The Cat Empire is the debut studio album of Australian alternative rock band The Cat Empire, which was released on 24 October 2003. It peaked at No. 15 on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified 2× platinum by ARIA in 2005. Four singles were issued from the album, "Hello" (October 2003), "Days Like These" (February 2004), "The Chariot" (May 2004) and "One, Four, Five" (2004). At the ARIA Music Awards of 2004, the band received six nominations including Best Group, Best Breakthrough Artist – Album and Best Urban Release for The Cat Empire; Engineer of the Year and Producer of the Year for Baldwin's work on the album.
The band were featured in BBC Four coverage of the 2003 WOMAD Festival. Their track "Two Shoes" was placed on high rotation on BBC Radio 1 in August 2003. The band's growing live and critical reputation put them in a great position to approach record companies for a record deal for their self-financed, self-titled debut album in the middle of 2003. The band signed a deal with EMI's Virgin Records subsidiary.
Charting and live success
The first single from The Cat Empire, "Hello", was released in October 2003, its music video was Channel V's clip of the week ahead of one by Justin Timberlake. The single peaked at No. 12 on the New Zealand Singles Chart during January 2004.[1] The album was issued on 24 October 2003, which peaked at No. 15 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[2] National radio station, Triple J nominated it as their album of the week in November. The group appeared on Australian TV shows, Rove (Live) with Rove McManus and The Panel on Network Ten, which helped raise the album's profile. It was certified gold in Australia by ARIA by December 2003.[3]
"Days Like These" was issued as the second single in February 2004, reaching the top 40 of the ARIA Singles Chart.[2] Their debut album received platinum accreditation in that year,[4] and was certified 2× platinum in the following year for shipment of 140,000 units.[5] Their third single "The Chariot" debuted in the ARIA top 40 in May 2004.[2]
"Hello" was listed at No. 6 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2003, one of the biggest music polls in the world, with other singles, "Days Like These" at No. 37 and "The Chariot" at No. 100.[6]
This album was released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions. Its fourth single, "One, Four, Five", appeared late in 2004. It was reviewed in March 2012 by The British Medical Journal's Ray Moynihan who felt the "little known gem" with its title giving "a simple reference to a common progression of chords, but, more deeply, it's a call to celebrate the power of music" had "lyrical musings seem whimsical, but they resonate through a small though growing evidence base."[7]
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2004, the band received six nominations for Best Group, Best Breakthrough Artist – Album and Best Urban Release for The Cat Empire; Engineer of the Year for Andy Baldwin's work on the album, Producer of the Year for Baldwin and the group, and Best Breakthrough Artist – Single for "Days Like These" from this album.[8]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Felix Riebl,[9] unless otherwise indicated.
A different version of The Cat Empire was released in some European countries under the Universal Music Group. It adds the rare track, "Feline" (found on their live album, Touring Europe and the UK, 2004), as track 7, thereby renumbering the later tracks. "The Chariot" and "Beanni" trade places.
A promotional advance release of the album also exists (labelled 'PR337', pressed by Virgin Records), called Oct 2003 Album and was sent to reviewers before the album was released. It contains the same track listing as the European version. Another advance release exists, again, pressed by Virgin Records, and labelled 'PR343', which has the same track listing as the 'PR337' release, albeit with correct spelling of track 3 on the disc.
The tracks in the promotional release are all earlier, more 'raw' mixes and have subtle differences, yet they contribute greatly to the depth of each track. A few examples include extra background percussion throughout "How to Explain?", and different voice samples in "Days Like These" (for example, the "one two" sample, and Hull-Brown's Mexican voice).
^Moynihan, Ray (28 March 2012). Fiona Godlee (ed.). "Times like these you need some 'One Four Five'". The BMJ. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
^. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 4 March 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
^ ab"How to Explain". APRA Works Search. Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 4 May 2015. Note: user may have to click on 'Search again' and add details e.g. at 'Enter a title:' How to Explain, or at 'Performer:' Cat Empire
^"Australiancharts.com – The Cat Empire – The Cat Empire". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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The Cat Empire is the debut studio album of Australian alternative rock band The Cat Empire which was released on 24 October 2003 It peaked at No 15 on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified 2 platinum by ARIA in 2005 Four singles were issued from the album Hello October 2003 Days Like These February 2004 The Chariot May 2004 and One Four Five 2004 At the ARIA Music Awards of 2004 the band received six nominations including Best Group Best Breakthrough Artist Album and Best Urban Release for The Cat Empire Engineer of the Year and Producer of the Year for Baldwin s work on the album The Cat EmpireStudio album by The Cat EmpireReleased24 October 2003 2003 10 24 Recorded2003 Sing Sing Studios Melbourne Metropolis Audio Melbourne Byron Bay Nut Farm Byron Bay GenreAlternative rock jazz ska reggaeLength55 07LabelVirginProducerAndy Baldwin The Cat EmpireThe Cat Empire chronologyThe Cat Empire 2003 Two Shoes 2005 Singles from The Cat Empire Hello Released October 2003 Days Like These Released 9 February 2004 The Chariot Released 10 May 2004 One Four Five Released 2004 Contents 1 Recording of the album 2 Charting and live success 3 Track listing 4 Releases 5 Personnel 6 Charts 7 Certifications 8 References 9 External linksRecording of the album EditThe Cat Empire recorded their eponymous debut studio album sporadically over seven months during 2003 with Andy Baldwin co producing at studios in Melbourne and at Byron Bay They recorded material in between touring Australia playing at the St Kilda Festival with Kate Ceberano February 2003 and appearing at the Byron Bay Blues amp Roots Festival April The band were nominated in two categories at the Australian Jazz Awards The band successfully applied for an International Pathways grant from the Australia Council for the Arts The band were featured in BBC Four coverage of the 2003 WOMAD Festival Their track Two Shoes was placed on high rotation on BBC Radio 1 in August 2003 The band s growing live and critical reputation put them in a great position to approach record companies for a record deal for their self financed self titled debut album in the middle of 2003 The band signed a deal with EMI s Virgin Records subsidiary Charting and live success EditThe first single from The Cat Empire Hello was released in October 2003 its music video was Channel V s clip of the week ahead of one by Justin Timberlake The single peaked at No 12 on the New Zealand Singles Chart during January 2004 1 The album was issued on 24 October 2003 which peaked at No 15 on the ARIA Albums Chart 2 National radio station Triple J nominated it as their album of the week in November The group appeared on Australian TV shows Rove Live with Rove McManus and The Panel on Network Ten which helped raise the album s profile It was certified gold in Australia by ARIA by December 2003 3 Days Like These was issued as the second single in February 2004 reaching the top 40 of the ARIA Singles Chart 2 Their debut album received platinum accreditation in that year 4 and was certified 2 platinum in the following year for shipment of 140 000 units 5 Their third single The Chariot debuted in the ARIA top 40 in May 2004 2 Hello was listed at No 6 on the Triple J Hottest 100 2003 one of the biggest music polls in the world with other singles Days Like These at No 37 and The Chariot at No 100 6 This album was released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions Its fourth single One Four Five appeared late in 2004 It was reviewed in March 2012 by The British Medical Journal s Ray Moynihan who felt the little known gem with its title giving a simple reference to a common progression of chords but more deeply it s a call to celebrate the power of music had lyrical musings seem whimsical but they resonate through a small though growing evidence base 7 At the ARIA Music Awards of 2004 the band received six nominations for Best Group Best Breakthrough Artist Album and Best Urban Release for The Cat Empire Engineer of the Year for Andy Baldwin s work on the album Producer of the Year for Baldwin and the group and Best Breakthrough Artist Single for Days Like These from this album 8 Track listing EditAll tracks are written by Felix Riebl 9 unless otherwise indicated Australian version per Virgin RecordsNo TitleWriter s Length1 How to Explain 3 372 Days Like These Felix Riebl Harry Angus Ollie McGill4 073 The Lost Song 3 154 The Chariot 5 345 Hello 3 446 One Four Five 3 247 The Rhythm Riebl Angus3 248 The Wine Song Angus7 229 Nothing 3 3910 Beanni 2 1911 The Crowd Angus5 1312 Manifesto Angus2 3413 All That Talking 6 54Total length 55 07 All tracks are written by Felix Riebl 9 unless otherwise indicated European version per Universal Music GroupNo TitleWriter s Length1 How to Explain 3 372 Days Like These Riebl Angus McGill4 073 The Lost Song incorrectly listed as The Last Song on PR337 promotional release 3 154 Beanni 2 195 Hello 3 446 One Four Five 3 247 Feline 2 368 The Rhythm Riebl Angus3 249 The Wine Song Angus7 2210 Nothing 3 3911 The Chariot 5 3412 The Crowd Angus5 1313 Manifesto Angus2 3414 All That Talking 6 54Total length 57 43Releases EditA different version of The Cat Empire was released in some European countries under the Universal Music Group It adds the rare track Feline found on their live album Touring Europe and the UK 2004 as track 7 thereby renumbering the later tracks The Chariot and Beanni trade places A promotional advance release of the album also exists labelled PR337 pressed by Virgin Records called Oct 2003 Album and was sent to reviewers before the album was released It contains the same track listing as the European version Another advance release exists again pressed by Virgin Records and labelled PR343 which has the same track listing as the PR337 release albeit with correct spelling of track 3 on the disc The tracks in the promotional release are all earlier more raw mixes and have subtle differences yet they contribute greatly to the depth of each track A few examples include extra background percussion throughout How to Explain and different voice samples in Days Like These for example the one two sample and Hull Brown s Mexican voice Personnel EditThe Cat Empire core membersHarry James Angus vocals trumpet slide guitar track 11 Will Hull Brown drums Jamshid Khadiwhala turntables percussion Ollie McGill piano keyboard electric piano accordion recorder track 5 banjo track 9 Ryan Monro double bass bass guitar Felix Riebl lead vocals percussion panpipes track 4 The Empire Horns auxiliary members Carlo Barbaro tenor saxophone tracks 1 4 6 8 11 13 Kieran Conrau trombone tracks 1 4 6 8 11 13 Ross Irwin trumpet tracks 1 4 6 8 11 13 Additional musiciansJan Skubiszewski guitar track 2 Clarence DaFunk guitar track 4 Sergio Ercole guitar track 7 Nasrine Rahmani percussion track 3 Luke Farrugia tuba track 8 Andy Baldwin violin track 8 Cesari Skubiszewski vocals track 6 Karishma Sadhai vocals track 11 Recording detailsEngineer Andy Baldwin Mastering John Roberto Mixing Andy Baldwin Assistant mixer Jimi Maroudas Producer Andy Baldwin The Cat Empire Recording Andy Baldwin Shae Mete Carl Schubert Jan SkubiszewskiCharts EditChart 2003 05 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 10 15Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 11 3 Platinum 210 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References Edit Hung Steffen The Cat Empire Discography New Zealand Charts Portal Hung Medien Retrieved 3 May 2015 a b c Hung Steffen The Cat Empire Discography Australian Charts Portal Hung Medien Retrieved 30 April 2015 2003 ARIA Charts Accreditations 2003 Albums PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved 3 May 2015 2004 ARIA Charts Accreditations 2004 Albums PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved 3 May 2015 2005 ARIA Charts Accreditations 2005 Albums PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved 30 April 2015 Hottest 100 History 2003 Triple J Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC Archived from the original on 2 February 2013 Retrieved 3 May 2015 Moynihan Ray 28 March 2012 Fiona Godlee ed Times like these you need some One Four Five The BMJ Retrieved 3 May 2015 Winners by Year 2004 Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA Archived from the original on 4 March 2008 Retrieved 3 May 2015 a b How to Explain APRA Works Search Australasian Performing Right Association APRA Retrieved 4 May 2015 Note user may have to click on Search again and add details e g at Enter a title How to Explain or at Performer Cat Empire Australiancharts com The Cat Empire The Cat Empire Hung Medien Retrieved 20 September 2021 ARIA Charts Accreditations 2012 Albums PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved 28 December 2021 External links EditOfficial website The Cat Empire at MusicBrainz Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Cat Empire album amp oldid 1124552883, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
