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1999 (Cassius album)

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1999
Studio album by
Released25 January 1999 (1999-01-25)
Recorded1998
GenreFrench house
Length66:21
LabelVirgin
Producer
  • Philippe Zdar
  • Boombass
Cassius chronology
1999
(1999)
Au Rêve
(2002)
Singles from 1999
  1. "Cassius 1999"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Feeling for You"
    Released: 1999
  3. "La Mouche"
    Released: 1999

1999 is the debut studio album by French electronic music duo Cassius, released on 25 January 1999 by Virgin Records.

Background

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The album was written and produced by Cassius members Philippe Zdar and Boombass.

1999 reached number 28 in the UK Albums Chart.[1] As of September 2006 the album has shipped 260,000 units worldwide according to their label.[2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Pitchfork4.8/10[4]

John Bush of AllMusic qualified the album as "A sleek and intelligent dance record",[3] while James P. Wisdom of Pitchfork wrote: "Maybe I need some coke to truly delight in the seething vacancy of 1999, but I'm pretty sure that it's clearly not happening."[4]

Track listings

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All tracks are written by Zdar and Boombass; additional writers noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cassius 1999" 3:45
2."Feeling for You"
  • Burden
  • Williams
  • Wright
4:37
3."Crazy Legs" 4:06
4."La Mouche" 4:40
5."Chase" 1:58
6."Foxxy"Hutch6:07
7."Planetz" 2:46
8."Hey Babe" 4:24
9."Mister Eveready" 6:06
10."Nulife"
  • Richards
  • Haggatt
  • Siders
  • Brown
  • Jones
6:31
11."Interlude" 1:22
12."Somebody" 4:55
13."Club Soixante Quinze" 5:21
14."Supa Crush" 4:43
15."Invisible" 1:09
16."Cassius 99 Remix" (radio edit)3:32
Deluxe edition
No.TitleLength
17."Foxxy" (DJ Tool Remix)7:23
18."Club 73"3:57
19."La Mouche" (DJ Falcon Metal Mix)8:58
20."Feeling For You" (Reveries Digitales Dreamix / Short Remix)5:16
21."Feeling For You" (Cambridge Circus Mix by DJ Mehdi)6:36

Sample credits

  • "Feeling for You" contains a sample of "Something" by Al Green in the intro, a sample of "All This Love That I'm Giving" by Gwen McCrae, and a drum sample of "Got to Have It" by The Soul President
  • "Crazy Legs" contains a sample of "B-Boys Beware" by Two Sisters
  • "La Mouche" contains a sample of "Thousand Finger Man" by Candido
  • "Foxxy" contains each sample of "Foxy Brown Theme" and "Chase" by Willie Hutch
  • "Planetz" contains a sample of "The Planets of Life" by The Whispers
  • "Mister Eveready" contains a sample of "Ghetto Heaven" by The Family Stand
  • "Nulife" contains a sample of "Precious Woman" by Dynamic Corvettes
  • "Somebody" contains a sample of "DWYCK" by Gang Starr feat. Nice & Smooth
  • "Cassius 1999 Remix" contains a sample of "[If It] Hurts Just a Little" by Donna Summer
  • "La Mouche" (DJ Falcon Metal Mix) contains samples from "The Rock Is Hot" by Crown Heights Affair and "Just Us" by Two Tons O' Fun

Charts

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 76
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 22
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 82
French Albums (SNEP)[8] 11
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[9] 30
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 49
UK Albums (OCC)[1] 28

References

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  1. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  2. ^ Pichevin, Aymeric (16 September 2006). "Teen Spirit". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b "1999 – Cassius | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  4. ^ a b Wisdom, James P. (26 January 1999). "Cassius: 1999 | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 52.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Cassius – 1999" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Cassius – 1999" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  8. ^ "Lescharts.com – Cassius – 1999". Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Cassius – 1999". Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Cassius – 1999". Hung Medien.