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Late Night Feelings (2019)

Where the lyrics of Late Night Feelings take you, and where it was really made.

The album came four years after Ronson's previous record, and its recording was spread across studios in Los Angeles, New York, Malibu, and London.

Key places

Recorded at The Village Recorder (2019)

Recording site Village Recorders — Discogs credits list The Village Recorder in Los Angeles as a place where this album was recorded. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded and mixed at Electric Lady Studios (2019)

Recording site Electric Lady Studios — Discogs credits list Electric Lady Studios in New York as a recording location, and also as a mixing location for the album. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Shangri-La in Malibu (2019)

Recording site Shangri-La — Discogs credits list Shangri-La in Malibu, California, as one of the album's recording locations. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at RAK Studios in London (2019)

Recording site RAK Studios — Discogs credits list RAK Studios in London as one of the places where the album was recorded. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Jungle City Studios in New York (2019)

Recording site Jungle City Studios — Discogs credits list Jungle City Studios in New York as one of the album's recording locations. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at British Grove in London (2019)

Recording site British Grove Studios — Discogs credits list British Grove in London as one of the places where the album was recorded. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Late Night Feelings: fifth studio album by British and American DJ and producer Mark Ronson
• Released 21 June 2019; first album in four years, following Uptown Special (2015)
• Discogs credits list Sony Music Entertainment International Services GmbH as the record company
• Lead single "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" with Miley Cyrus, released 29 November 2018
• Title track "Late Night Feelings" with Lykke Li, released with pre-orders on 12 April 2019
• "Don't Leave Me Lonely" released 17 May 2019 as the third single
• "Find U Again" with Camila Cabello released 30 May 2019 as the fourth single
• "Pieces of Us" with King Princess released 17 June 2019 as the fifth single

Background

• In an interview with Las Vegas Weekly, Ronson called the album “definitely the best thing” he has ever made
• He said it is the album he worked hardest on
• He agreed it contains “sad bangers”, songs with “emotional resonance” that he was drawn to making during writing and recording

Recording

• Recorded at The Village Recorder (Los Angeles), Electric Lady Studios (New York), Shangri-La (Malibu), RAK Studios (London), Jungle City Studios (New York), British Grove (London), and The Diamond Mine
• Mixed at Conway Studios, Electric Lady Studios, MixStar Studios, and Zelig Studios
• Mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• British and American musician, record producer, songwriter and DJ, born 4 September 1975 in Notting Hill, London.
• Moved to New York City at age eight; became a DJ on the local club scene in the early 1990s while studying at New York University.
• Debut album Here Comes the Fuzz (2003) on Elektra Records sold poorly; Ronson then co-founded Allido Records in 2004.
• Gained wider recognition through production for Lily Allen, Christina Aguilera and Amy Winehouse.
• Cover album Version (2007) reached number two on the UK Albums Chart and earned the Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist.
• "Uptown Funk" (2014, featuring Bruno Mars) topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for 14 weeks and became one of the best-selling singles of all time.
• Co-wrote "Shallow" for A Star Is Born (2018), winning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a Grammy.
• Executive producer of the Barbie soundtrack (2023), which won three Grammy Awards.
• Has won ten Grammy Awards in total, including Producer of the Year for Back to Black.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Metacritic: average rating of 75/100, indicating generally positive reviews, based on 15 reviews
• Clash (Yasmin Cowan): positive review that called the album powerful and empowering even though it is a collection of sad bangers
• NME (Hannah Mylrea): noted some flaws but called the album “bold, brilliant and genuinely interesting pop music”
• Variety (Jem Aswad): singled out Lykke Li's two contributions as offering the album's most consistent melodies
• Variety (Jem Aswad): described Camila Cabello's “Find U Again” as the album's most pop-oriented track
• The Independent (Helen Brown): gave the album 4 out of 5 stars
• The Independent (Helen Brown): named the very clean and dry sound as the album's one problem

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Ronson said in a Las Vegas Weekly interview that it is the album he worked hardest on.
• Ronson himself described the songs on the album as “sad bangers”.
• Recording took place across studios in Los Angeles, New York, Malibu, and London.
• Mastering was handled by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound.
• Discogs lists a note on the release stating “Made in the EU.”

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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