Diana Ross / Budokan 2nd Night Live in Japan 2015 (2CDR)

◆Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 7th January 2015 [IEM Source + EX-Audience Source = Matrix Recording]
(Disc 1)
01.Opening
02. I'm Coming Out
03. More Today Than Yesterday
04. My World Is Empty Without You
05. Baby Love
06. Stop! In the Name of Love
07. You Can't Hurry Love
08. Love Child
09. The Boss
10. Touch Me in the Morning
11. Upside Down
12. Love Hangover
13. Take Me Higher
14. Ease on Down the Road

(Disc 2)
01. The Look of Love
02. Don't Explain
03. Why Do Fools Fall in Love
04. Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)
05. Ain't No Mountain High Enough
06. I Will Survive
1st Encore:
07. If We Hold on Together
08. I Will Survive (reprise)
2nd Encore:
09. Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand)
10. I Will Survive (reprise)

◇Personnel;
Diana Ross (vocals)
Gerry Brown (drums)
George Mitchell (keyboards)
Cecil Thomas Jr. (bass)
Michael Sechrest (guitar)
Ron Powell (percussion)
John Scarpulla (tenor saxophone)
Brad Mason (trumpet, flugel horn)
Mark Miller (trombone)
John Isley (baritone saxophone)
Lamont Van Hook (backup vocals)
Fred White (backup vocals)
Valerie Pinkston (backup vocals)

2015 "In The Name of Love" Japan Tour, Day 2 at the Budokan! This full-length performance, complete with a second encore, is recorded in stunning sound quality that rivals the official live recording!

This release is part of the familiar XAVEL label's IEM + AUD matrix sound source series, capturing the second day (January 7th) of the consecutive performances at the Nippon Budokan in the New Year of 2015. This exquisite live recording perfectly balances the IEM sources used by drummer Gerry Brown and other musicians on stage with the original audience source, boasting a superb sound balance. The perfect sound quality rivals that of the opening performance, released simultaneously, and is sure to be mistaken for a soundboard recording. With no annoying audience noise, we confidently recommend this release.
This Japan tour consisted of only two consecutive shows at the "holy ground" Nippon Budokan. On this "final day," in addition to the same intense performance as the first day, they also performed "Reach Out And Touch" as a second encore. Diana also showed her hospitality by descending from the stage into the arena seats, making it an especially unforgettable night for the dedicated fans who had secured seats at the front with expensive VIP tickets.

Diana Ross was a driving force behind the glamorous black music scene of the 1960s and 1970s, from the dawn of Motown to the heyday of the disco boom.