Bellissima!
by Pizzicato Five
- Type: Album
- Released: 21 September 1988
- Label: CBS/Sony
- Country: Japan
- Length: 44:43
- Community rating: 3.43/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Takao Tajima, 河合ペドロ, Taro Kiyooka, Yasuharu Konishi, Keitaro Takanami, Jake H. Concepcion, Nobuo Yagi, Masahiko Sugasaka, Tsutomu Nakayama, Isao Kanayama, Asuka Kaneko Group, Makoto Saito, makoto hirahara, Toshio Ishii, Shigeo Miyata, Ogimi Gen, Toshio Araki, Hirofumi Kinjo
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A foundational masterpiece of the Shibuya-kei movement, masterfully blending lush 1960s pop orchestration with sophisticated urban soul. The Japanese ensemble crafted a warm, rhythmically complex album that feels simultaneously nostalgic and startlingly modern. The bittersweet, eclectic arrangements set the stylistic template for the entire 1990s Tokyo alternative pop scene.
Genres
Descriptors: rhythmic, melodic, japanese, retro, pastiche
Tracklist
- 惑星 = Planets (4:06)
- 誘惑について = Temptation Talk (4:17)
- 聖三角形 = Holy Triangle (5:38)
- ワールド・スタンダード = World Standard (4:17)
- カップルズ = Couples (3:54)
- 日曜日の印象 = Sunday Impressions (5:11)
- 水泳 = The Swim (4:09)
- セヴンティーン = Seventeen (3:50)
- これは恋ではない = This Can't Be Love (4:46)
- 神の御業 = The Work Of God (4:35)
Credits
- Pizzicato Five - primary artist
- Hitoshi Watanabe - bass [fender]
- Kayoko Ishu - chorus
- Miharu Koshi - chorus
- Mikiko Ohuchi - chorus
- Michael Kawai - directed by
- Shigeo Miyata - drums
- Makoto Saito - guitar