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So Many Nights

This article is about the studio album. For its title track, see So Many Nights (song).

So Many Nights is the Cat Empire's fourth studio album. On 30 July 2007, the band announced on their website[3] 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.

So Many Nights
Studio album by
the Cat Empire
Released22 September 2007
StudioSing Sing Studios, Morning View Studios
Length51:26
LabelTwo Shoes Pty Ltd
ProducerJohn Porter
The Cat Empire chronology
Cities
(2006) 		So Many Nights
(2007) 		Cinema
(2010)
Singles from So Many Nights
  1. "No Longer There"
    Released: 8 September 2007
  2. "So Many Nights"
    Released: 8 December 2007
  3. "Fishies"
    Released: 28 January 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Paste Magazine(favorable)[1]
Tiny Mix Tapes[2]

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.[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Felix Riebl,[5] unless otherwise indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So Many Nights" 3:33
2."Panama" 3:16
3."Fishies"
  • Felix Riebl
  • Harry Angus
3:11
4."The Darkness"Angus5:19
5."No Longer There" 3:57
6."Lonely Moon"Angus3:48
7."Sunny Moon" 3:07
8."So Long" 3:29
9."No Mountain" 3:28
10."Strong Coffee" 3:34
11."Til the Ocean Takes Us All"
  • Angus
  • Riebl
3:22
12."Voodoo Cowboy"Angus4:02
13."Radio Song" 3:09
14."Won't Be Afraid"
  • Riebl
  • Angus
  • Ryan Monro
  • Will Hull-Brown
  • Ollie McGill
  • Jamshid Khadiwala
4:11
Total length:51:26
iTunes Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
15."Rhyme and Reason" (Demo)5:13
Total length:56:39
Velour Recordings (US release)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So Many Nights" 3:33
2."Panama" 3:16
3."Fishies"
  • Riebl
  • Angus
3:11
4."Sunny Moon" 3:07
5."Til the Ocean Takes Us All"
  • Riebl
  • Angus
3:22
6."No Mountain" 3:28
7."So Long" 3:29
8."No Longer There" 3:57
9."Lonely Moon"Angus3:48
10."Radio Song" 3:09
11."The Darkness"Angus5:19
12."Voodoo Cowboy"Angus4:02
13."Strong Coffee" 3:34
14."Won't Be Afraid"
  • Riebl
  • Angus
  • Ryan Monro
  • Will Hull-Brown
  • Ollie McGill
  • Jamshid Khadiwala
4:11
15."Wanted to Write a Love Song" (bonus track) 4:53
Total length:56:19

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2007) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 2

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Paste Magazine review
  2. ^ Tiny Mix Tapes review Archived 22 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Official Website
  4. ^ So Many Nights at australian-charts.com
  5. ^ "'So Many Nights'". APRA Works Search. APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 12 May 2024. Note: user may have to click on 'Search and filter' and add song title
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Cat Empire – So Many Nights". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
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