Pizzicato (album)

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Pizzicato
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Studio album by
Released21 October 1992
Genre J-pop
Length50:39
Label Kitty Records
Producer Hidenori Taga
Yoko Takahashi chronology
Pizzicato
(1992)
Kugatsu no Sotsugyō
(1993)
Singles from Pizzicato
  1. "Okaeri"
    Released: October 09, 1991
  2. "P.S. I Miss You"
    Released: December 11, 1991
  3. "Mou Ichido Aitakute"
    Released: June 03, 1992
  4. "Woman's Love"
    Released: September 23, 1992

Pizzicato is the first album from Yoko Takahashi, including the hit single Mou Ichido Aitakute , which reached #38 in the Oricon weekly charts, [1] while the album reached #75 [2] and charted for two weeks.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangerLength
1."Magic Kiss"Yoko TakahashiPAROMEPAROME5:01
2."Mou Ichido Aitakute" (もう一度逢いたくてI Miss You Again)Shota NamikawaShota NamikawaPAROME3:24
3."Something in the Air"Yoko TakahashiPAROMEPAROME5:33
4."One Heart to Love"Yoko Takahashi Toshinobu Kubota PAROME5:02
5."P.S. I Miss You"Miyu YuzukiHiroya WatanabePAROME4:48
6."Okaeri" (おかえりWelcome back)Yumi MoritaChika UedaTatsuo Kato4:34
7."Loving You" Minnie Riperton
Richard Rudolph
Minnie Riperton
Richard Rudolph
Banana4:52
8."Maboroshi no Haru ~ Nobara" (幻の春~野薔薇Spring Wild Rose ~ Phantom)Shoko EmaYoko TakahashiPAROME2:29
9."Nemurenu Yoru ni" (眠れぬ夜にSleepless Nights)Reiko OkabeFumitaka AnzaiFumitaka Anzai4:45
10."Woman's Love"Goro MatsuiPAROMEPAROME4:41
11."Pizzicato" (ピチカート)Yoko TakahashiToshiro YabukiPAROME5:30
Total length:50:39

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References

  1. "高橋洋子-ORICON STYLE ミュージック" (in Japanese).
  2. "高橋洋子-ORICON STYLE ミュージック" (in Japanese).