Bellissima! Explained

Bellissima!
Type:	studio
Artist:	Pizzicato Five
Cover:	Bellissima cover.jpg
Border:	yes
Recorded:	1988
Genre:	Shibuya-kei^[1]
Label:	CBS/Sony
Prev Title:	Couples
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	On Her Majesty's Request
Next Year:	1989

is the second studio album by Japanese pop band Pizzicato Five. The album was released on September 21, 1988 by CBS/Sony.^[2]

On initial release, Bellissima! peaked at number 86 on the Oricon Albums Chart. It was reissued on November 1, 1995.^[3] On August 24, 2016, a remastered edition of Bellissima! was released, which reached a new peak of number 39 on the Oricon Albums Chart.

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[5]	39
Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard Japan)^[6]	97

Notes and References

1. News: 渋谷系 過去を未来に. The Nikkei. August 17, 2016. July 25, 2017. ja. subscription.
2. Web site: Bellissima! ピチカート・ファイヴ. Oricon. June 10, 2020. ja.
3. Web site: Bellissima! ピチカート・ファイヴ. Oricon. June 10, 2020. ja.
4. Book: Okamoto, Satoshi. Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon. 2006. 978-4-87131-077-2.
5. Web site: ベリッシマ ピチカート・ファイヴ. Oricon. July 25, 2017. ja.
6. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales. Billboard Japan. September 5, 2016. May 25, 2021. ja.