Couples (Pizzicato Five album)
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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 (カップルズ) is the debut studio album by Japanese pop band Pizzicato Five. The album was released on April 1, 1987, by CBS/Sony.[3][4]
Couples was reissued on November 1, 1995,[5] along with an instrumental version of the album entitled A Quiet Couple.[6] On August 24, 2016, a remastered edition of Couples was released, which peaked at number 49 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[7]
Critical reception
[edit]Trouser Press noted that "Couples often sounds like the soundtrack to a very corny '70s TV series, complete with tinkling bells, punchy brass and, of course, pizzicato strings."[8]
Track listing
[edit]All lyrics are written by Yasuharu Konishi, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Magical Connection" (マジカル・コネクション; lyrics by John Sebastian) | Sebastian | 2:46 |
| 2. | "Summertime, Summertime" (サマータイム・サマータイム) | Konishi | 3:35 |
| 3. | "They All Laughed" (皆笑った) | Keitarō Takanami | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Serial Stories" (連載小説) | Konishi | 4:18 |
| 5. | "The Apartment" (アパートの鍵) | Takanami | 3:32 |
| 6. | "What Now Our Love" (そして今でも) | Konishi | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Seven O'Clock News" (七時のニュース) | Ryō Kamomiya | 2:25 |
| 8. | "Odd Couple and the Others" (おかしな恋人・その他の恋人) | Kamomiya | 3:38 |
| 9. | "My Blue Heaven" (憂鬱天国) | Konishi | 3:36 |
| 10. | "Party Joke" (パーティー・ジョーク) | Takanami | 1:54 |
| 11. | "Two Sleepy People" (眠そうな二人) | Konishi | 3:05 |
| 12. | "Everytime We Say Goodbye" (いつもさようなら) | Takanami | 2:44 |
| Total length: | 38:47 | ||
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] | 49 |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "couples | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). "Pizzicato Five". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 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.
- ^ a b "カップルズ | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ "Pizzicato Five". Trouser Press. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
