Çà et là du Japon

Çà et là du Japon
Studio album by Pizzicato Five
Released	January 1, 2001
Genre	Shibuya-kei
Length	60:21
Label	********* Records, Tokyo/Heat Wave
Producer	Yasuharu Konishi
Pizzicato Five chronology
24 Decembre EP (2000)24 Decembre EP2000 Çà et là du Japon (2001) Pizzicato Five R.I.P. (2001)Pizzicato Five R.I.P.2001
Alternative cover
2006 reissue version

Çà et là du Japon (|さ・え・ら ジャポン| Sa•e•ra Japon, Here and There in Japan) was the last original studio album by Pizzicato Five.^[1] 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, Japan in winter. 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 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" - 4:28
   • Shigeru Matsuzaki
   • Ron Mael (Sparks)
3. "Kimigayo" - 0:31
4. "Sakura Sakura" - 3:54
   • Izumi Yukimura
5. "Moderns" - 3:27
6. "Kimono" - 5:31
   • Masumi Arichika
   • Sparks
7. "Fashion People" - 4:04
   • Scott Addison & Ben Human (Corduroy)
8. "In America" - 5:26
   • Izumi Yukimura
   • Duke Aces
9. "Gatta Call'em All!" - 4:41
   • Imakuni?
   • Raymond Johnson
   • Hiroko Ohashi
   • Pokémon kids
   • Yossie
   • This is a re-recording/remix of Pokémon Ieru Ka Na? (ポケモン言えるかな?), composed by Hirokazu Tanaka and originally featuring Imakuni? and Raymond Johnson.
10. "Grand Bazar" - 0:19
11. "24 Décembre" - 6:11
    • Ronnie (scooters)
    • Rocketman
12. "Sukiyaki Song" - 3:33
    • Ken Yokoyama
13. "À Tokyo" - 5:54
    • Shigeru Matsuzaki
    • You The Rock★
14. "çà et là" - 4:59
    • Bertrand Burgalat
15. "Le Grand Tokyo" - 3:46
16. "AIUEO" - 3:40
    • Clémentine
    • A Happy End cover, from Kazemachi Roman.

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