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Romantique 96

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Romantique 96
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 30, 1995 (1995-09-30)
GenreShibuya-kei
Length60:36
LabelTriad
Producer
Pizzicato Five chronology
Antique 96
(1995)
Romantique 96
(1995)
Sister Freedom Tapes
(1996)
Singles from Romantique 96
  1. "Triste"
    Released: October 21, 1995[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

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.[3] The album is highly inspired by 1960s French cinema and music.[2] It was reissued by Readymade Records on September 30, 2000 and March 31, 2006.[4][5]

Track listing

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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

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Chart (1995) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 10

References

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  1. ^ "悲しい歌 | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Mills, Ted. "Romantique 96 – Pizzicato Five". AllMusic. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "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.
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