Romantique 96

Romantique 96
Studio album by Pizzicato Five
Released	September 30, 1995 (1995-09-30)
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

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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. The album is highly inspired by 1960s French cinema and music. It was reissued by Readymade Records on September 30, 2000 and March 31, 2006.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Yasuharu Konishi, except where noted; all music is composed by 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)	10

External links

• Romantique 96 at Discogs (list of releases)