1998 studio album by Pizzicato Five
The International Playboy & Playgirl Record |
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Studio album by Pizzicato Five |
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Released | October 1, 1998 (1998-10-01) |
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Genre | Shibuya-kei |
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Length | 57:55 |
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Label | |
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Producer | Yasuharu Konishi |
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Pizzicato Five chronology |
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JPN: Big Hits and Jet Lags 1994–1997 (1997) | The International Playboy & Playgirl Record (1998) | Darlin' of Discothèque (1999) | |
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Pizzicato Five US chronology |
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Happy End of You (1998) | Playboy & Playgirl (1999) | The Fifth Release from Matador (2000) | |
Singles from The International Playboy & Playgirl Record |
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- "I Hear a Symphony"
Released: November 1, 1997[1] - "La Règle du jeu"
Released: January 21, 1998[2] - "Such a Beautiful Girl Like You"
Released: July 18, 1998[3] - "Week-End"
Released: September 19, 1998[4] - "Playboy Playgirl"
Released: November 18, 1998[5] |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [6] |
The Baltimore Sun | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [7] |
Melody Maker | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [8] |
Pitchfork | 6.1/10[9] |
Q | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [10] |
The International Playboy & Playgirl Record (プレイボーイ プレイガール) is the eleventh studio album by Japanese pop band Pizzicato Five. The album was released on October 1, 1998 by Readymade Records.[11] Under the title Playboy & Playgirl, it was released in the United States on April 20, 1999 by Matador Records.[12] The International Playboy & Playgirl Record was reissued on March 31, 2006.[13]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Yasuharu Konishi; all music is composed by Konishi, except where noted
The International Playboy & Playgirl RecordNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "La Dépression" (不景気) | 2:15 |
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2. | "Rolls-Royce" (ロールスロイス) | 8:14 |
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3. | "The International Pizzicato Five Mansion" (インターナショナル・ピチカート・ファイヴ・マンション) | 3:27 |
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4. | "A New Song" (新しい歌) | 4:20 |
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5. | "Week-End" (ウィークエンド) | 4:03 |
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6. | "Magic Twin Candle Tale" (不思議なふたつのキャンドル) | 5:13 |
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7. | "Concerto" (コンチェルト) | 4:29 |
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8. | "Such a Beautiful Girl Like You" (きみみたいにきれいな女の子) | 4:00 |
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9. | "Playboy Playgirl" (プレイボーイ・プレイガール) | 5:11 |
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10. | "I Hear a Symphony" (大都会交響楽) | 3:46 |
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11. | "Drinking Wine" (テーブルにひとびんのワイン) | 4:25 |
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12. | "The Great Invitations" (華麗なる招待) | 4:09 |
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13. | "Stars" (美しい星) | 4:23 |
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Total length: | 57:55 |
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Playboy & PlaygirlNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "La Dépression" | 2:15 |
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2. | "Rolls-Royce" | 8:14 |
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3. | "A New Song" | 4:20 |
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4. | "Week-End" | 4:03 |
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5. | "Magic Twin Candle Tale" | 5:13 |
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6. | "Concerto" | 4:29 |
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7. | "Such a Beautiful Girl Like You" | 4:00 |
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8. | "Playboy Playgirl" | 5:11 |
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9. | "La Règle du jeu" (music by Kyōhei Tsutsumi) | 3:50 |
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10. | "I Hear a Symphony" | 3:46 |
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11. | "Drinking Wine" | 4:25 |
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12. | "The Great Invitations" | 4:09 |
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13. | "Stars" | 4:23 |
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Total length: | 58:18 |
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Charts
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] | 19 |
References
- ^ "大都会交響楽 | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "恋のルール・新しいルール | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "きみみたいにきれいな女の子 | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "ウィークエンド | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "プレイボーイ・プレイガール | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ Padua, Pat. "Playboy & Playgirl – Pizzicato Five". AllMusic. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^ Considine, J. D. (May 27, 1999). "Japan's Pizzicato Five overlays samples with originality". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ Kulkarni, Neil (April 17, 1999). "Pizzicato Five: Playboy & Playgirl". Melody Maker. p. 37.
- ^ Richard-San, Mark. "Pizzicato Five: Playboy and Playgirl". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 13, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^ "Pizzicato Five: Playboy & Playgirl". Q. No. 152. May 1999. pp. 111–112.
- ^ a b "プレイボーイ・プレイガール | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ "Pizzicato Five". Matador Records. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "プレイボーイ・プレイガール | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
External links
- The International Playboy & Playgirl Record at Discogs (list of releases)
- Keitarō Takanami
- Ryō Kamomiya
- Mamiko Sasaki
- Shigeo Miyata
- Takao Tajima
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