''Late Night Feelings'' is the fifth studio album by British producer

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. It was released on 21 June 2019. It is his first album in four years, following

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(2015). Its lead single, "

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" featuring

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, was released on 29 November 2018. The title track " Late Night Feelings", featuring

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, 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. "

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" featuring

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was released on 30 May 2019 as the fourth single. "Pieces of Us" featuring

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was released on 17 June 2019 as the album's fifth single.

Background

In an interview with ''

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'', 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

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, 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 ''

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'' called the album "bold, brilliant and genuinely interesting pop music."

Track listing

Notes * signifies a co-producer * signifies an additional producer

Personnel

– bass, drums, guitars, piano, programming, synthesizers *Picard Brothers – programming, synthesizers *

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– programming * Jr Blender – programming * Kevin Parker – background vocals, guitar, programming, synthesizers *

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– additional production *

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– additional production, mixing *Brandon Bost – engineering, programming, synthesizers *JAE5 – programming, synthesizer *

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– additional production *

– vocals *

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– vocals *

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– vocals *

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– vocals *

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– guitar, vocals *Diana Gordon – vocals *

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– drums, vocals *Denise Renee – background vocals *

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– background vocals *

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– background vocals *Chris Turner – background vocals * Nick Movshon – bass, drums, engineering *Alissia Benveniste – bass *

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– drums, engineering *Conor Szymanski – drums *

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– guitars, piano, synthesizer *Joe Crispiano – guitar *Jonah Feingold – guitar *

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– guitar, synthesizer *

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– synthesizer * Ivan Jackson – synthesizer, trumpet * John Carroll Kirby – synthesizer *

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– 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 *

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– 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 Șerban Ghenea (born October 13, 1969) is a Grammy award-winning Romanian-Canadian audio engineer and mixer. Early life and education Ghenea was born in Bucharest, Romania in 1969. In 1976 he moved to Montreal with his family. He later attended ...

– mixing *John Hanes – mixing assistant *Randy Merrill – mastering

Charts

Certifications

References

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