Bellissima!

Bellissima!
Bellissima!
Studio album by Pizzicato Five
Released	September 21, 1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Shibuya-kei
Length	44:47
Label	CBS/Sony
Producer	Yasuharu Konishi; Takao Tajima; Keitarō Takanami;
Pizzicato Five chronology
Singles from Bellissima!
	"Planets" / "This Can't Be Love"; Released: February 22, 2017;

Bellissima! (ベリッシマ) is the second studio album by Japanese pop band Pizzicato Five. The album was released on September 21, 1988, by CBS/Sony.^[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

On initial release, Bellissima! peaked at number 86 on the Oricon Albums Chart.^[5] It was reissued on November 1, 1995.^[6] On August 24, 2016, a remastered edition of Bellissima! was released, which reached a new peak of number 39 on the Oricon Albums Chart.^[7]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Yasuharu Konishi, except where noted

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Planets" (惑星)	Takao Tajima	4:06
2.	"Temptation Talk" (誘惑について)	Tajima	4:17
3.	"Holy Triangle" (聖三角形)	Tajima	5:38
4.	"World Standard" (ワールド・スタンダード)	Keitarō Takanami	4:18
5.	"Couples" (カップルズ)	Takanami	3:56
6.	"Sunday Impressions" (日曜日の印象)	Konishi	5:11
7.	"The Swim" (水泳)	Takanami	4:09
8.	"Seventeen" (セヴンティーン; lyrics by Tajima)	Tajima	3:50
9.	"This Can't Be Love" (これは恋ではない)	Konishi	4:48
10.	"The Work of God" (神の御業)	Konishi	4:34
Total length:			44:47

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[5]	86

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[7]	39
Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard Japan)^[8]	97

References

^ "渋谷系過去を未来に". The Nikkei (in Japanese). August 17, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
^ "ベリッシマep | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
^ Padua, Pat. "Belissima! – Pizzicato Five". AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
^ "Bellissima! | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon. ISBN 978-4-87131-077-2.
^ "Bellissima! | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "ベリッシマ | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). September 5, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2021.

External links

Bellissima! at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "渋谷系過去を未来に". The Nikkei (in Japanese). August 17, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2017.

[2] "ベリッシマep | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[3] Padua, Pat. "Belissima! – Pizzicato Five". AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2017.

[4] "Bellissima! | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[oricon1-5] Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon. ISBN 978-4-87131-077-2.

[6] "Bellissima! | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[oricon2-7] "ベリッシマ | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 25, 2017.

[8] "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). September 5, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2021.

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