Overdose (album)

Overdose is the eighth studio album by Japanese pop band Pizzicato Five. The album was released on October 1, 1994 by the Nippon Columbia imprint Triad.[6] It is their first studio album not to feature founding member Keitarō Takanami, who departed the band earlier in the year. Overdose is the first of several Pizzicato Five albums to be themed around a famous city, in this case New York.[5] The album delves into soul music, containing several references to Stevie Wonder, most prominently the harmonica solo of "On the Sunny Side of the Street".[5]

For other albums, see Overdose (disambiguation).
Overdose
Outer sleeve cover
Studio album by
Pizzicato Five
ReleasedOctober 1, 1994 (1994-10-01)
GenreShibuya-kei
Length64:12
LabelTriad
Producer
Pizzicato Five chronology
A Television's Workshop
(1994)		 Overdose
(1994)		 TYO: Big Hits and Jet Lags 1991–1995
(1995)
Singles from Overdose
  1. "The Night Is Still Young"
    Released: December 1, 1993[1]
  2. "Happy Sad"
    Released: April 21, 1994[2]
  3. "Superstar"
    Released: July 21, 1994[3]
  4. "On the Sunny Side of the Street"
    Released: October 21, 1994[4]
CD case cover
Alternative cover
2006 reissue
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

Four singles were released from Overdose: "The Night Is Still Young", "Happy Sad", "Superstar" and "On the Sunny Side of the Street". The song "Airplane" was later re-recorded for the band's 1996 EP Sister Freedom Tapes as "Airplane 96".[7] Several tracks from the album appeared on the band's 1995 compilation The Sound of Music by Pizzicato Five.[8] Overdose was reissued by Readymade Records on September 30, 2000 and March 31, 2006.[9][10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yasuharu Konishi, except as noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Overture" 0:17
2."Airplane" 5:21
3."Statue of Liberty"
4:49
4."Readymade FM" 1:23
5."Happy Sad" 5:10
6."Superstar" 5:23
7."If I Were a Groupie"
  • Nomiya
  • Yukihiro Fukutomi
5:00
8."Shopping Bag" 3:44
9."The Night Is Still Young" 10:59
10."Hippie Day" 3:49
11."The Sweetest Girl" 6:19
12."Questions" 5:27
13."On the Sunny Side of the Street" 6:31
Total length:64:12

Charts
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] 9
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References
  1. "東京は夜の七時 | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. "Happy Sad | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  3. "Superstar | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  4. "陽の当たる大通り | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. Mills, Ted. "Overdose – Pizzicato Five". AllMusic. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  6. "overdose | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  7. Mills, Ted. "Sister Freedom Tapes – Pizzicato Five". AllMusic. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  8. Mills, Ted. "The Sound of Music by Pizzicato Five – Pizzicato Five". AllMusic. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  9. "overdose | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  10. "overdose | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  11. Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon. ISBN 978-4-87131-077-2.
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