Starkers in Tokyo
Starkers in Tokyo is a live acoustic record by Whitesnake, released on 10 September 1997. It strips the band right back in the manner of the Unplugged series: just David Coverdale on vocals and Adrian Vandenberg on acoustic guitar. It was recorded at night on 5 July 1997 at the EMI studios in Japan, in front of a small audience of fans, and mixed the following day at Toshiba EMI studios.
The show supported Restless Heart, the band's then latest album, and it includes an acoustic take on their biggest hit, "Here I Go Again". The album first came out in Japan alone, alongside VHS and Laserdisc versions of the performance, with a release elsewhere following in June 1998. It later resurfaced on the second disc of the 2018 collection Unzipped, while the video was remixed in 5.1 and stereo for that set's DVD.
Starkers in Tokyo: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 40:19Tracklist
- 1Sailing ShipsDavid Coverdale and Adrian Vandenberg4:39
- 2Too Many TearsAdrian Vandenberg and David Coverdale4:14
- 3The Deeper the LoveDavid Coverdale and Adrian Vandenberg4:10
- 4Love Ain’t No StrangerDavid Coverdale and Mel Galley3:16
- 5Can’t Go OnDavid Coverdale and Adrian Vandenberg3:51
- 6Give Me All Your LoveDavid Coverdale and John Sykes3:22
- 7Don’t Fade AwayDavid Coverdale and Adrian Vandenberg4:27
- 8Is This LoveDavid Coverdale and John Sykes3:10
- 9Here I Go AgainDavid Coverdale and Bernie Marsden4:47
- 10Soldier of FortuneRitchie Blackmore and David Coverdale4:24
- Produced by
- David Coverdale
- Recorded at
- Toshiba EMI #3 Studio, Tokyo
- Labels
- EMI, EMI/Toshiba, Rhino (2018 "Unzipped" reissue)
- Length
- 40:19
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1997 | 16 |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz; also seen: 1997-09-09 (wikidata)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 10 September 1997 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 10 September 1997 | |
| Wikidata | 9 September 1997 | |
| UK / Europe release | 1997 | earliest UK or European date |
4 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | JP | EMI | other | |
| 1997 | XE | EMI | 724382378822 | other |
| 10 September 1997 | JP | Universal Music | 4988006732667 | original |
| 1998 | US | — | other |
Cover art sources
fanarttv · upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 640×640 | upscaled |