Late Nights & Early Mornings

Songs from Late Nights & Early Mornings 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(August 2, 2010) Jermy Leeuwis, [http://musicremedy.com/m/marsha-ambrosius/album/late-nights-and-early-mornings-9139.html Marsha Ambrosius to release Late Nights and Early Mornings album] musicremedy.com. Retrieved 10-10-2010.Gail Mitchell, [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956093/ex-floetry-member-marsha-ambrosius-readies-solo-set Ex-Floetry Member Marsha Ambrosius Readies Solo Set] Billboard. Nielson Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 10-10-2010. The album also contains a cover version of Portishead's "Sour Times". Ambrosius said that the overall vibe of the album is "sensual, it’s sincere, it’s seductive"Clover Hope, [http://www.vibe.com/posts/marsha-ambrosius-discovers-herself-%E2%80%98sensual-seductive%E2%80%99-solo-album Marsha Ambrosius Discovers Herself On ‘Sensual, Seductive’ Solo Album ] vibe.com. Intermedia Vibe Holdings, LLC. Retrieved 10-10-2010. 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.” Ambrosius describes the song, "Hope She Cheats on You (With a Basketball Player)" as "the reality of a bad break up."

"Hope She Cheats On You (With A Basketball Player)" was released as the album's first single on 13 August 2010.[https://music.apple.com/us/album/hope-she-cheats-on-you-with/385808658 Hope She Cheats On You (With a Basketball Player) - Single by Marsha Ambrosius] itune.apple.com. Apple, Inc. Retrieved 11-10-2010. 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 7 December 2010. It is produced by Just Blaze and written by Marsha Ambrosius with co-writing by Sterling Simms.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/far-away-single/id405144420 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218060333/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/far-away-single/id405144420 |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 December 2010 |title=iTunes Store |publisher=iTunes |date= |access-date=2011-02-20}}[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=marsha ambrosius|chart=all}} Marsha Ambrosius Music New & Info] Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 10-10-2010. 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", was released as the third single.

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Late Nights & Early Mornings received generally positive reviews from music critics. Allmusic editor Andy Kellman found that "in a way, Late Nights & Early Mornings picks up where 2005's Flo'Ology, left off [...] Those who could not get into the Floetry albums due to Ambrosius' occasionally tremulous delivery should have no problem this time. The characteristic is no distraction – put to use with less frequency and typically in service to the song, not purely for show." Melody Charles from SoulTracks remarked that the album "captures what is so intriguing about the triple-threat performer: her straight-forward sensuality, her emotional authenticity and the way she grafts those qualities together into melodic masterpieces [...] Self-possessed, skillfully-rendered and undeniably soulful, Ms. Ambrosius' debut is already one of 2011's Must-Haves: if you value depth and dimension in your listening experience, count on having many Late Nights & Early Mornings with this CD/download enveloping your ears."

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." Slant critic Jesse Cataldo wrote that "despite the appearance of established hip-hop producers and the vocal talents of an intelligent, assured female performer, Late Nights & Early Mornings is drab all over. None of its elements, from expressions of female sexuality to revenge wishes against unfaithful ex-lovers, are sufficiently piercing to cut through the blandness." She felt that the album "blurs together through typical narratives of love and loss, joy and sorrow, merely approximating these emotions through the standard language established for such things. Nothing especially stands out, and though Ambrosius makes no overt mistakes on her first album, nothing she offers ever approaches making it memorable."

In the United States the album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, behind fellow Brit Adele's "21", with fellow Brits Mumford and Sons "Sigh No More" at number 3 (the first instance British artists had held the top 3 positions on the chart in over 25 years).{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/mumford-and-sons-234-1295352|title=Adele and Mumford & Sons aid Brit domination of US chart|website=Nme.com|date=9 March 2011|access-date=8 December 2021}} It also peaked at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, with 96,400 copies sold in the first week. By June 2011, Late Nights & Early Mornings had sold 306,700 units in the United States.{{cite web|last=Langhorne|first=Cyrus|title=Tech N9ne Sticks Up Top 5, Rick Ross' MMG Detours Into Top 40, Marsha Ambrosius Gets Her Spot Back|url=http://www.sohh.com/2011/06/tech_n9ne_sticks_up_top_5_rick_ross_mmg.html|publisher=SOHH.com|access-date=15 June 2011|date=June 15, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618125057/http://www.sohh.com/2011/06/tech_n9ne_sticks_up_top_5_rick_ross_mmg.html|archive-date=18 June 2011}}

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| title2 = With You

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| extra2 = Ambrosius

| length2 = 5:09

| title3 = Late Nights & Early Mornings

| writer3 = {{hlist|Ambrosius|Rich Harrison}}

| extra3 = Harrison

| length3 = 3:34

| title4 = Hope She Cheats On You (With A Basketball Player)

| writer4 = {{hlist|Ambrosius|Canei Finch}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Ambrosius|Finch}}

| length4 = 4:06

| title5 = Far Away

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| extra5 = Just Blaze

| length5 = 7:17

| title6 = Lose Myself

| writer6 = Lauryn Hill

| extra6 = Finch

| length6 = 5:03

| title7 = Your Hands

| writer7 = {{hlist|Ambrosius|Andre Harris|Vidal Davis}}

| extra7 = Dre & Vidal

| length7 = 3:30

| title8 = I Want You to Stay

| writer8 = Ambrosius

| extra8 = Ambrosius

| length8 = 3:50

| title9 = Sour Times

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| extra9 = Ambrosius

| length9 = 3:20

| title10 = Tears

| writer10 = {{hlist|Ambrosius|Norman Whitfield}}

| extra10 = Focus...

| length10 = 2:57

| title11 = Chasing Clouds

| writer11 = {{hlist|Ambrosius|Reggie Perry}}

| extra11 = Syience

| length11 = 3:45

| title12 = The Break Up Song

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| title13 = Butterflies (Remix)

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Sample credits

• "Far Away" contains a portion of the composition "You Keep Me Hangin' On" as performed by The Supremes.
• "Lose Myself is a cover of the composition "Lose Myself" by Lauryn Hill.
• "Sour Times" is a cover of the composition "Sour Times" by Portishead.
• "Tears" contains a portion of the composition "Crying" as written by Norman Whitfield.

Credits for Late Nights & Early Mornings from AllMusic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/late-nights-early-mornings-mw0002058851/credits|title=Late Nights & Early Mornings - Marsha Ambrosius | Credits |website=AllMusic|access-date=8 December 2021}}

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• Marsha Ambrosius – Composer, Primary Artist, Producer
• Glynis Selina Arban – Photography
• Geoff Barrow – Composer
• Adam Blackstone – Bass, Bass (Upright)
• Mikaelin 'Blue' Bluespruce – Engineer, Mixing
• Henry Brooks – Composer
• Nell Brown – Engineer
• Canei Finch – Composer, Mixing, Producer
• Vidal Davis – Composer, Drum Programming, Mixing, Producer
• DJ Aktive – Scratching, Turntables
• Lamont Dozier – Composer
• Peter Edge – Producer
• Robyn Fernandes – Stylist
• Focus... – Engineer, Instrumentation, Producer
• Jesus Garnica – Assistant
• Beth Gibbons – Composer
• Erwin Gorostiza – Creative Director
• Andre Harris – Composer, Engineer, Producer
• Rich Harrison – Composer, Producer
• Brandon D. Henderson – Engineer
• Lauryn Hill – Composer
• Brian Holland – Composer
• Eddie Holland – Composer

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• Rayfield Holloman – Guitar, Musician
• Michelle Holme – Art Direction
• Jaycen Joshua – Mixing
• Trevor Jerideau – Producer
• JJ – Make-Up
• Just Blaze – Producer
• Alicia Keys – Composer
• Ryan Moys – Engineer
• Reggie Perry – Composer
• Oscar Ramirez – Engineer
• Montez Roberts – Engineer
• Darrell Robinson – Brushes, Musician
• Lalo Schifrin – Composer
• Tippi Shorter – Hai Soon
• Sterling Simms – Composer
• Justin Smith – Composer
• Syience – Musician, Producer
• Otis Turner – Composer
• Adrian Utley – Composer
• Ryan West – Mixing
• Norman Whitfield – Composer
• Andrew Wright – Engineer

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