This Year's Girl (album)
This Year's Girl (女性上位時代) is the fifth studio album by Japanese pop band Pizzicato Five. It was released on September 1, 1991 by the Nippon Columbia imprint Seven Gods,[2] serving as the band's first album for Nippon Columbia. This Year's Girl is the first Pizzicato Five album to feature Maki Nomiya as lead vocalist. On the album, the band augmented their Shibuya-kei sound with elements of alternative dance and began to more fully incorporate sampling into their music.[3]
| This Year's Girl | ||||
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| Released | September 1, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Shibuya-kei | |||
| Length | 61:06 | |||
| Label | Seven Gods | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 2006 reissue | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
This Year's Girl was reissued by Readymade Records on September 30, 2000 and March 31, 2006.[4][5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "This Year's Girl #4" (女性上位時代#4) | 1:00 | ||
| 2. | "I" (私のすべて) | Yasuharu Konishi | Konishi | 1:51 |
| 3. | "Ohayo" (お早よう) | Konishi | Konishi | 5:07 |
| 4. | "Thank You" (サンキュー) | Konishi | Konishi | 5:26 |
| 5. | "Let's Be Adult" (大人になりましょう) | Konishi | Konishi | 3:36 |
| 6. | "This Year's Girl #5" (女性上位時代#5) | 0:14 | ||
| 7. | "Baby Love Child" (ベイビィ・ラブ・チャイルド) | Konishi | Keitarō Takanami | 3:42 |
| 8. | "Twiggy Twiggy" (トゥイギー・トゥイギー) | Nanako Sato | Sato | 2:49 |
| 9. | "Twiggy vs. James Bond" (トゥイギー対ジェイムズ・ボンド) | Konishi | 1:15 | |
| 10. | "Gifted" (神様がくれたもの) | Maki Nomiya | Takanami | 4:50 |
| 11. | "Party" (パーティー) |
| Haruomi Hosono | 4:32 |
| 12. | "Shiritori O Suru Koibito Tachi" (しりとりをする恋人たち) |
| 4:16 | |
| 13. | "Marble Index" (マーブル・インデックス) | Takanami | Takanami | 3:57 |
| 14. | "Y.O.U." (きみになりたい) | Konishi | Konishi | 4:33 |
| 15. | "Xxxxxxxxxman" (むずかしい人) | Nomiya | Takanami | 3:53 |
| 16. | "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" | Konishi | Takanami | 4:12 |
| 17. | "Birth of Cool" (クールの誕生) | Konishi | Konishi | 3:47 |
| 18. | "This Year's Girl #6" (女性上位時代#6) |
| 2:06 | |
| Total length: | 61:06 | |||
References
- Mills, Ted. "This Year's Girl – Pizzicato Five". AllMusic. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- "女性上位時代 | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- Rosean, Samuel (December 29, 2018). "A Beginner's Guide: Shibuya Kei". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- "女性上位時代 | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- "女性上位時代 | ピチカート・ファイヴ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon. ISBN 978-4-87131-077-2.
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