Couples (Pizzicato Five album)
Couples is the debut studio album by Japanese pop band Pizzicato Five. The album was released on April 1, 1987 by CBS/Sony.[3]
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| Released | April 1, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Shibuya-kei[1] | |||
| Length | 38:47 | |||
| Label | CBS/Sony | |||
| Producer | Pizzicato Five | |||
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Couples was reissued on November 1, 1995,[4] alongside an instrumental version of the album entitled A Quiet Couple.[5] On August 24, 2016, a remastered edition of Couples was released, which peaked at number 49 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Japanese title | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Magical Connection" | John Sebastian | マジカル・コネクション | 2:46 |
| 2. | "Summertime, Summertime" | Yasuharu Konishi | サマータイム・サマータイム | 3:35 |
| 3. | "They All Laughed" |
| 皆笑った | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Serial Stories" | Konishi | 連載小説 | 4:18 |
| 5. | "The Apartment" |
| アパートの鍵 | 3:32 |
| 6. | "What Now Our Love" | Konishi | そして今でも | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Seven O'Clock News" |
| 七時のニュース | 2:25 |
| 8. | "Odd Couple and the Others" |
| おかしな恋人・その他の恋人 | 3:38 |
| 9. | "My Blue Heaven" | Konishi | 憂鬱天国 | 3:36 |
| 10. | "Party Joke" | Takanami | パーティー・ジョーク | 1:54 |
| 11. | "Two Sleepy People" | Konishi | 眠そうな二人 | 3:05 |
| 12. | "Everytime We Say Goodbye" |
| いつもさようなら | 2:44 |
| Total length: | 38:47 | |||
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] | 49 |
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References
- "渋谷系 過去を未来に". The Nikkei (in Japanese). August 17, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- "カップルズep | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- Larkin, Colin (2006). "Pizzicato Five". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. 10. Oxford University Press. p. 562. ISBN 0195313739.
- "Couples | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- "カップルズ「インストゥルメンタル」集 | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- "カップルズ | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
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