Late Night Feelings is the fifth studio album by British and American DJ and producer Mark Ronson. It was released on 21 June 2019. It is his first album in four years, following Uptown Special (2015). Its lead single, "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" featuring Miley Cyrus, was released on 29 November 2018. The title track "Late Night Feelings", featuring Lykke Li, was released alongside the album pre-order on 12 April. "Don't Leave Me Lonely" was released on 17 May 2019 as the album's third single. "Find U Again" featuring Camila Cabello was released on 30 May 2019 as the fourth single. "Pieces of Us" featuring King Princess was released on 17 June 2019 as the album's fifth single.
Background In an interview with Las Vegas Weekly, Ronson described the album as "definitely the best thing" he has ever made and the album he has worked the hardest on. He also agreed that the album contains "sad bangers", as those are the kinds of songs that have "emotional resonance" and that he was drawn to making during the writing and recording process.
Critical reception
Late Night Feelings received generally positive reviews upon release. On Metacritic, the album has an average rating of 75/100, which indicates generally positive reviews.
In a positive review, Yasmin Cowan of Clash said that the album, "might be a collection of "sad bangers" but this is a powerful - and empowering - project." Though noting some flaws, Hannah Mylrea of NME called the album "bold, brilliant and genuinely interesting pop music."
Track listing
Notes signifies a co-producer signifies an additional producer
Personnel
Mark Ronson – bass, drums, guitars, piano, programming, synthesizers Picard Brothers – programming, synthesizers Honorable C.N.O.T.E. – programming Jr Blender – programming Kevin Parker – background vocals, guitar, programming, synthesizers P2J – additional production Tom Elmhirst– additional production, mixing Brandon Bost – engineering, programming, synthesizers JAE5 – programming, synthesizer Jamie xx – additional production Lykke Li – vocals Camila Cabello – vocals King Princess – vocals YEBBA – vocals Alicia Keys – vocals The Last Artful, Dodgr – vocals Miley Cyrus – vocals Angel Olsen – guitar, vocals Diana Gordon – vocals Ilsey Juber – drums, vocals Denise Renee – background vocals Amandla Stenberg – background vocals Tiff Stevenson – background vocals Chris Turner – background vocals Nick Movshon – bass, drums, engineering Alissia Benveniste – bass Homer Steinweiss – drums, engineering Conor Szymanski – drums Thomas Brenneck – guitars, piano, synthesizer Joe Crispiano – guitar Jonah Feingold – guitar Alex Greenwald – guitar, synthesizer Victor Axelrod – synthesizer Ivan Jackson – synthesizer, trumpet John Carroll Kirby – synthesizer Greg Phillinganes – synthesizer Leon Michaels – piano, synthesizer Daniel Bhattacharya – violin Charlie Bisharat – violin Fiona Brice – violin Chris Clad – violin Anna Croad – violin Francis Grimes – violin Marianne Haynes – violin Gerardo Hilera – violin Ian Humphries – violin Carrie Kennedy – violin Patrick Kiernan – violin Natalie Leggett – violin Kirsty Mangan – violin Eleanor Mathieson – violin Perry Montague-Mason – violin Steve Morris – violin Charles Mutter – violin Sara Parkins – violin Kerenza Peacock – violin Michele Richards – violin Jenny Sacha – violin Neil Samples – violin Sarah Sexton – violin Ellie Stamford – violin Christopher Tombling – violin Shalini Vijayan – violin Matthew Ward – violin Honor Watson – violin Deborah Widdup – violin Paul Willey – violin John Wittenberg – violin Nick Barr – viola Reiad Chibah – viola Tom Lea – viola Shawn Mann – viola Bryony Mycroft – viola Virginia Slater – viola Dave Walther – viola Katie Wilkinson – viola Rodney Wirtz – viola Katie Burke – cello Dave Daniels – cello Rosie Danvers – cello Katherine Jenkinson – cello Jo Knight – cello Jane Oliver – cello Roger Linley – double bass Richard Pryce – double bass Wayne Bergeron – flugelhorn Laura Brenes – French horn Dave Guy – trumpet Chris Elliot – arranger, conductor David Campbell – conductor Raymond Mason – conductor Riccardo Damian – engineering, mixing, programming Todd Monfalcone – engineering, mixing assistant Barry McCready – engineering Dylan Neustadter – engineering Leo Abrahams – engineering Nick Taylor – engineering Phil Joly – engineering Rob Bisel – engineering Rowan McIntosh – engineering Tyler Beans – engineering Jens Jungkurth – engineering Abby Echiverri – engineering assistant Mikayla Mundy – engineering assistant Matthew Scatchell – engineering assistant Tommy Vicari – horn and string engineer Martin Hollis – string engineer Joshua Blair – string engineer Serban Ghenea – mixing John Hanes – mixing assistant Randy Merrill – mastering
Charts Chart (2019) Peakposition Latvian Albums (LAIPA) 23 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) 9 South Korean Albums (Gaon) 72
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