Live in Japan (The Carpenters album)
Live in Japan was the first live album released internationally by the American pop music duo Carpenters. The album contained a new version of "Sing" with the children's chorus sung by the Kyoto Children's Choir. The band released "The End of the World" as a promotional single. The album was not released in the U.S., but was widely available as an import.Personnel
Musicians
- Richard Carpenter – piano, synthesizer, vocals
- Karen Carpenter – vocals, drums
- Tony Peluso – guitar, organ, electric bass, synthesizer
- Doug Strawn – clarinet, organ, vocals
- Danny Woodhams – electric bass, vocals
- Bob Messenger – electric bass, flute, tenor saxophone
- Cubby O'Brien – drums
- Pete Henderson – vocals
- Kyoto Children Choir – backing chorus
Production
- Richard Carpenter – producer, arranger, orchestrations
- Karen Carpenter – co-producer
- Kazuo Nagao – engineer
- Ray Gerhardt – engineer
- Roger Young – engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts