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Late Nights & Early Mornings is the debut studio album by English recording artist and former Floetry member Marsha Ambrosius. It was released by J Records on March 1, 2011.[1] This was Ambrosius' only album for J Records before the label's dissolution seven months later.[2] The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 96,400 copies sold in the first week.[3]

Background

Songs from the album were produced and written by Ambrosius herself with other contributors, including Just Blaze, Dre & Vidal, Focus... and co-writing credits by Alicia Keys and Lauryn Hill [4][5] The album also contains a cover version of Portishead's "Sour Times".[6]

Music

Ambrosius said that the overall vibe of the album is "sensual, it’s sincere, it’s seductive"[7] and also explained, “Not too many women get the opportunity to say what they want, and having controlled and written pretty much everything I get to do all of that on one album. J Records, they understood me as an artist and said, ‘What do you want? How do you want to sound? What do you feel like your album should be’ and they allowed me to go in the studio.”[7] Ambrosius describes the song, "Hope She Cheats on You (With a Basketball Player)" as "the reality of a bad break up."[4]

Singles

"Hope She Cheats On You (With A Basketball Player)" was released as the album's first single on August 13, 2010.[8] The song peaked on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number twenty-two.

"Far Away" was released as the album's second single on December 7, 2010. It is produced by Just Blaze and written by Marsha Ambrosius with co-writing by Sterling Simms.[9][10] The track was inspired by one of Ambrosius's own friends who committed suicide, and discusses how it feels once someone she's loved is gone. This song has reached number three on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The title track, "Late Nights & Early Mornings", has been released as the third single.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[11]
DJBooth[12]
The Village Voice(favorable)[6]

The album has received positive reviews from Allmusic and DJBooth. DJBooth.net's Nathan Slavik referred to the album as a "near-classic," stating "Marsha Ambrosius’ debut is the R&B album of the year." [12]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number two on the United States Billboard 200 chart with 96,400 copies sold in the first week.[13] As of June 15, 2011, the album has sold 306,700 units in the United States.[14]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Anticipation" (Intro)Marsha AmbrosiusMarsha Ambrosius1:29
2."With You"Marsha Ambrosius, Alicia KeysMarsha Ambrosius5:09
3."Late Nights & Early Mornings"Marsha Ambrosius, Rich HarrisonRich Harrison3:34
4."Hope She Cheats On You (With A Basketball Player)"Marsha Ambrosius, Canei FinchMarsha Ambrosius, Canei Finch4:06
5."Far Away"Marsha Ambrosius, Sterling SimmsJust Blaze7:17
6."Lose Myself"Lauryn HillCanei Finch5:03
7."Your Hands"Marsha Ambrosius, Andre Harris, Vidal DavisAndre Harris, Vidal Davis3:30
8."I Want You To Stay"Marsha AmbrosiusMarsha Ambrosius3:50
9."Sour Times"Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons, Adrian UtleyMarsha Ambrosius3:20
10."Tears"Marsha Ambrosius, Norman WhitfieldFocus...2:57
11."Chasing Clouds"Marsha Ambrosius, Reggie PerrySyience3:45
12."The Break Up Song"Marsha AmbrosiusMarsha Ambrosius3:29
13."Butterflies (Remix)"Marsha Ambrosius, Andre HarrisMarsha Ambrosius, Canei Finch4:12
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Fan"Marsha AmbrosiusMarsha Ambrosius2:58

Album Personnel

Credits for Late Nights & Early Mornings from Allmusic.[15]

Chart positions

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1

References

  1. ^ "Late Nights, Early Mornings: Marsha Ambrosius: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  2. ^ Album Cover: Marsha Ambrosius – ‘Late Nights & Early Mornings’ rap-up.com. Retrieved 10-10-2010.
  3. ^ Langhorne, Cyrus (2011-03-09). "Nicki Minaj & Rihanna Lose Their Tops, Eminem Can't Recover His Spot, Marsha Ambrosius Flows Onto The Chart". Sohh.Com. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
  4. ^ a b (August 2, 2010) Jermy Leeuwis, Marsha Ambrosius to release Late Nights and Early Mornings album musicremedy.com. Retrieved 10-10-2010.
  5. ^ Gail Mitchell, (Posted: Sept. 25, 2010) Ex-Floetry Member Marsha Ambrosius Readies Solo Set Billboard. Nielson Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 10-10-2010.
  6. ^ a b Tate, Greg (April 6, 2011). Marsha Ambrosius Can Bring the R and the B - Page 1 - Music - New York - Village Voice. The Village Voice. Retrieved on 2011-04-13.
  7. ^ a b Clover Hope, (posted: March 15, 2010) Marsha Ambrosius Discovers Herself On ‘Sensual, Seductive’ Solo Album vibe.com. Intermedia Vibe Holdings, LLC. Retrieved 10-10-2010.
  8. ^ Hope She Cheats On You (With a Basketball Player) - Single by Marsha Ambrosius itune.apple.com. Apple, Inc. Retrieved 11-10-2010.
  9. ^ "iTunes Store". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  10. ^ Marsha Ambrosius Music New & Info Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 10-10-2010.
  11. ^ Kellman, AndyReview: Late Nights & Early Mornings. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-03-10.
  12. ^ a b Slavik, Nathan. "Late Nights and Early Mornings - Marsha Ambrosius Album Review". DJBooth.net. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
  13. ^ Langhorne, Cyrus (2011-03-09). "Nicki Minaj & Rihanna Lose Their Tops, Eminem Can't Recover His Spot, Marsha Ambrosius Flows Onto The Chart". Sohh.Com. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
  14. ^ Langhorne, Cyrus (June 15, 2011). "Tech N9ne Sticks Up Top 5, Rick Ross' MMG Detours Into Top 40, Marsha Ambrosius Gets Her Spot Back". SOHH.com. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  15. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/late-nights-early-mornings-mw0002058851/credits
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