1999 (Cassius album)
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| Studio album by Cassius | ||||
| Released | January 25, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | French house | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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1999 is the debut album by French house music duo Cassius. It was released in January 1999 by record label Virgin.
Writing and recording
The album was written and produced by Cassius members Phillippe Zdar and Boom Bass.
Release
1999 was released on 25 January 1999 by record label Virgin. It reached number 28 in the UK Albums Chart.[1]
Three singles were released from the album: "Cassius 1999", which reached number 7 in the UK Singles Chart[1] and hit the top 10 in the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart; "Feeling for You", which reached number 16 in the UK[1] and also charted in the top 10 in the US; and "La Mouche", which reached number 53 in the UK.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Pitchfork | 4.8/10[3] |
John Bush of AllMusic qualified the album as "A sleek and intelligent dance record",[2] 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."[3]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Cassius, except where samples are used, as indicated, and where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Cassius 1999" (contains a sample of "(If It) Hurts Just a Little" by Donna Summer) | 3:45 | |
| 2. | "Feeling for You" (contains a sample of "All This Love That I'm Giving" by Gwen McCrae) | Boom Bass, Zdar, Burden, Williams, Wright | 4:37 |
| 3. | "Crazy Legs" (contains a sample of "B-Boys Beware" by Two Sisters) | 4:06 | |
| 4. | "La Mouche" (contains a sample of "Thousand Finger Man" by Candido) | 4:40 | |
| 5. | "Chase" | 1:58 | |
| 6. | "Foxxy" (contains a sample of "Foxy Brown Theme" by Willie Hutch) | Boom Bass, Zdar, Hutch | 6:07 |
| 7. | "Planetz" (contains a sample of "The Planets of Life" by The Whispers) | 2:46 | |
| 8. | "Hey Babe" | 4:24 | |
| 9. | "Mister Eveready" (contains a sample of "Ghetto Heaven" by The Family Stand) | 6:06 | |
| 10. | "Nulife" (contains a sample of "Precious Woman" by Dynamic Corvettes) | Boom Bass, Zdar, Richards, Haggatt, Siders, Brown, Jones | 6:31 |
| 11. | "Interlude" | 1:22 | |
| 12. | "Somebody" (contains a sample of "Dwcyk" by Gang Starr feat. Nice & Smooth) | 4:55 | |
| 13. | "Club Soixante Quinze" | 5:21 | |
| 14. | "Supa Crush" | 4:43 | |
| 15. | "Invisible" | 1:09 | |
| 16. | "Cassius 99 Remix" (radio edit; contains a sample of "If It Hurts Just a Little" by Donna Summer) | Boom Bass, Zdar, David Foster, Donna Summer, Rod Temperton | 3:32 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Cassius | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- 1 2 "1999 – Cassius | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- 1 2 Wisdom, James P. (26 January 1999). "Cassius: 1999 | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 May 2011.