Romantique 96

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Field	Value
name	Romantique 96
type	studio
artist	Pizzicato Five
cover	Romantique 96 cover.jpg
border	yes
released
genre	Shibuya-kei
length
label	Triad
producer
prev_title	Antique 96
prev_year	1995
next_title	Sister Freedom Tapes
next_year	1996
misc	{{Singles
name	Romantique 96
type	studio
single1	Triste
single1date	October 21, 1995
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Romantique 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 = Yasuharu Konishi, except where noted | all_music = Konishi, except where noted | title1 = Potpourri | note1 = | length1 = 1:29 | title2 = The Awakening | note2 = | length2 = 2:34 | title3 = Welcome to the Circus | note3 = | length3 = 5:46 | title4 = Flying High | note4 = | music4 = Tomoyuki Tanaka | length4 = 5:07 | title5 = Romantique 96 | length5 = 0:37 | title6 = Icecream Meltin' Mellow | note6 = | length6 = 6:39 | title7 = The Sound of Music | note7 = | length7 = 4:09 | title8 = Contact | note8 = | lyrics8 = | music8 = Gainsbourg | length8 = 4:23 | title9 = Nata di marzo | note9 = | length9 = 2:55 | title10 = The Secret Garden | note10 = | length10 = 6:13 | title11 = Catwalk | note11 = | length11 = 5:02 | title12 = Good | lyrics12 = Chica Sato | music12 = Hajime Tachibana | length12 = 3:59 | title13 = Variation | note13 = | length13 = 0:21 | title14 = Tokyo, mon amour | note14 = | length14 = 5:51 | title15 = Triste | note15 = | length15 = 4:52 | title16 = Coda | note16 = | length16 = 0:39 | total_length = 60:36

Charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (1995) | Peak position | Japanese Albums (Oricon) | |---|---|---| | 10 | | | ::

References

References

1. "悲しい歌 {{!}} ピチカート・ファイヴ". [[Oricon]].
2. Mills, Ted. "Romantique 96 – Pizzicato Five". [[AllMusic]].
3. "ROMANTIQUE 96 {{!}} ピチカート・ファイヴ". [[Oricon]].
4. "Romantique96 {{!}} ピチカート・ファイヴ". [[Oricon]].
5. "Romantique96 {{!}} ピチカート・ファイヴ". [[Oricon]].

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