Starkers In Tokyo
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Starkers in Tokyo is a live acoustic album by Whitesnake
released only in Japan on September 9, 1997. It is performed in the style of the Unplugged
series and simply features David Coverdale
on vocals and Adrian Vandenberg
on acoustic guitar. The performance was recorded at the EMI studios in Japan
for a small audience of fans. This recording was also released on VHS and Laserdisc in Japan Only. This CD was released outside of Japan almost 1 year later in June 1998.
The album includes an acoustic version of Whitesnake's biggest hit "Here I Go Again
".
Whitesnake
Whitesnake are an English rock band, founded in 1978 by David Coverdale after his departure from his previous band, Deep Purple. The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple, but by the mid 1980s they had moved to a more commercial hard rock style...
released only in Japan on September 9, 1997. It is performed in the style of the Unplugged
Acoustic music
Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
series and simply features David Coverdale
David Coverdale
David 'Jack' Coverdale is an English rock singer, most famous for his work with the his own hard rock band Whitesnake which achieved massive commercial success.-Early life:...
on vocals and Adrian Vandenberg
Adrian Vandenberg
Adrian van den Berg is a Dutch rock guitarist, best known for his tenure as one of the guitarists in Whitesnake during their successful late 1980s period.-Early years:...
on acoustic guitar. The performance was recorded at the EMI studios in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
for a small audience of fans. This recording was also released on VHS and Laserdisc in Japan Only. This CD was released outside of Japan almost 1 year later in June 1998.
The album includes an acoustic version of Whitesnake's biggest hit "Here I Go Again
Here I Go Again
"Here I Go Again" is a #1 hit song recorded by Whitesnake. Originally released on their 1982 album, Saints & Sinners, the song was re-recorded for their eponymous 1987 album Whitesnake. The song was re-recorded yet another time that year in a new "radio-mix" version...
".
Track listing
- "Sailing Ships" (David CoverdaleDavid CoverdaleDavid 'Jack' Coverdale is an English rock singer, most famous for his work with the his own hard rock band Whitesnake which achieved massive commercial success.-Early life:...
, Adrian VandenbergAdrian VandenbergAdrian van den Berg is a Dutch rock guitarist, best known for his tenure as one of the guitarists in Whitesnake during their successful late 1980s period.-Early years:...
) – 4:37 - "Too Many Tears" (Coverdale, Vandenberg) – 4:13
- "The Deeper the Love" (Coverdale, Vandenberg) – 4:09
- "Love Ain't No Stranger" (Coverdale, Mel GalleyMel GalleyMel Galley was an English guitarist and a former member of the Hard rock bands Whitesnake, Trapeze, Finders Keepers and Phenomena. He was born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England...
) – 3:15 - "Can't Go on" (Coverdale, Vandenberg) – 3:50
- "Give Me All Your Love" (Coverdale, John SykesJohn SykesJohn James Sykes , is an English rock guitarist, who has played with Streetfighter, Tygers of Pan Tang, John Sloman's Badlands, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, and Blue Murder, in addition to having a notable solo career....
) – 3:21 - "Don't Fade Away" (Coverdale, Vandenberg) – 4:26
- "Is This LoveIs This Love (Whitesnake song)"Is This Love" is a song by the English hard rock band Whitesnake. The song is taken from their self-titled album, which released in 1987.The song was written by vocalist David Coverdale and guitarist John Sykes during the albums early writing process , but it was long rumored that the song had...
" (Coverdale, Sykes) – 3:09 - "Here I Go AgainHere I Go Again"Here I Go Again" is a #1 hit song recorded by Whitesnake. Originally released on their 1982 album, Saints & Sinners, the song was re-recorded for their eponymous 1987 album Whitesnake. The song was re-recorded yet another time that year in a new "radio-mix" version...
" (Coverdale, Bernie MarsdenBernie Marsden-External links:*...
) – 4:46 - "Soldier of Fortune" (Coverdale, Ritchie BlackmoreRitchie BlackmoreRichard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
) – 4:22
Songs left off the album
- "Burning Heart" (Vandenberg)
- "Fool for Your Loving" (Coverdale, Micky MoodyMicky MoodyMichael Joseph "Micky" Moody is an English guitarist, and a former member of the rock bands Juicy Lucy and Whitesnake. He was also a founder-member of Snafu. Together with his former Whitesnake colleague Bernie Marsden he founded the Moody Marsden Band, and later, The Snakes...
, Marsden) - "Only My Soul" (Coverdale)