Dark Days, Bright Nights

Dark Days, Bright Nights
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 9, 2001 (2001-10-09)
Recorded1999–2001
Studio
  • Westlake Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
  • The Frat House (Atlanta, GA)
  • Down The Hall Studios (Atlanta, GA)
  • 1210 Studios (Atlanta, GA)
  • Mix It In The Mix (Atlanta, GA)
  • The Dungeon Recording Studio (Atlanta, GA)
GenreHip hop
Length62:57
Label
Producer
Bubba Sparxxx chronology
Dark Days, Bright Nights
(2001)
Deliverance
(2003)
Singles from Dark Days, Bright Nights
  1. "Ugly"
    Released: August 6, 2001
  2. "Lovely"
    Released: 2001

Dark Days, Bright Nights is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Bubba Sparxxx from Georgia. It was released on October 9, 2001 via Interscope Records. Recording sessions took place at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, at the Frat House, Down the Hall Studios, 1210 Studios, Mix it in the Mix, and the Dungeon Recording Studio in Atlanta. Production was handled by Shannon Houchins, Timbaland, Khalifani, Organized Noize, and Gerald Hall. It features guest appearances from Timbaland, Backbone, Bohagon, C.I., Duddy Ken, Kosha, Sebastian and Sleepy Brown.

The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 with 132,000 copies sold in the first week released.[1] A couple months later the record was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America with an excess of 500,000 copies sold,[2] making it the most successful of his six full-length albums to date.

It includes the hit singles "Ugly" and "Lovely". The song "Regardless" was not an official single but did receive some radio airplay. The song "Bubba Talk" was featured on the soundtrack for the comedy film The Wash (2001).

  1. ^ Basham, David (April 11, 2002). "Got Charts? When First-Timers Debut Big – Ashanti, Tweet, Britney, Eminem & More". MTV. Archived from the original on August 7, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. November 30, 2001. Retrieved September 30, 2018.