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1987 studio album by Pizzicato Five
Couples
Studio album by Pizzicato Five
ReleasedApril 1, 1987 (1987-04-01)
Recorded1987
GenreShibuya-kei
Length38:47
LabelCBS/Sony
ProducerPizzicato Five
Pizzicato Five chronology
Couples
(1987)
Bellissima!
(1988)
Singles from Couples
  1. "Seven O'Clock News" / "They All Laughed"
    Released: February 22, 2017

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.

Couples was reissued on November 1, 1995, along with an instrumental version of the album entitled A Quiet Couple. On August 24, 2016, a remastered edition of Couples was released, which peaked at number 49 on the Oricon Albums Chart.

Critical reception

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."

Track listing

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

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Magical Connection" (マジカル・コネクション; lyrics by John Sebastian)Sebastian2:46
2."Summertime, Summertime" (サマータイム・サマータイム)Konishi3:35
3."They All Laughed" (皆笑った)Keitarō Takanami3:26
4."Serial Stories" (連載小説)Konishi4:18
5."The Apartment" (アパートの鍵)Takanami3:32
6."What Now Our Love" (そして今でも)Konishi3:28
7."Seven O'Clock News" (七時のニュース)Ryō Kamomiya2:25
8."Odd Couple and the Others" (おかしな恋人・その他の恋人)Kamomiya3:38
9."My Blue Heaven" (憂鬱天国)Konishi3:36
10."Party Joke" (パーティー・ジョーク)Takanami1:54
11."Two Sleepy People" (眠そうな二人)Konishi3:05
12."Everytime We Say Goodbye" (いつもさようなら)Takanami2:44
Total length:38:47

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 49

References

  1. "渋谷系 過去を未来に". The Nikkei (in Japanese). August 17, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  2. "カップルズep | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  3. "couples | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2006). "Pizzicato Five". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 10. Oxford University Press. p. 562. ISBN 0195313739.
  5. "Couples | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  6. "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.
  7. ^ "カップルズ | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  8. "Pizzicato Five". Trouser Press. Retrieved September 29, 2024.

External links

Pizzicato Five
  • Keitarō Takanami
  • Ryō Kamomiya
  • Mamiko Sasaki
  • Shigeo Miyata
  • Takao Tajima
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