1999 (Cassius album)
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| Released | 25 January 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | French house | |||
| Length | 66:21 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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1999 is the debut studio album by French electronic music duo Cassius, released on 25 January 1999 by Virgin Records.
Background[edit]
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[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Pitchfork | 4.8/10[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[edit]
All tracks are written by Zdar and Boombass; additional writers noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cassius 1999" | 3:45 | |
| 2. | "Feeling for You" |
| 4:37 |
| 3. | "Crazy Legs" | 4:06 | |
| 4. | "La Mouche" | 4:40 | |
| 5. | "Chase" | 1:58 | |
| 6. | "Foxxy" | Hutch | 6:07 |
| 7. | "Planetz" | 2:46 | |
| 8. | "Hey Babe" | 4:24 | |
| 9. | "Mister Eveready" | 6:06 | |
| 10. | "Nulife" |
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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[6]
- "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[edit]
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 76 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 22 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] | 82 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[10] | 11 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] | 30 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] | 49 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[1] | 28 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ Pichevin, Aymeric (16 September 2006). "Teen Spirit". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ a b "1999 – Cassius | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ a b Wisdom, James P. (26 January 1999). "Cassius: 1999 | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ 1999 (Cassius album) at Discogs
- ^ "Foxy by Cassius". whosampled.com. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 52.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Cassius – 1999" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Cassius – 1999" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Cassius – 1999". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Cassius – 1999". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Cassius – 1999". Hung Medien.
