Çà et là du Japon was the last original studio album by Pizzicato Five

Pizzicato Five

Pizzicato Five was a Japanese pop group best known to audiences in the West in their later incarnation as a duo of Maki Nomiya and Yasuharu Konishi...

. It was released by ********* (Readymade) Records on the first day of the first month of 2001, and re-released with different artwork and a lower price in 2006. Like many of their later albums, it is "set" in a famous city of the world, during a specific time of the year.

In the case of Sa•e•ra, the setting is Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 in winter

Winter

Winter is the coldest season of the year in temperate climates, between autumn and spring. At the winter solstice, the days are shortest and the nights are longest, with days lengthening as the season progresses after the solstice.-Meteorology:...

. Çà et là du Japon differs from other Pizzicato Five albums in that it features many guest vocalists and songwriters, and regular singer Maki Nomiya

Maki Nomiya

is a Japanese singer and musician. She released her first solo album in 1981, and worked through the 1980s as the lead vocalist of the New Wave band Portable Rock. In 1991 she became the lead singer of the band Pizzicato Five. When the group disbanded in 2001 she embarked on a solo career...

 appears on only a few of the songs.

Track listing

This track listing shows the official Roman-character titles and featured vocalists (not including Maki Nomiya).

1. "1 Janvier" - 1:14
   • Takashi Nagazumi (Super Butter Dog)
2. "Nonstop to Tokyo
   Nonstop to Tokyo EP
   -Track listing:# "Nonstop To Tokyo" - 6:51# "Room Service" - 4:28# "Bossa Nova 3003" - 4:39# "Mademoiselle" - 5:04# "Nonstop To Tokyo " - 4:25...
   
   " - 4:28
   • Shigeru Matsuzaki
3. "Kimigayo" - 0:31
4. "Sakura Sakura" - 3:54
   • Izumi Yukimura
     Izumi Yukimura
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5. "Moderns" - 3:27
6. "Kimono" - 5:31
   • Masumi Arichika
   • Sparks
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7. "Fashion People" - 4:04
   • Scott Addison & Ben Human (Corduroy
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8. "In America" - 5:26
   • Izumi Yukimura
   • Duke Aces
9. "Gatta Call'em All!" - 4:41
   • Imakuni?
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   • Raymond Johnson
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   • Hiroko Ohashi
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   • Yossie
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   • This is a re-recording/remix of , composed by Hirokazu Tanaka
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      and originally featuring Imakuni? and Raymond Johnson.
10. "Grand Bazar" - 0:19
11. "24 Decembre
    24 Decembre EP
    -Track listing:...
    
    " - 6:11
    • Ronnie (scooters)
    • Rocketman
12. "Sukiyaki Song" - 3:33
    • Ken Yokoyama
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13. "À Tokyo
    Voyage á Tokyo EP
    -Track listing:# "À Tokyo " - 05:09# "Les Grandes Vacances a:Studio b:Kamakura c:Enoshima" - 03:51# "Á Tokyo " - 05:12...
    
    " - 5:54
    • Shigeru Matsuzaki
    • You The Rock★
14. "çà et là" - 4:59
    • Bertrand Burgalat
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15. "Le Grand Tokyo" - 3:46
16. "AIUEO" - 3:40
    • Clémentine
      Clémentine (musician)
      Clémentine is a French singer and songwriter based in Japan. She debuted in France in 1988 with the single, "Absolument Jazz". In addition to many releases as a singer, she has appeared regularly on the entertainment segment for NHK Educational TV "French TV".Collaborates frequently with other...
      
      
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