Into the Morning
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{{Infobox album
| name = Into the Morning
| type = studio
| artist = Ben Rector
| cover = IntoTheMorningCover.jpeg
| alt =
| released = February 16, 2010
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 37:32
| label = Aptly Named
| producer = Chad Copelin
| prev_title = Songs That Duke Wrote
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Something Like This
| next_year = 2011
}}
Into the Morning is the third full-length studio album released by Ben Rector.
Into the Morning peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.
Background and release
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Ben Rector considers Into the Morning to be his first "real" album, as he considers the two albums prior to be indirectly focused efforts while he was still in college.{{Cite web |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/a-sides-with-jon-chattman_b_3829863 |title=A-Sides with Jon Chattman: Ben Rector "Keeps Moving On" Up; "Life" Lessons with Little Comets |date=2013-08-28 |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=HuffPost |last=Chattman |first=Jon |archive-date=January 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125051935/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/a-sides-with-jon-chattman_b_3829863 |url-status=live }} It was the first album where he began to "get in the groove as a songwriter", having focused his efforts more specifically toward the craft and writing music more frequently and with intention.{{Cite web |url=http://mousertime.blogspot.com/2011/08/blog-post.html |title=Ben Rector Interview |date=2011-08-03 |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=Mousertime |archive-date=January 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122231624/http://mousertime.blogspot.com/2011/08/blog-post.html |url-status=live }} The album was produced by Rector and Chad Copelin.
Into the Morning released on February 16, 2010. At the time he was a senior in college.{{Cite web |url=https://charlestoncitypaper.com/2013/04/03/ben-rector-isnt-in-a-hurry-to-release-his-new-album/ |title=Ben Rector isn't in a hurry to release his new album |date=April 3, 2013 |access-date=December 6, 2023 |website=Charleston City Paper |last=Parker |first=Chris |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328013737/https://charlestoncitypaper.com/2013/04/03/ben-rector-isnt-in-a-hurry-to-release-his-new-album/ |url-status=live }} It was made free via NoiseTrade.{{Cite web |url=http://www.abreathoffreshmusic.com/2011/08/discover-ben-rector-with-free-album.html |title=Discover Ben Rector With a Free Album! |date=2011-08-26 |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=A Breath of Fresh Music |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930072741/http://www.abreathoffreshmusic.com/2011/08/discover-ben-rector-with-free-album.html |url-status=live }} At a 2023 Q&A session during The Old Friends Acoustic Tour, Rector said Into the Morning was his favorite album to make when asked.{{Cite web |url=http://frontrowmusicnews.com/ben-rector-at-riverside-theater-in-milwaukee-2023/ |title=Ben Rector at Riverside Theater in Milwaukee 2023 |date=2023-03-25 |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=Front Row Music News |last=Hills |first=Movie |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330000410/http://frontrowmusicnews.com/ben-rector-at-riverside-theater-in-milwaukee-2023/ |url-status=live }}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Into the Morning track listing
| title1 = The Beat
| length1 = 3:37
| title2 = Loving You is Easy
| length2 = 3:09
| title3 = When a Heart Breaks
| length3 = 4:14
| title4 = White Dress
| length4 = 3:53
| title5 = Out of My Head
| length5 = 3:19
| title6 = Autumn
| length6 = 3:31
| title7 = Moving Backwards
| length7 = 3:10
| title8 = When I Get There
| length8 = 3:46
| title9 = And Then You Love Someone
| length9 = 3:52
| title10 = Dance With Me Baby
| length10 = 5:00
| total_length = 37:51
}}
Commercial performance
Into the Morning was Rector's first major release,{{Cite web |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/events/2016/08/17/singer-ben-rector-tees-up/23350506007/ |title=Singer Ben Rector tees up for downtime after decade on tour, in studio |date=2016-08-17 |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=The Columbus Dispatch |last=Oller |first=Julia |archive-date=January 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101194932/https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/events/2016/08/17/singer-ben-rector-tees-up/23350506007/ |url-status=live }} peaking at No. 11 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/467318/ben-rector-is-a-gimmick-free-pop-nobody|title=Ben Rector|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 9, 2015|archive-date=July 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704032905/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/467318/ben-rector-is-a-gimmick-free-pop-nobody|url-status=live}} The album peaked at number 5 at iTunes' pop chart and number 10 on the iTunes album charts.{{Cite web |url=https://blog.arkansasalumni.org/for-ben-rector-its-all-about-the-music/ |title=For Ben Rector, It's All About the Music |date=2013-02-15 |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=Arkansas Alumni |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926020534/https://blog.arkansasalumni.org/for-ben-rector-its-all-about-the-music/ |url-status=live }}
Charts
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| Chart (2010)
!Peak |
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| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|39|artist=Ben Rector}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|11|artist=Ben Rector}} |
References
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