Romantique 96

Romantique 96
Studio album by
Pizzicato Five
ReleasedSeptember 30, 1995 (1995-09-30)
GenreShibuya-kei
Length60:36
LabelTriad
Producers
Pizzicato Five chronology
Antique 96
(1995)		 Romantique 96
(1995)		 Sister Freedom Tapes
(1996)
Singles from Romantique 96
  1. "Triste"
    Released: October 21, 1995
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Romantique 96 (ロマンティーク96) is the ninth studio album by Japanese pop band Pizzicato Five. It was released on September 30, 1995 by the Nippon Columbia imprint Triad. The album is highly inspired by 1960s French cinema and music. It was reissued by Readymade Records on September 30, 2000 and March 31, 2006.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Yasuharu Konishi, except where noted; all music is composed by Konishi, except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Potpourri" (ポプリ)  1:29
2."The Awakening" (めざめ)  2:34
3."Welcome to the Circus" (世界でいちばんファンキーなバンド)  5:46
4."Flying High" (ジェット機のハウス) Tomoyuki Tanaka5:07
5."Romantique 96"  0:37
6."Icecream Meltin' Mellow" (アイスクリーム・メルティン・メロウ)  6:39
7."The Sound of Music" (サウンド・オヴ・ミュージック)  4:09
8."Contact" (コンタクト)
Gainsbourg4:23
9."Nata di marzo" (三月生まれ)  2:55
10."The Secret Garden" (秘密の花園)  6:13
11."Catwalk" (キャットウォーク)  5:02
12."Good"Chica SatoHajime Tachibana3:59
13."Variation" (変奏曲)  0:21
14."Tokyo, mon amour" (トウキョウ・モナムール)  5:51
15."Triste" (悲しい歌)  4:52
16."Coda" (コーダ)  0:39
Total length:60:36

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 10

References

  1. ↑ "悲しい歌 | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Mills, Ted. "Romantique 96 – Pizzicato Five". AllMusic. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "ROMANTIQUE 96 | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Romantique96 | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Romantique96 | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.