Romantique 96

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]

Romantique 96
Studio album by Pizzicato Five
Released	September 30, 1995
Genre	Shibuya-kei
Length	60:36
Label	Triad
Producer	Yasuharu Konishi Yukihiro Fukutomi Tomoyuki Tanaka Towa Tei
Pizzicato Five chronology
Antique 96 (1995) Romantique 96 (1995) Sister Freedom Tapes (1996)
Singles from Romantique 96
"Triste" Released: October 21, 1995[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
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 Tanaka	5:07
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)	Konishi Serge Gainsbourg	Gainsbourg	4:23
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 Sato	Hajime Tachibana	3:59
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

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6]	10

References

1. "悲しい歌 | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
2. Mills, Ted. "Romantique 96 – Pizzicato Five". AllMusic. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
3. "ROMANTIQUE 96 | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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.
6. Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon. ISBN 978-4-87131-077-2.

External links

• Romantique 96 at Discogs (list of releases)