Live in Japan (The Runaways album)

Live in Japan
Live album by The Runaways
Released	24 June 1977
Recorded	5, 6, 12 June 1977
Venue	Tokyo Koseinenkin Kaikan, Shibuya Kokaido
Studio	Onkio-Haus-Studio
Genre	Hard rock
Length	41:44
Label	Mercury
Producer	Kent J. Smythe, The Runaways
The Runaways chronology
Queens of Noise (1977) Live in Japan (1977) Waitin' for the Night (1977)

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Live in Japan is a 24 June 1977 live album from American rock band The Runaways. The album was originally released only in Japan (their only major fan base), and some other regions including Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands. It was the last Runaways album Cherie Currie and Jackie Fox appeared on and not intended for release in the United States or the United Kingdom.

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals by	Length
1.	"Queens of Noise"	Billy Bizeau	Cherie Currie and Joan Jett	3:19
2.	"California Paradise"	Kim Fowley, Jett, Kari Krome, Sandy West	Currie	2:57
3.	"All Right You Guys"	Danielle Fay, Bob Willingham	Currie {Joan Jett harmony vocals}	3:34
4.	"Wild Thing"	Chip Taylor	West	3:45
5.	"Gettin' Hot"	Jackie Fox, Lita Ford	Currie	4:10
6.	"Rock & Roll"	Lou Reed	Currie and Jett	3:38

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals by	Length
7.	"You Drive Me Wild"	Jett	Jett	3:15
8.	"Neon Angels on the Road to Ruin"	Ford, Fowley, Fox	Currie	3:46
9.	"I Wanna Be Where the Boys Are"	Kim Fowley, Roni Lee	Jett	2:50
10.	"Cherry Bomb"	Jett, Fowley	Currie	2:12
11.	"American Nights"	Mark Anthony, Fowley	Currie	4:04
12.	"C'mon"	Jett	Currie	4:14

Album Charts

Year	Album	Swedish Charts
1977	Live in Japan	33

Personnel

The Runaways

• Cherie Currie – lead vocals
• Joan Jett – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
• Lita Ford – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Jackie Fox – bass, backing vocals
• Sandy West – drums, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Wild Thing"

Inlet prints and thanks

The Runaways would like to thank Udo Artists inc.
and Nippon Phonogram for making their first tour
of Japan incredible. Also thanks to

Japanese staff :	American staff :
Ishi	Kent J. Smythe
Tetsu	Ima Nurd
Pai	Ura Geek
Yoshi Y.	The U.S.A. staff would like to
Michi	thank A.M. and B.B. for
Yoshi O.	keeping them very normal
Ryoichi	also we thank ourselves for
Yoshi T.	spending the ¥700
SIGN PLEASE

An on the road production for kim Fowley,
Produced by KENT J. SMYTHE AND THE RUNAWAYS
Runaways Fan Club 6000 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood California 90028 U.S.A.
P.S. Send us your picture so we can see who you are         - The Runaways

Recorded at the Tokyo Koseinenkin Kaikan
and the Shibuya Kokaido 5 / 6 / 12 Jun 1977
Mixed at Onkio-Haus-Studio 18 / 19 Jun 1977
Mixed by Kent J. Smythe & Takashi Kitazawa
Engineer : Toshio Kobayashi

Photography : Akiyoshi Miyashita
      Weekly Heibon
      Eiichiro Sakata-Apache
Design : Masao Ohogiya

Special thanks to :
Mr. UDO and A. TERABAYASHI, Hiro Nakamura, Big Mac Imamura

The initial Japanese vinyl LP edition had a 'gate-fold cover', and included 12" x 12" (30 cm x 30 cm) photos of all five band members, with brief bio-notes on the back (the printing is of hand written data by the band member whose photo is on the front), plus a booklet with the song lyrics printed in both English and Japanese. The initial French editions also had a gate-fold cover and included the photos, but not the lyrics. The Canadian version did have the gate-fold cover, but didn't include either the photos or the lyric inserts. The album was never released in the United States. A 2004 Compact Disc version was issued by Cherry Red UK, after Phonogram dropped the album from its catalogues.

Mercury|Polygram Catalog references

[1977]   Japan    (Mercury|Polygram): RJ-7249

[1977]   Canada   (Mercury|Phonogram): SRM-1-3740

[1977]   France   (SACEM): 9100 046

[2004]   Cherry Red UK : 241 -- (U.S. Distributor: MSI Music Distribution)