Live in Japan (B. B. King album) explained

Live in Japan
Type:	Live
Artist:	B. B. King
Cover:	Live in Japan (B.B. King album) cover.jpg
Released:	May 18, 1999
Recorded:	March 4 & 7, 1971
Genre:	Blues, R&B, soul
Label:	MCA Records
Prev Title:	Blues On The Bayou
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	Let the Good Times Roll
Next Year:	1999

Live in Japan is a live album by B. B. King recorded in Sankei Hall, Tokyo on March 4 and 7, 1971 and released 1971 only in Japan as double LP. It was reissued 1999 for the first time outside Japan.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Track listing

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

• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Henderson. Alex. Live in Japan. allmusic.com. 16 January 2014.
2. Web site: Live In Japan [Live]]. 16 January 2014.
3. Web site: B.B. King– Live In Japan. discogs.com. 16 January 2014.
4. Web site: Live In Japan. itunes.apple.com.
5. Web site: BB KING - LIVE IN JAPAN - Jamming At Sankei Hall. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/VYVuU-zr4oQ . 2021-12-21 . live. youtube.com. 16 January 2014.