is the thirteenth and final

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by Japanese pop band

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. The album was released on January 1, 2001 by Readymade Records. Like many of the band's later albums, ''Çà et là du Japon'' is set in a famous city of the world during a specific time of the year, in this case

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in winter. ''Çà et là du Japon'' differs from other Pizzicato Five albums in that it features several guest vocalists and songwriters, and lead vocalist

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appears on only a few of its songs. ''Çà et là du Japon'' was reissued on March 31, 2006.

Track listing

Notes * "Gatta Call'em All!" is a re-recording of , written by Akihito Toda and

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and originally performed by

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and Raymond Johnson.

Personnel

Additional musicians * Takashi Nagazumi – vocals on "1 Janvier" *

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– vocals on "Nonstop to Tokyo" and "À Tokyo" *

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– vocals on "Sakura Sakura" and "In America" * Masumi Arichika – vocals on "Kimono" *

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– vocals on "Kimono" * Scott Addison – vocals on "Fashion People" * Ben Human – vocals on "Fashion People" * Duke Aces – vocals on "In America" *

– vocals on "Gatta Call'em All!" * Raymond Johnson – vocals on "Gatta Call'em All!" * Hiroko Ohashi – vocals on "Gatta Call'em All!" * Pokémon Kids – vocals on "Gatta Call'em All!" * Yossie – vocals on "Gatta Call'em All!" * Rocketman – vocals on "24 Decembre" * Ronnie – vocals on "24 Decembre" * Ken Yokoyama – vocals on "Sukiyaki Song" * You the Rock – vocals on "À Tokyo" *

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– vocals on "Çà et là" *

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– vocals on "Aiueo"

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ca et la du Japon 2001 albums Pizzicato Five albums Nippon Columbia albums Japanese-language albums