One Night at Budokan
Appearance
One Night at Budokan | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | February 1982 | |||
Recorded | Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, 12 August 1981 | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 75:50 | |||
Label | Chrysalis | |||
Producer | MSG, David Wooley and David Kirkwood | |||
Michael Schenker Group chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10[2] |
One Night at Budokan is a live album by Michael Schenker Group released in 1982.
Track listing
1982 Original LP
All songs written by Michael Schenker and Gary Barden except where noted.
Side 1
- "Armed and Ready" - 6:20
- "Cry for the Nations" - 5:32
- "Attack of the Mad Axeman" - 4:50
Side 2
- "But I Want More" - 5:24
- "Victim of Illusion" - 6:18
- "Into the Arena" (Schenker) - 4:45
Side 3
- "On and On" 5:32
- "Never Trust a Stranger" (Paul Raymond) - 6:07
- "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" (Schenker, Barden, Chris Glen, Raymond, Cozy Powell) - 7:18
Side 4
- "Courvoisier Concerto" (Schenker, Raymond) - 3:42
- "Lost Horizons" - 7:22
- "Doctor Doctor" (Schenker, Phil Mogg) - 5:30
- "Are You Ready to Rock" - 7:10
2009 Remastered Edition with Bonus Tracks
Disc 1
- "Intro: "Ride of the Valkyries" from act 3 of Die Walküre (Richard Wagner)" - 1:31*
- "Armed and Ready" - 4:52
- "Cry for the Nations" - 5:30
- "Attack of the Mad Axeman" - 5:04
- "But I Want More" - 7:22
- "Victim of Illusion" - 6:14
- "Into the Arena" (Schenker) - 4:54
Disc 2
- "On and On" - 5:35
- "Never Trust a Stranger" (Paul Raymond) - 5:36
- "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" (Schenker, Barden, Chris Glen, Raymond, Cozy Powell) - 7:17
- "Tales of Mystery" - 3:50 (*)
- "Cozy Powell Drum Solo" (Cozy Powell) - 11:23 (*)
- "Courvoisier Concerto" (Schenker, Raymond) - 3:35
- "Lost Horizons" - 7:30
- "Doctor Doctor" (Schenker, Phil Mogg) - 6:18
- "Are You Ready to Rock" - 6:39
(*)Bonus Tracks not featured on original LP
Personnel
- Gary Barden - lead vocals
- Michael Schenker - guitar
- Paul Raymond - rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Chris Glen - bass
- Cozy Powell - drums
- Producer - MSG, David Wooley and David Kirkwood
- Recorded at The Nippon Budokan on August 12, 1981
Sales accomplishments
BPI certification (United Kingdom)
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Charts
Year | Chart | Peak position | Sales | Weeks on Chart |
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1982 | UK | 5[4] | 60,000 | 11 |
1982 | Japan | 25 | 27,550 | 10 |
1982 | Sweden | 44[5] | - | 1 |
1982 | Netherlands | 30[6] | - | 5 |
References
- ^ Sheaks, Matthias. "Michael Schenker One Night at Budokan review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 317. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ "BPI certified awards".
- ^ "One Night at Budokan The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ^ "Michael Schenker Group - One Night at Budokan (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ^ "Michael Schenker Group - One Night at Budokan (album)". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2011-07-18.