • LA Orchestra & Chuck Rainey Rhythm Section[5]

Charts

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Chart (1978) Peak
position
Japan Oricon Albums Chart[4] 6

References

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  1. ^ "アメリカ!アメリカ!アメリカ!". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  2. ^ "Pink Lady Album Information". Archived from the original on 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  3. ^ "アメリカ!アメリカ!アメリカ! | ピンク・レディー". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  4. ^ 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 2022-06-28.
  5. ^ "Pink Lady America! America! America!". Viva Pink Lady. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
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