So Many Nights

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

So Many Nights
Studio album by the Cat Empire
Released	22 September 2007
Studio	Sing Sing Studios, Morning View Studios
Length	51:26
Label	Two Shoes Pty Ltd
Producer	John Porter
The Cat Empire chronology
Cities (2006) So Many Nights (2007) Cinema (2010)
Singles from So Many Nights
"No Longer There" Released: 8 September 2007 "So Many Nights" Released: 8 December 2007 "Fishies" Released: 28 January 2008

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Paste Magazine	(favorable)[1]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[2]

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.

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

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"So Many Nights"		3:33
2.	"Panama"		3:16
3.	"Fishies"	Felix Riebl Harry Angus	3:11
4.	"The Darkness"	Angus	5:19
5.	"No Longer There"		3:57
6.	"Lonely Moon"	Angus	3:48
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"	Angus	4:02
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.	Title	Length
15.	"Rhyme and Reason" (Demo)	5:13
Total length:		56:39

Velour Recordings (US release)

No.	Title	Writer(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"	Angus	3:48
10.	"Radio Song"		3:09
11.	"The Darkness"	Angus	5:19
12.	"Voodoo Cowboy"	Angus	4:02
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

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

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

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7]	Gold	35,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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.