America! America! America!

1978 live album by Pink Lady

America! America! America!

Live album by

Pink Lady

Released| 25 June 1978 (1978-06-25)
Recorded| 21–22 April 1978
Venue| Tropicana, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Genre|

* J-pop
* kayōkyoku
* disco
* teen pop

Length| 47:52
Language|

* Japanese
* English

Label| Victor
Producer| Hisahiko Iida
Pink Lady chronology
| Bye Bye Carnival
(1978)  | America! America! America!
(1978)  | '78 Jumping Summer Carnival
(1978)

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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).

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 ANo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Star Wars (スター・ウォーズ, Sutā Uōzu)"| John Williams| 3:12
2.| "That's Me (ザッツ・ミー, Zattsu Mī)"|

* Benny Andersson
* Björn Ulvaeus
* Stig Anderson

| 3:16
3.| "Medley (メドレー, Medorē)

* "She'd Rather Be With Me" (あの娘はアイドル, Ano Musume wa Aidoru; "The Girl Is an Idol")
* "Morning Girl" (素敵なモーニング・ガール, Suteki na Mōningu Gāru)
* "Da Doo Ron Ron" (ダ・ドゥ・ロン・ロン, Da Du Ron Ron)"

* Garry Bonner
* Alan Gordon
* Tupper Saussy
* Phil Spector
* Jeff Barry
* Ellie Greenwich

| 5:29
4.| "Sir Duke (愛するデューク, Aisuru Deyūku)"| Stevie Wonder| 2:41
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–Holland| 3:03
6.| "Pepper Keibu (ペッパー警部, Peppā Keibu; "Inspector Pepper")"|

* Yū Aku
* Shunichi Tokura

| 1:24
7.| "S.O.S."|

* Aku
* Tokura

| 1:34
8.| "Without You (ウイザウト・ユー, Uizauto Yū)" (Mie solo)|

* Pete Ham
* Tom Evans

| 3:49

Side BNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "The House of the Rising Sun (朝日のあたる家, Asahi no Atarui e)" (Kei solo)|

* Traditional
* Alan Price

| 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)"|

* Barry Mann
* Larry Kolber

| 4:40

## Personnel

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

* Chuck Rainey \- bass
* Mitch Holder - guitar
* Paul Leim \- drums
* Mike Lang \- keyboards
* Tadayuki Harada - conductor
* Norio Maeda \- arrangement

## Charts

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Chart (1978)  | Peak
position

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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.

## External links

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* Official website
* America! America! America! at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
* America! America! America! at Discogs

* v
* t
* e

Pink Lady

* Mie
* Keiko Masuda

Studio albums|

* Pepper Keibu
* Hoshi kara Kita Futari
* Magical Music Tour
* Pink Lady
* We Are Sexy
* Suspense

Live albums|

* Challenge Concert
* Summer Fire '77
* Bye Bye Carnival
* America! America! America!
* '78 Jumping Summer Carnival
* Live in Budoukan
* Sayonara Pink Lady

Cover albums|

* Innovation

Soundtracks|

* Pink Lady no Katsudō Daishashin

Compilations|

* Best Hits Album
* UFO/Southpaw
* Turning Point
* Pink Lady
* Pink Lady History
* Pink Lady Twin Best
* Pink Lady Best Selection
* Yū Aku Works
* Golden Best ~ Complete Single Collection

Singles|

* "Pepper Keibu"
* "S.O.S."
* "Carmen '77"
* "Nagisa no Sindbad"
* "Wanted (Shimei Tehai)"
* "UFO"
* "Southpaw"
* "Monster"
* "Tōmei Ningen"
* "Chameleon Army"
* "Zipangu"
* "Pink Typhoon (In the Navy)"
* "Nami Nori Pirates"
* "Kiss in the Dark"
* "Monday Mona Lisa Club"
* "Do Your Best"
* "Ai Giri Giri"
* "Sekai Eiyushi"
* "Utakata"
* "Remember (Fame)"
* "Last Pretender"
* "Oh!"
* "Fushigi Love"
* "Pink Eyed Soul"
* "Terebi ga Kita Hi"
* "Meteor"

Videos|

* Concert Tour 2011 "Innovation"

Tribute albums|

* Bad Friends

Related articles|

* Discography
* Star Tanjō!
* Victor Entertainment
* Shunichi Tokura
* Yū Aku
* Pink Lady no Katsudō Daishashin
* Pink Lady and Jeff
* Pink Babies

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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