Made in Japan (Whitesnake album)

Made in Japan is a live album by English hard rock band Whitesnake. It was recorded at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Saitama during the Loud Park Festival. It was released on 3 April 2013 in Japan, 19 April in Europe 22 April UK and 23 April in the US.[2]

Made in Japan
Live album by
Released22 April 2013
RecordedLoud Park Festival, Saitama Super Arena, Japan, 15 October 2011
GenreHard rock
Length113:06
LabelFrontiers
ProducerDavid Coverdale, Doug Aldrich, Michael McIntyre
Whitesnake chronology
Live at Donington 1990
(2011)
Made in Japan
(2013)
The Purple Album
(2015)
Made in Japan
Video by
Released22 April 2013
RecordedLoud Park Festival, Saitama Super Arena, Japan, 15 October 2011
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
LabelFrontiers
DirectorNanami Ono
ProducerDevin DeHaven, Michael McIntyre, David Coverdale, Yusuke Maeda
Whitesnake video albums chronology
Live at Donington 1990
(2011)
Made in Japan
(2013)
Live in 1984: Back to the Bone
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The album was released as a Blu-ray, a single DVD set, a 2CD/DVD digipack.[2]

Track listings edit

CD one
No.TitleLength
1."Best Years"6:29
2."Give Me All Your Love"4:51
3."Love Ain't No Stranger"4:23
4."Is This Love"4:23
5."Steal Your Heart Away"7:14
6."Forevermore"6:55
7."Six String Show Down"6:00
8."Love Will Set You Free"4:34
9."Drum Solo"7:31
10."Fool for Your Loving"4:50
11."Here I Go Again"6:01
12."Still of the Night"10:36
CD two - Soundcheck
No.TitleLength
1."Love Will Set You Free"5:07
2."Steal Your Heart Away"6:39
3."Fare Thee Well" (Acoustic version)4:47
4."One of These Days" (Acoustic version)4:16
5."Lay Down Your Love"6:45
6."Evil Ways"6:18
7."Good to Be Bad" (Acoustic version)3:16
8."Tell Me How" (Acoustic version)4:11
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."Best Years" 
10."The Badger" (Demo session) 
Blu-Ray and DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Best Years" 
2."Give Me All Your Love" 
3."Love Ain't No Stranger" 
4."Is This Love" 
5."Steal Your Heart Away" 
6."Forevermore" 
7."Six String Show Down" 
8."Love Will Set You Free" 
9."Drum Solo" 
10."Fool for Your Loving" 
11."Here I Go Again" 
12."Still of the Night" 
13."Forevermore" (fan video) 
14."Steal Your Heart Away" (fan video) 

Personnel edit

Whitesnake edit

Guest musicians edit

  • Brian Ruedy - keyboards, backing vocals

Charts edit

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 54
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 108
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 59
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 26
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 99
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 67
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[9] 5
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[10] 9
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] 43
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[12] 24

References edit

  1. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Whitesnake - Made in Japan review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "New Release: Announcing Made in Japan". Whitesnake Official Website. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Whitesnake – Made in Japan" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Whitesnake – Made in Japan" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Whitesnake – Made in Japan" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Whitesnake – Made in Japan" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Whitesnake – Made in Japan". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Whitesnake | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Whitesnake Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Whitesnake Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 April 2021.