Cloud Nine is the debut studio album by Kygo (Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll), released in May 2016 on Sony Music / RCA and self-produced by Kygo. The album introduced tropical house to a mainstream global audience, blending steel drum synths, wood-block percussion, and warm melodic piano with lyrics of youthful longing and emotional openness. 'Firestone' with Conrad Sewell and 'Stay' with Maty Noyes became worldwide hits that established Kygo's signature sound, accessible, sun-drenched, and emotionally uncomplicated in the best possible sense. The album reached the top ten in Norway and Sweden and charted strongly across Europe and Australia, establishing Kygo as the figurehead of a new ambient pop subgenre. Cloud Nine sold over two million copies worldwide and introduced a sound that would influence commercial pop production for years to come.
Track Listing & Credits
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
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| 1 | Cloud Nine | · | Kygo | Kygo | |
| 2 | Firestone | Conrad Sewell, Kygo | Kygo | Kygo |
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| 3 | Stole the Show | Parson James, Kygo | Kygo | Kygo |
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| 4 | Stay | Maty Noyes, Kygo | Kygo | Kygo |
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| 5 | Carry Me | Julia Michaels, Kygo | Kygo | Kygo |
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| 6 | Nothing Left | Will Heard, Kygo | Kygo | Kygo |
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| 7 | Raging | Kodaline, Kygo | Kygo | Kygo |
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| 8 | Fragile | Labrinth, Kygo | Kygo | Kygo |
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| 9 | Riding Shotgun | Bonnie McKee, Kygo | Kygo | Kygo |
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| 10 | Never Let You Go | John Newman, Kygo | Kygo | Kygo |
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| 11 | Sexual Healing | Marvin Gaye, Odell Brown | Marvin Gaye, Odell Brown | Kygo |
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| 12 | First Time | Ellie Goulding, Kygo | Kygo | Kygo |
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