{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox album | name = 15 Again | type = studio | artist = Cassius | cover = Cassius 15 Again.jpg | alt = | released = {{start date|df=yes|2006|09|11}} | recorded = 2006 | venue = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|French house|Electro}} | length = {{Duration|m=58|s=27}} | label = {{hlist|EMI Records|Virgin Records}} | producer = {{flatlist| * Zdar * Boombass }} | prev_title = Au Rêve | prev_year = 2002 | next_title = The Rawkers E.P. | next_year = 2010 | misc = {{Singles | name = 15 Again | type = studio | single1 = Toop Toop | single1date = {{start date|df=yes|2006|7|14}} | single2 = Rock Number One | single2date = {{start date|df=yes|2007|6|1}} }} }}
'''''15 Again''''' is the third album by French electronic duo Cassius, released on 11 September 2006 by EMI Records and Virgin Records. It was released in the United States by Astralwerks in 2007.
== Writing, recording and production ==
The album was written and produced by Cassius members Phillippe Zdar and Boombass and was recorded in three weeks in Ibiza. It includes a collaboration with hip hop producer and performer Pharrell Williams. Other collaborators include Sébastien Tellier, -M-, Etienne de Crécy and Le Knight Club (electronic duo composed of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Eric Chedeville).
== Critical reception == {{Album ratings | MC = 84/100<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/15-again |title=Reviews for ''15 Again'' by Cassius – Metacritic |website=Metacritic |accessdate=27 April 2011}}</ref> | rev1 = ''Entertainment Weekly'' | rev1score = B+<ref name="ew">{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20153080,00.html |title=''15 Again'' Review |last=Wood |first=Mikael |date=19 October 2007 |website=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=27 April 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607173052/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20153080%2C00.html |archivedate=7 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | rev2 = ''musicOMH'' | rev2score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/cassius-15-again|title=Cassius – 15 Again|website=musicOMH|last=Hogwood|first=Ben|date=25 September 2006|access-date=2 May 2025}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev3score = 7.2/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10804-15-again|title=''15 Again'' Review|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=27 April 2011}}</ref> | rev4 = ''Spin'' | rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/cassius-15-again-astralwerks |title=Cassius, <nowiki>'</nowiki>''15 Again''<nowiki>'</nowiki> (Astralwerks) <nowiki>|</nowiki> Spin.com |last=Walters |first=Barry |website=Spin |accessdate=27 April 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518062156/http://www.spin.com/reviews/cassius-15-again-astralwerks |archivedate=18 May 2011}}</ref> | rev5 = ''Uncut'' | rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>In The Vines reveals more of its peculiar candlelit charm with every play. [Dec 2007, p.106]</ref> | rev6 = ''Under the Radar'' | rev6score = 8/10<ref>The duo's third full-length, is easily their best since their inception over 10 years ago. [Fall 2007, p.84]</ref> }}
Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, reported an average score of 84 based on 6 reviews, described as "universal acclaim".<ref name="Metacritic" /> ''Entertainment Weekly'' describes the album production as, "pair[ing] fuzzy beats with sleek, Steely Dan-inspired, soft-rock stylings."<ref name="ew" />
== Track listing == {{Track listing | all_writing = Zdar and Boombass; additional writers noted | title1 = Toop Toop | length1 = 2:47 | title2 = Rock Number One | length2 = 3:36 | writer2 = Gladys Gambie | title3 = This Song | length3 = 4:50 | title4 = 15 Again | length4 = 3:00 | writer4 = {{hlist|Etienne de Crécy|Gambie}} | title5 = All I Want | length5 = 3:55 | writer5 = Gambie | title6 = Eye Water | length6 = 5:32 | writer6 = Pharrell Williams | title7 = See Me Now | length7 = 3:52 | writer7 = {{hlist|Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo|Eric Chedeville}} | title8 = A Mile From Here | length8 = 3:53 | title9 = Jackrock | length9 = 9:30 | title10 = Cactus | length10 = 8:02 | writer10 = de Crécy | title11 = La Notte | length11 = 5:54 | title12 = Cria Cuervos | length12 = 3:38 | total_length = 58:27 }}{{Track listing | headline = Deluxe edition | title13 = Toop Toop (Mr Oizo Mix) | length13 = 3:31 | title14 = Toop Toop (Martin Eyerer Remix) | length14 = 6:57 | title15 = Toop Toop (Oliver Koletzki Mix) | length15 = 6:12 | title16 = Rock Number One (Leopold Gregori Mix) | length16 = 6:41 | title17 = Rock Number One (K.I.M Remix) | length17 = 5:48 }}
=== US version === The US version released by HBF/Justice replaces "Cria Cuervos" with "Shame Shame Chérie" in a slightly different order: {{Track listing | title11 = Shame Shame Chérie | length11 = 8:32 | title12 = La Notte | length12 = 5:54 }}
== Charts == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2006) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Flanders|57|artist=Cassius|album=15 Again|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|57|artist=Cassius|album=15 Again|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|France|44|artist=Cassius|album=15 Again|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|Italy|95|artist=Cassius|album=15 Again|rowheader=true}} |}
== References == <references/> {{Authority control}} Category:2006 albums Category:Cassius (band) albums Category:EMI Records albums