99 Nights is the second studio album by Canadian pop singer Charlotte Cardin, released on August 25, 2023, through Cult Nation.[1] Cardin described the album as "a musical diary" and her "soundtrack of [2021] summer".[2]
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| Released | 25 August 2023 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 38:50 | |||
| Label | Cult Nation | |||
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| Singles from 99 Nights | ||||
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The album won the Juno Awards for Album of the Year and Pop Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2024, and was shortlisted for the 2024 Polaris Music Prize.[3]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Telegraph |   [4] |
LA Robinson of The Telegraph awarded the album 4 out of 5 stars and complimented Cardin's "vixenly voice" that is "able to carry most any tune". He described the album as "a catchy introduction to a quality artist" with "sexy-trappy syncopations" and "reverbing surf rock guitars".[4]
The album received two Juno Award nominations at the Juno Awards of 2024, for Album of the Year and Pop Album of the Year.[5] "Confetti" was a nominee for Single of the Year, Cardin and her songwriting collaborators Jason Brando and Lubalin were nominated for Songwriter of the Year for "Confetti", "Daddy's a Psycho" and "Jim Carrey", and Brando, Lubalin, Mathieu Sénéchal and Sam Avant were nominated for Producer of the Year for "Confetti" and "Jim Carrey".
The album won the Félix Award for Anglophone Album of the Year at the 46th Félix Awards.[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Puppy" |
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| 3:55 |
| 2. | "Enfer" (with Skiifall) |
| 2:58 | |
| 3. | "Confetti" |
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| 3:03 |
| 4. | "Way Back" |
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| 2:57 |
| 5. | "Jim Carrey" |
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| 3:03 |
| 6. | "How High" |
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| 3:12 |
| 7. | "Somebody First" |
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| 2:44 |
| 8. | "99 Nights" |
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| 2:56 |
| 9. | "Someone I Could Love" |
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| 3:05 |
| 10. | "Looping" |
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| 3:13 |
| 11. | "Daddy's a Psycho" |
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| 4:19 |
| 12. | "Next to You" |
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| 3:25 |
| Total length: | 38:50 | |||
Charts
edit| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] | 59 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8] | 3 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[9] | 38 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[10] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 25 August 2023 | Cult Nation | [11][12][13] |
References
edit- ^ "Charlotte Cardin Announces Sophomore Album '99 Nights,' Shares Title Track". Exclaim!. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Charlotte Cardin Channels the Feeling of Being "Happy and Really Lonely at the Same Time"". Exclaim!. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ David Friend, "Calgary rock project Cindy Lee among acts shortlisted for Polaris Music Prize". Global News, July 12, 2024.
- ^ a b McCormick, Neil (25 August 2023). "Alice Cooper scrapes the barrel with macho clichés and misogyny – plus the week's best albums". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Here are all the 2024 Juno nominees". CBC Music, February 6, 2024.
- ^ Louis-Philippe Labrèche, "Les résultats du Premier gala de l’ADISQ 2024". Le Canal Auditif, October 30, 2024.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Charlotte Cardin – 99 Nights" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Charlotte Cardin Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ^ "Top Albums (Week 35, 2023)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Charlotte Cardin – 99 Nights". Music Canada. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "99 Nights by Charlotte Cardin". Amazon Music. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "99 Nights [VINYL]:Amazon.ca: CDs & Vinyl". Amazon Music. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "99 Nights by Charlotte Cardin on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 26 August 2023.