Bellissima!
studio
ArtistPizzicato Five
CoverBellissima cover.jpg
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1988
Recorded1988
StudioOnkio Haus, LDK Studio, Zero Studio, Studio Take One, Sound Design Studio
GenreShibuya-kei[1]
LabelCBS/Sony
ProducerYasuharu Konishi · Takao Tajima · Keitarō Takanami
Prev year1987
Next year1989

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.[2]

On initial release, Bellissima! peaked at number 86 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[3] It was reissued on November 1, 1995.[4] On August 24, 2016, a remastered edition of Bellissima! was released, which reached a new peak of number 39 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[5]

Personnel

  • Maki Nomiya: Vocals
  • Tsutomu Nakayama: Keyboards
  • Takao Tajima: Guitars, Vocals, Harmonica
  • Keitarō Takanami: Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals
  • Makoto Saito: Guitars
  • Yasuharu Konishi: Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
  • Shigeo Miyata: Drums, Percussion
  • Michael Kawai: Percussion
  • Yagi Nobuo: Harmonica

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3]86
Chart (2016)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5]39
Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard Japan)[6]97

See also

References

  1. ^ "渋谷系 過去を未来に" (in Japanese). The Nikkei. August 17, 2016. Archived April 16, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Bellissima! | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived June 10, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon. ISBN 978-4-87131-077-2.
  4. ^ "Bellissima! | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived June 10, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "ベリッシマ | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived January 6, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. September 5, 2016. Archived May 25, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 25, 2021.