| Big City Nights | ||||
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| Released | 22 June 2005 | |||
| Length | 39:38 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment Epic Japan Tiger Trax | |||
| Producer | Space Cowboy | |||
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Big City Nights is the second studio album by the French-English recording artist Space Cowboy. It is the second full-length release by the artist and was released on 22 June 2005.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Welcome!" (Intro) | 0:39 |
| 2. | "I Remember When + Breaker Breaks" | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Shaker Baby" | 3:34 |
| 4. | "These Dreams" | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Space Cowboy" | 5:01 |
| 6. | "Like A Train + Stars 'N' Stripes" | 4:09 |
| 7. | "The Hustler" | 2:17 |
| 8. | "Across the Sky" | 3:09 |
| 9. | "Uno, Dos, Tres + Digital Boogie" | 4:07 |
| 10. | "I Wanna Go Back" | 2:22 |
| 11. | "Big City Nights + Hard Rock Hams" | 5:24 |
| 12. | "Superheroes Theme" (Outro) | 0:51 |
| Total length: | 39:38 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Are You Gonna Go My Way" | 3:44 |
| 14. | "Still Got Love 4 U" | 2:40 |
| 15. | "On The Dancefloor" | 2:25 |
| Total length: | 48:27 | |
| Country | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 22 June 2005 [1] | Sony / Epic Japan | CD, digital download |
| United Kingdom | 1 November 2005 | Tiger Trax | |
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