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| Bellissima! | ||||
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| Released | September 21, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Studios | Onkio Haus, LDK Studio, Zero Studio, Studio Take One, Sound Design Studio | |||
| Genre | Shibuya-kei[1] | |||
| Length | 44:47 | |||
| Label | CBS/Sony | |||
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| Pizzicato Five chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Bellissima! | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [3] |
Bellissima! (ベリッシマ) is the second studio album by Japanese pop band Pizzicato Five. The album was released on September 21, 1988, by CBS/Sony.[4]
On initial release, Bellissima! peaked at number 86 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[5] It was reissued on November 1, 1995.[6] On August 24, 2016, a remastered edition of Bellissima! was released, which reached a new peak of number 39 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[7]
Track listing
[edit]All lyrics are written by Yasuharu Konishi, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Planets" (惑星) | Takao Tajima | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Temptation Talk" (誘惑について) | Tajima | 4:17 |
| 3. | "Holy Triangle" (聖三角形) | Tajima | 5:38 |
| 4. | "World Standard" (ワールド・スタンダード) | Keitarō Takanami | 4:18 |
| 5. | "Couples" (カップルズ) | Takanami | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Sunday Impressions" (日曜日の印象) | Konishi | 5:11 |
| 7. | "The Swim" (水泳) | Takanami | 4:09 |
| 8. | "Seventeen" (セヴンティーン; lyrics by Tajima) | Tajima | 3:50 |
| 9. | "This Can't Be Love" (これは恋ではない) | Konishi | 4:48 |
| 10. | "The Work of God" (神の御業) | Konishi | 4:34 |
| Total length: | 44:47 | ||
Personnel
[edit]- Maki Nomiya: Vocals
- Tsutomu Nakayama: Keyboards
- Takao Tajima: Guitars, Vocals, Harmonica
- Keitarō Takanami: Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals
- Makoto Saito: Guitars
- Yasuharu Konishi: Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
- Shigeo Miyata: Drums, Percussion
- Michael Kawai: Percussion
- Yagi Nobuo: Harmonica
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] | 86 |
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] | 39 |
| Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard Japan)[8] | 97 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "渋谷系 過去を未来に". The Nikkei (in Japanese). August 17, 2016. Archived from the original on April 16, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ↑ "ベリッシマep | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ↑ Padua, Pat. "Belissima! – Pizzicato Five". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 27, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ↑ "Bellissima! | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- 1 2 Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon. ISBN 978-4-87131-077-2.
- ↑ "Bellissima! | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- 1 2 "ベリッシマ | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ↑ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). September 5, 2016. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Bellissima! at Discogs (list of releases)
