So Many Nights

{{Infobox album

| name = So Many Nights

| type = studio

| artist = the Cat Empire

| cover = The_Cat_Empire_So_Many_Nights_Cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = 22 September 2007

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = Sing Sing Studios, Morning View Studios

| genre =

| length = 51:26

| label = Two Shoes Pty Ltd

| producer = John Porter

| prev_title = Cities

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = Cinema

| next_year = 2010

| misc = {{Singles

| name = So Many Nights

| type = Album

| single1 = No Longer There

| single1date = 8 September 2007

| single2 = So Many Nights

| single2date = 8 December 2007

| single3 = Fishies

| single3date = 28 January 2008

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Paste Magazine

|rev1score = (favorable)[https://web.archive.org/web/20080421234216/http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/7159/review/music/so_many_nights Paste Magazine review]

|rev2 = Tiny Mix Tapes

|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[http://www.tinymixtapes.com/The-Cat-Empire Tiny Mix Tapes review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622072953/http://www.tinymixtapes.com/The-Cat-Empire |date=22 June 2008 }}

}}

So Many Nights is the Cat Empire's fourth studio album. On 30 July 2007, the band announced on their website[http://www.thecatempire.com/ Official Website] and to their mailing list that the album has been released on 22 September. The release of the album was followed by an Australian tour in September and October. On 14 October, the band broke a record by playing eight shows in seven nights at Sydney's Metro Theatre. The previous record was held by You Am I for seven shows in seven nights at the same venue.

The Cat Empire held a massive launch party at the Prince of Wales in Melbourne on 22 September at midnight to promote the launch of the new album. "No Longer There" was the first single from the album, and was released on 8 September.

On 19 September, the entire album was added to a site for free streaming, three days before its Australian release.

So Many Nights debuted and peaked at number two on the ARIA Albums Chart on 7 October.[http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Cat+Empire&titel=So+Many+Nights&cat=a So Many Nights at australian-charts.com]

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Felix Riebl,{{cite web | publisher = APRA AMCOS | title = 'So Many Nights' | work = APRA Works Search | url = https://www.apraamcos.com.au/works-search?works=true&title=So%20Many%20Nights&writer=&performer=Cat%20Empire | access-date = 12 May 2024 }} Note: user may have to click on 'Search and filter' and add song title unless otherwise indicated

| title1 = So Many Nights

| length1 = 3:33

| title2 = Panama

| length2 = 3:16

| title3 = Fishies

| length3 = 3:11

| writer3 = {{hlist|Felix Riebl|Harry Angus}}

| title4 = The Darkness

| length4 = 5:19

| writer4 = Angus

| title5 = No Longer There

| length5 = 3:57

| title6 = Lonely Moon

| length6 = 3:48

| writer6 = Angus

| title7 = Sunny Moon

| length7 = 3:07

| title8 = So Long

| length8 = 3:29

| title9 = No Mountain

| length9 = 3:28

| title10 = Strong Coffee

| length10 = 3:34

| title11 = Til the Ocean Takes Us All

| length11 = 3:22

| writer11 = {{hlist|Angus|Riebl}}

| title12 = Voodoo Cowboy

| length12 = 4:02

| writer12 = Angus

| title13 = Radio Song

| length13 = 3:09

| title14 = Won't Be Afraid

| length14 = 4:11

| writer14 = {{hlist|Riebl|Angus|Ryan Monro |Will Hull-Brown|Ollie McGill|Jamshid Khadiwala}}

| total_length = 51:26

}}{{Track listing

| headline = iTunes Bonus Track

| title15 = Rhyme and Reason

| note15 = Demo

| length15 = 5:13

| total_length = 56:39

}}{{Track listing

| headline = Velour Recordings (US release)

| title1 = So Many Nights

| length1 = 3:33

| title2 = Panama

| length2 = 3:16

| title3 = Fishies

| length3 = 3:11

| writer3 = {{hlist|Riebl|Angus}}

| title4 = Sunny Moon

| length4 = 3:07

| title5 = Til the Ocean Takes Us All

| writer5 = {{hlist|Riebl|Angus}}

| length5 = 3:22

| title6 = No Mountain

| length6 = 3:28

| title7 = So Long

| length7 = 3:29

| title8 = No Longer There

| length8 = 3:57

| title9 = Lonely Moon

| writer9 = Angus

| length9 = 3:48

| title10 = Radio Song

| length10 = 3:09

| title11 = The Darkness

| writer11 = Angus

| length11 = 5:19

| title12 = Voodoo Cowboy

| writer12 = Angus

| length12 = 4:02

| title13 = Strong Coffee

| length13 = 3:34

| title14 = Won't Be Afraid

| writer14 = {{hlist|Riebl|Angus|Ryan Monro|Will Hull-Brown|Ollie McGill|Jamshid Khadiwala}}

| length14 = 4:11

| title15 = Wanted to Write a Love Song

| note15 = bonus track

| length15 = 4:53

| total_length = 56:19

}}

Personnel

;The Cat Empire core members

Harry James Angus – vocals, trumpet, guitar
Will Hull-Brown – drums
Jamshid Khadiwhala – turntables, chekere, castanets, tambourine
Ollie McGill – piano, wurlitzer, organ, melodica, backing vocals
Ryan Monro – double bass, bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals
Felix Riebl – lead vocals, congas, timbales

;The Empire Horns (auxiliary members)

Kieran Conrau – trombone (tracks 2-3, 6, 8-10, 13-14)
Ross Irwin – trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 2-3, 6, 8-10, 13-14)

;String Section

Su-Ying Aw – viola (tracks 1-2, 4-6, 9, 11)
Robert John – violin (tracks 1-2, 4-6, 9, 11)
Mark Zorz – violin (tracks 1-2, 4-6, 9, 11)
Leah Hooper – cello (tracks 1-2, 4-6, 9, 11)

;Additional musicians

John Porter – guitar (track 2), slide guitar (track 5)

;Recording details

Produced by – John Porter
Mixing – John Porter
Engineering – Adam Rhodes
Assistant engineering – Russel Fawkus
Overdubs – John Porter
Studio assistant – Brian (Mad Dog) Gomez
Mixing – John Porter
Assistant mixing – Daisy, Colin Suzuki
Mastered by – Ryan Smith
Studio – Sing Sing Studios (recording); Morning View Studios (recording); The Dume Room (mixing); Avatar Studios (mixing); Sterling Sound (mastering)

Charts

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! Chart (2007)

! Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|2|artist=The Cat Empire|album=So Many Nights|rowheader=true|accessdate=20 September 2021}}

Certifications

{{certification Table Entry|type = album|region = Australia|artist =The Cat Empire|title =So Many Nights |award=Gold|certyear=2007}}

References

Category:2007 albums

Category:The Cat Empire albums