So Many Nights is The Cat Empire

The Cat Empire

The Cat Empire are an Australian ska and jazz band formed in 1999. Core members are Harry James Angus , Will Hull-Brown , Jamshid "Jumps" Khadiwhala , Ollie McGill , Ryan Monro and Felix Riebl...

's fourth studio album. On 30 July 2007, the band announced on their 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

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

 on 22 September at midnight to promote the launch of the new album. "No Longer There

No Longer There

"No Longer There" is the first single to be taken from The Cat Empire's fourth album, So Many Nights. The single peaked at #12 in the Australian singles chart...

" 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

ARIA Charts

The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

 on 7 October.

Track listing

All songs written by Felix Riebl, except where noted.

1. "So Many Nights
   So Many Nights (song)
   "So Many Nights" is the title track from The Cat Empire's 2007 album of the same name. It was the second single released from the album and was released as an EP on the iTunes Store...
   
   " - 3:33
2. "Panama" - 3:16
3. "Fishies
   Fishies
   "Fishies" is the third track on The Cat Empire's 2007 album So Many Nights. It was also the third single released from the album and was released as an EP on the iTunes Store. The song received significant airplay at the time of its release....
   
   " (Riebl, Harry James Angus
   Harry James Angus
   Harry James Angus is an Australian singer-songwriter, trumpet player and guitarist. He is one of the lead vocalists in the Melbourne band The Cat Empire along with Felix Riebl. He joined the group in early 2000...
   
   ) - 3:11
4. "The Darkness" (Angus) - 5:19
5. "No Longer There
   No Longer There
   "No Longer There" is the first single to be taken from The Cat Empire's fourth album, So Many Nights. The single peaked at #12 in the Australian singles chart...
   
   " - 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 Munro, Will Hull-Brown, Oliver McGill, Jamshid Khadiwala) - 4:11

Track listing (American version)

So Many Nights was released 22 April 2008 in the U.S. with a different track listing:

1. "So Many Nights"
2. "Panama"
3. "Fishies"
4. "Sunny Moon"
5. "Til the Ocean Takes Us All"
6. "No Mountain"
7. "So Long"
8. "No Longer There"
9. "Lonely Moon"
10. "Radio Song"
11. "The Darkness"
12. "Voodoo Cowboy"
13. "Strong Coffee"
14. "Won't Be Afraid"
15. "Wanted to Write a Love Song" (Bonus Track)