2016 studio album by Mike Posner
At Night, Alone.
Released May 6, 2016 (2016-05-06 ) Recorded 2015 Studio
Genre Length 58 :17
Label
Island
Producer
"
I Took a Pill in Ibiza " Released: July 24, 2015
"Be as You Are" Released: July 26, 2016
"In the Arms of a Stranger" Released: February 17, 2017
At Night, Alone. is the second studio album by American singer
Mike Posner . It was released on May 6, 2016 by
Island .
[3] The album features
guest appearances by
Labrinth and
Big Sean .
[4]
The album received positive reviews from music critics, who celebrated the record's mature sound, and his autobiographic and introspective lyrical content. The album was considered a qualitative big step forward from his previous album
31 Minutes to Takeoff .
Background
Mike Posner released his first single in two years, "
The Way It Used to Be " in June 2013, and announced the release of his second album Pages .
[5] In October 2013, Posner said in an interview with
Billboard : "I've made maybe over 100 songs since the last album, so I've got a good 12, 15 I'm proud of."
[6] A second single featuring
Big Sean , "Top of the World" was released in December 2013.
[7] In March 2014, Billboard reported that Pages would be released later that year, but the release never materialized. Instead, Posner released the
extended play , The Truth in June 2015 on
Island Records , featuring four tracks later featured on At Night, Alone.
[8]
"
I Took a Pill in Ibiza " was released as a single on July 24, 2015, and found international success in a remix by
Seeb . In August 2015, Posner said that he had recorded two albums (Pages and Sky High ) since his debut album,
31 Minutes to Takeoff (2010), which were both shelved by his former label
RCA Records because "they didn't have a hit".
[9]
[10]
Posner said
country singer
Jake Owen encouraged him to "tell the truth" in his songs" and showed him artists like
Willie Nelson and
Merle Haggard , which made Posner realize that "you can just literally say the truth and it’s beautiful, and it’s heart-wrenching and it’s funny".
[11]
[12] The album is inspired by country music according to Posner: "So, like, the way I was inspired by
hip-hop when I first started and would sort of sing hip-hop, this new (music) is kind of my take on country music. It doesn't sound country and no one uses the word country to describe it, but it's me trying to do country and it comes out weird and different."
[11]
Singles
"I Took a Pill in Ibiza" was first released on Mike Posner's
extended play , The Truth , on June 22, 2015.
[13] The remix version by
Seeb was released on July 24, 2015.
[14]
Promotional singles
"Be as You Are" was released as promotional single in the United States on July 26, 2016.
[15] On February 17, 2017 a remix of "In the Arms of a Stranger" by
Grey was released as promotional single.
[16]
Reception
David Jeffries of
AllMusic noted an improvement for Posner in the album, writing, "This might not yet be the ultimate showcase for his talents, but At Night, Alone is both a welcome return and a significant step forward." Jordan Simon of
Idolator wrote, "Posner on the album places his bets as pop's 'born-again' countryman," calling the album "not a pop jamboree. It is truth in advertising, an album exclusively optimized for solitude spent immersed in deep thought." Gwilym Mumford of
The Guardian wrote, "Some curios apart—the a cappella revolutionary hymn 'Only God Knows' and rowdy folk-punk of 'Jade'—there is little here that lingers long in the memory, with only Posner's braggadocio and pinched vocals distinguishing him from the singer-songwriter crowd."
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "At Night, Alone." Posner Posner 0:10 2. "
I Took a Pill in Ibiza " Posner 4:40 3. "Not That Simple" Posner Adam Friedman Ely Rise 3:54 4. "Be as You Are" 3:53 5. "In the Arms of a Stranger" Posner 3:47 6. "Silence" (featuring
Labrinth ) 4:18 7. "Iris" 3:31 8. "Only God Knows" Posner Posner 2:45 9. "Jade" Posner 3:41 10. "One Hell of a Song" Posner 3:16 11. "Buried in Detroit" Posner 4:08 12. "Thank You" Posner Posner 0:08 13. "
I Took a Pill in Ibiza " (
SeeB Remix) Posner 3:17 14. "Not That Simple" (Kyle Tree Remix) Posner Adam Friedman Ely Rise Posner Terefe Friedman Kyle Tree
[b] 3:27 15. "Be as You Are" (JordanXL Remix) Posner Friedman Terefe
[a] JordanXL
[b] 3:23 16. "In the Arms of a Stranger" (Brian Kierulf Remix) Posner Posner Terefe Friedman MdL Brian Kierulf
[b] 3:27 17. "Silence" (Sluggo x Loote Remix) (featuring Labrinth) Posner Terefe Dave Katz
[b] Jackson Foote
[b] 3:09 18. "Buried in Detroit" (Lucas Löwe Remix) (featuring
Big Sean ) Posner Terefe Jordan Orvosh
[b] 3:23 Total length: 58:17
Target exclusive edition bonus tracks
[19] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 19. "Stay with You" Posner 2:50 20. "Miley Cyrus" Posner 6:10 Total length: 1:07:17
Notes
^[a] signifies an additional producer
^[b] signifies a remixer
Personnel
Adapted from the liner notes:
[1]
I Took a Pill in Ibiza
Mike Posner – lead and background vocals
Eugene Huang – guitar
Nikolaj Torp – piano,
Wurlitzer electric piano , whistle
Martin Terefe – bass and background vocals
Geoff Lea – drums
Oskar Winberg – additional percussion
Recorded by Sam Keyte at Kensaltown Recording Studios
Vocals recorded by Mike Posner at Mike's House
Mixed by Tony Maserati and Tyler Scott at Mirrorball Studios
Not That Simple
Mike Posner – lead and background vocals, piano and space echo
Glen Scott – piano and organ
Adam Friedman – guitar
Martin Terefe – bass
Kristoffer Sonne – drums and percussion
Forrest D. Gray – string arrangement
Recorded by Sam Keyte at Kensaltown Recording Studios, assisted by Kristian Larsen
Vocals recorded by Mike Posner at Mike's House
Additional recording by Oskar Winberg
Mixed by Tony Maserati and Tyler Scott at Mirrorball Studios
Be as You Are
Mike Posner – lead and background vocals
Adam Friedman – keyboards, guitar, drums and percussion, background vocals
Simon Huber – bass
Alex Toff – drums
Oskar Winberg – percussion
Ro Rowan – cello
Vocals recorded by Mike Posner at Mike's House
Mixed by Tony Maserati and Tyler Scott at Mirrorball Studios
In the Arms of a Stranger
Mike Posner – lead and background vocals, keyboards, space echo
Glen Scott – keyboards
Adam Friedman – guitar
Martin Terefe – bass
Kristoffer Sonne – drums
Recorded by Sam Keyte at Kensaltown Recording Studios, assisted by Kristian Larsen
Vocals recorded by Mike Posner at Mike's House
Additional recording by Oskar Winberg
Mixed by Tony Maserati and Tyler Scott at Mirrorball Studios
Silence
Mike Posner – lead and background vocals, keyboards, piano and space echo
Glen Scott – keyboards
Adam Friedman – guitar
Martin Terefe – bass
Kristoffer Sonne – drums
Recorded by Sam Keyte at Kensaltown Recording Studios, assisted by Kristian Larsen
Vocals recorded by Mike Posner at Mike's House
Additional recording by Oskar Winberg
Mixed by Tony Maserati and Tyler Scott at Mirrorball Studios
Iris
Mike Posner – lead and background vocals
Adam Friedman – guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, background vocals
Erick "Jesus" Coomes – bass
MdL – drums and percussion
Recorded by Adam Friedman, MdL and Mike Posner at Mike's House
Mixed by Tony Maserati and Tyler Scott at Mirrorball Studios
Only God Knows
Mike Posner – lead and background vocals
Norman Henry Mamey – "words of wisdom"
Recorded by Mike Posner at Mike's House
Mixed by Tony Maserati and Tyler Scott at Mirrorball Studios
Jade
Mike Posner – lead and background vocals
Ely "The Creep" Rise – keyboards, organ
Nick Maybury – guitar
Bana Haffar – bass
MdL – drums and percussion, programming
Recorded by Mike Posner and Mason Levy at Mike's House
Mixed by Tony Maserati and Tyler Scott at Mirrorball Studios
One Hell of a Song
Mike Posner – lead and background vocals
James Valentine – guitar
Erick "Jesus" Coomes – bass
Adam Friedman – drums, percussion, background vocals
MdL – drums
Recorded by Mike Posner and Adam Friedman at Mike's House
Mixed by Tony Maserati and Tyler Scott at Mirrorball Studios
Buried in Detroit
Mike Posner – lead and background vocals, piano
Glenn Scott –
Rhodes piano
Martin Terefe – bass
Kristoffer Sonne – drums and percussion
Steven Pemberton – drums
Oskar Winberg, John Magnussen – additional percussion
Norman Henry Mamey – orchestral arrangement and conductor
Bob O'Donnell – orchestra contractor
Michael Markman, Neil Sample, Leslie Katz, Rebecca Chung, Lisa Dondlinger, Lorand Lokuszta, Lorenz Gamma, Tamaa Chernyak-Pepp, Marisa Sorajja, Radu Pieptka – violins
Nancy Roth, Pamela Goldsmith – violas
Dennis Karamazyn, Paul Hochhalter – cellos
Kevin Axt – brass
Brian Scanlon, Jeff Driskhill, Phillip Feather, John Carr – woodwinds
Gary Halopoff, Chris Tedesco – trumpets
Charles Morillas, David Ryan, Craig Ware – trombones
Amy Wilkins – harp
Recorded by Sam Keyte at Kensaltown Recording Studios, assisted by Kristian Larsen
Orchestra recorded by Dennis Sands at EastWest Studios
Piano and additional vocals recorded by Josh Connolly, Dominic Jordan, Jimmy Giannos at the Hideout Recording Studio
Additional recording by Oskar Winberg
Mixed by Tony Maserati and Tyler Scott at Mirrorball Studios
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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Discogs . Island Records. Retrieved 19 January 2017 .
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Rolling Stone . 6 May 2016.
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Recording Industry Association Singapore . Retrieved 31 December 2020 .
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Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 31 December 2020 . Scroll to position 56 to view certification.
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