| This Year's Girl | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Shibuya-kei | |||
| Length | 61:06 | |||
| Language | English, Japanese | |||
| Label | Seven Gods | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
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 was reissued by Readymade Records on September 30, 2000 and March 31, 2006.[4][5]
- ^ 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.