96 Months is the seventh studio album[2] and first compilation album[3][4][1] by Scottish record producer and DJ Calvin Harris. It was released on 9 August 2024 through Columbia Records and Sony Music UK. The album is comprised of various previously-released singles, released between 2015 and 2024, that were not included on an album, as well as a brand new track and lead single, "Free". The album is a sequel to 18 Months (2012), which was Harris' first album to heavily feature guest vocalists. The album follows his previous project Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 (2022).
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| Released | 9 August 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 2015–2024 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop[1] | |||
| Length | 55:48 | |||
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Background
editHarris first teased the project on 7 August 2024, after posting the album's artwork on his social media accounts, and it was released two days later. The album contains all previously released singles that Harris had not featured on an album, except "Hype" and "Over Now".[3][4] The album also features three singles that were released under Harris' Love Regenerator alias.[5][6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Free" (with Ellie Goulding) |
| Harris | 3:32 |
| 2. | "How Deep Is Your Love" (with Disciples; 2015) |
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| 3:32 |
| 3. | "This Is What You Came For" (featuring Rihanna; 2016) |
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| 3:42 |
| 4. | "My Way" (2016) | Harris | Harris | 3:39 |
| 5. | "One Kiss" (with Dua Lipa; 2018) |
| Harris | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Promises" (with Sam Smith; 2018) |
| Harris | 3:33 |
| 7. | "Giant" (with Rag'n'Bone Man; 2019) |
| Harris | 3:49 |
| 8. | "I'm Not Alone 2019" (2019) | Harris | Harris | 3:21 |
| 9. | "Miracle" (with Ellie Goulding; 2023) |
|
| 3:06 |
| 10. | "Desire" (with Sam Smith; 2023) |
|
| 2:59 |
| 11. | "Hypnagogic (I Can't Wait)" (2020) |
| Harris | 3:13 |
| 12. | "Lovers in a Past Life" (with Rag'n'Bone Man; 2024) |
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| 2:40 |
| 13. | "Nuh Ready Nuh Ready" (featuring PartyNextDoor; 2018) |
| Harris | 3:04 |
| 14. | "Body Moving" (with Eliza Rose; 2023) |
| Harris | 2:36 |
| 15. | "Live Without Your Love" (featuring Steve Lacy; 2020) |
| Harris | 3:25 |
| 16. | "Lonely" (with Riva Starr featuring Sananda Maitreya; 2022) |
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| 2:50 |
| 17. | "By Your Side" (featuring Tom Grennan; 2021) |
| Harris | 3:10 |
| Total length: | 55:48 | |||
Notes
Personnel
edit- Calvin Harris – production, writing, vocals (4, 8)
- Ellie Goulding – vocals, writing (1, 9)
- Theo Hutchcraft – writing (1, 17)
- Chenai Zinyuku – writing (1)
- Disciples – production, writing (2)
- Ina Wroldsen – uncredited vocals, writing (2)
- Marvin White – writing (2)
- Rihanna – vocals, writing (3)
- Nils Sjöberg – uncredited background vocals, writing (3)
- Kuk Harrell – additional production, writing (3)
- Dua Lipa – vocals, writing (5)
- Jessie Reyez – uncredited vocals (6), writing (5, 6, 14)
- Sam Smith – vocals, writing (6, 10)
- Jamie Hartman – writing (7)
- Troy Miller – writing (7)
- Rag'n'Bone Man – vocals, writing (7, 12)
- Burns – additional production, writing (9, 10)
- Pablo Bowman – writing (9)
- Peter Rycroft – writing (9)
- Sam Roman – writing (10)
- Cleo Tighe – writing (12)
- Jon Green – writing (12)
- PartyNextDoor – vocals, writing (13)
- Eliza Rose – vocals, writing (14)
- Steve Lacy – vocals, writing (15)
- Riva Starr – production, writing (16)
- Sananda Maitreya – vocals, writing (16)
- Tom Grennan – vocals, writing (17)
- Jamie Scott – writing (17)
- John Newman – writing (17)
- Mike Needle – writing (17)
Charts
edit| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 30 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 79 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 145 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] | 56 |
| Irish Albums (OCC)[11] | 6 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[12] | 74 |
| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[13] | 28 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] | 25 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] | 18 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[16] | 69 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[17] | 18 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[18] | 72 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[19] | 11 |
| UK Dance Albums (OCC)[20] | 1 |
| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[21] | 3 |
References
edit- ^ a b "96 Months by Calvin Harris". Apple Music. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Calvin Harris new album 96 Months out now! | From 18 Months to 96 Months, Calvin Harris takes us on a journey... By Sony Music Baltics on Facebook". Archived from the original on 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ a b Bain, Katie (9 August 2024). "Calvin Harris Releases Hits-Spanning Compilation Album 96 Months: Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ a b Lejarde, Arielle Lana (12 August 2024). "Calvin Harris' biggest hits since 2015 released on new compilation, 96 Months: Listen". DJ Mag. Archived from the original on 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Calvin Harris teases completely 'different' music project". Stoney Roads. 21 January 2020. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Calvin Harris drops two 90s-inspired tracks : Listen". DJ Mag. 23 January 2020. Archived from the original on 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Calvin Harris – 96 Months". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Calvin Harris – 96 Months" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Calvin Harris – 96 Months" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Calvin Harris Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 33 (dal 09.08.2024 al 15.08.2024)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "2024 33-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 16 August 2024. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Album 2024 uke 33". VG-lista. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 09.08.2024–15.08.2024 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Calvin Harris – 96 Months". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "100 Albums weekly". PROMUSICAE. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Calvin Harris Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 August 2024.