Challenge Concert (チャレンジ・コンサート, Charenji Konsāto) is the first live album by Japanese idol duo Pink Lady, released through Victor Entertainment on June 5, 1977. It was recorded live at the duo's debut concert at Tokyo Yūbin Chokin Kaikan on March 31, 1977.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

The album became the duo's first No. 1 on Oricon's weekly albums chart, selling over 160,000 copies.^[5]^[6]

Track listing

CD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Opening ~ Keep On Dancing" (Ōpuningu ~ Asa Made Odorō (オープニング　～朝まで踊ろう; "Opening ~ Let's Dance in the Morning"))	Allen A. Jones Andrew Love Richard Shann	5:25
2.	"Medley I (メドレー I, Medorē Wan) "Money Honey" (マネー・ハニー, Manē Hanī) "Angel Baby" (エンジェル・ベイビー, Enjeru Beibī) "Rock and Roll Love Letter" (ロックン・ロール・ラブレター, Rokkun Rōru Raburetā) "I Only Want to Be with You" (二人だけのデート, Furari Dake no Dēto; "Date for Two")"	Eric Faulkner Stuart Wood Tim Moore Mike Hawker Ivor Raymonde	7:22
3.	"Pepper Keibu" (Peppā Keibu (ペッパー警部; "Inspector Pepper"))	Yū Aku Shunichi Tokura	3:19
4.	"Rock and Roller Coaster" (Rokkun Rōrā Kōsutā (ロックン・ローラー・コースター))	David Bartlett Emilio Castillo Stephen Kupka	2:52
5.	"Nigai Namida" ((にがい涙; "Bitter Tears"))	Kazumi Yasui Kyōhei Tsutsumi	4:52
6.	"Jolene" (Jorīn (ジョリーン))	Dolly Parton	2:53
7.	"Things" (Hatsukoi no Namikimichi (初恋の並木道))	Bobby Darin	2:14
8.	"Feelings" (Fīringu (フィーリング))	Morris Albert Louis Gasté	2:53
9.	"Take Me Home, Country Roads" (Kantorī Rōdo (カントリー・ロード))	Bill Danoff Taffy Nivert John Denver	3:34
10.	"Sir Duke" (Aisuru Deyūku (愛するデューク))	Stevie Wonder	5:58
11.	"Motown Story (モータウン・ストーリー, Mōtaun Sutōrī) "Motown Overture" (モータウン・オーバチュア, Mōtaun Ōbachua) "Money (That's What I Want)" (マネー, Manē) "Please Mr. Postman" (プリーズ・ミスター・ポストマン, Purīzu Misutā Posutoman) "I Want You Back" (アイ・ウォント・ユー・バック, Ai Uonto Yū Bakku) "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (ユー・キープ・ミー・ハンギン・オン, Yū Kīpu Mī Hangin On)"	Berry Gordy Janie Bradford Georgia Dobbins William Garrett Freddie Gorman Brian Holland Robert Bateman The Corporation Holland–Dozier–Holland	4:59
12.	"Kanpai Ojōsan" ((乾杯お嬢さん; "Cheers, Miss"))	Aku Tokura	3:18
13.	"Yūutsubi (Mie solo)" ((ゆううつ日; "Day of Depression"))	Aku Tokura	3:53
14.	"Inspiration (Kei solo)" (Insupirēshon (インスピレーション))	Aku Tokura	2:57
15.	"Medley II (メドレーII, Medorē Tsū) "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) "Sexy Bus Stop" (セクシー・バス・ストップ, Sekushī Basu Sutoppu) "Baby Love" (ベイビー・ラブ, Beibī Rabu) "Soul Korekkiri Desu ka (ソウルこれっきりですか, Souru Korekkiri Desu ka; "Is This All About Soul?") "Koi no Hustle Jet" (恋のハッスル・ジェット, Koi no Hassuru Jetto; "Love Hustle Jet") "Where Did Our Love Go" (愛はどこへ行った, Ai wa Doko e Itta)"	Holland–Dozier–Holland Jack Diamond Hiroshi Takada	4:39
16.	"S.O.S."	Aku Tokura	2:41
17.	"Carmen '77" (Karumen Nanajū-nana (カルメン '77))	Aku Tokura	4:47
18.	"Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby Goodbye)" (Bai Bai Beibī ~Sayonara no Uta~ (バイ・バイ・ベイビー　～サヨナラの歌～))	Bob Crewe Bob Gaudio	4:34
Total length:			74:39

Personnel

Mie & Kei - vocals
Jiro Inagaki and Soul Media with Strings

Jiro Inagaki - tenor saxophone
Tadayuki Harada - baritone saxophone
Takaki Yoshioka - trumpet
Takehisa Suzuki - trumpet
Kazuo Usui - trombone
Akira Inoue - keyboards
Shōgo Kindaichi - bass
Yasuhiko Tsumura - guitar
Haruo Sōya - drums
Mintz & Margaret - backing vocals
Norio Maeda - arrangement

Chart positions

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart^[5]^[6]	1

References

↑ "ピンク・レディー". Idol.ne.jp. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
↑ "ピンク・レディー / チャレンジ・コンサート [紙ジャケット仕様] [限定]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
↑ "チャレンジ・コンサート | PINK LADY ピンク・レディー". Disk Union. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
↑ "Pink Lady Albums". Archived from the original on 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
1 2 "チャレンジ・コンサート | ピンク・レディー". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
1 2 "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Pink Lady" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-10-08.

External links

Official website
Challenge Concert at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
Challenge Concert at Discogs (list of releases)

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

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Track listing

Personnel

Chart positions

See also

References

External links