Dancing Shadows

Dancing Shadows
Studio album by Mario
Released October 5, 2018
Recorded 2016–2017
Genre
Length 37:19
Label
Producer
Mario chronology
D.N.A.
(2009)		 Dancing Shadows
(2018)
Singles from Dancing Shadows
  1. "Drowning"
    Released: July 20, 2018
  2. "Dancing Shadows"
    Released: September 14, 2018
  3. "Goes Like That"
    Released: October 4, 2018

Dancing Shadows is the fifth studio album by American singer and songwriter Mario. It was released on October 5, 2018, by his own label New Citizen and Empire Distribution.[1][2][3][4][5] The album serves as a follow-up to his fourth album D.N.A. (2009) and his first studio effort in almost a decade.

The album's first single, "Drowning" was released on July 20, 2018, along with the accompanying music video, while the second single, "Dancing Shadows" was released on September 14, 2018 and also includes an accompanying music video.[6]

Background and release

In August 2011, RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding J Records along with Arista Records and Jive Records. With the shutdown, Mario, and all other artists previously signed to these three labels, will release his future albums on the RCA Records label.[7][8]

During his appearance on BET's 106 & Park on July 10, 2013 to premiere the video for "Somebody Else", Mario stated that he felt the album recorded with Rico Love did not feel part of his career plan and that he scrapped that album and went on to record his then-titled album Evolve, which was set to be released in September 17, 2013, but was delayed to October 2013 and later to an unspecified date in 2014.[9] After the album's failed attempts to be release, Mario left RCA Records in 2015.

In the summer of 2015, Mario announced that he has reunited with Scott Storch, who produced his 2004 hit "Let Me Love You", on a new album, titled Never 2 Late, it was scheduled to be released on December 4, 2015, however this album release never materialized. It was to be supported by the single "Forever" featuring Rick Ross. This album is probably cancelled due to the fact that one of the tracks from the album "Enemy" was given to Chris Brown for his 2017 album Heartbreak on a Full Moon.[10][11]

In May 2016, Mario premiered and released the single "I Need More".[12] On December 13, 2016 he released the single "Let Me Help You".[13] On June 16, 2017 he released the single "Pain is the New Pleasure".[14]

A year later, Mario spoke with the FunX radio station during the Oh My! Music Festival in June 2018, announcing that the album's final title was Dancing Shadows and will be released in the late fall with a new single called "Drowning": "We changed the name of it. Making an album is like giving birth to something. You go through different names and different vibes."[15]

Following the release of the eponymous second single and its accompanying music video, Mario revealed the album's cover, release date and tracklist.[16]

Singles

The first single "Drowning" was released on July 20, 2018, with the music video being released on the same day.

The second single "Dancing Shadows" was released on September 14, 2018.

A music video for the track "Goes Like That" premiered on October 4, 2018.[17]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Drowning"
3:38
2."Too Many Options"
  • Brandon Lloyd Hesson
  • Dawid Pham Ngoc
  • Gosling
  • Barrett
  • Adams II
  • Mario
  • Pham
3:33
3."Dancing Shadows"
  • Gosling
  • Mario
  • Pham
3:00
4."Mirror"
  • Ariowa Ogheneochuko Kennedy Irosogie
  • Barrett
  • Richard Isong
  • Gosling
  • Mario
  • P2J
3:01
5."Gold Plates"
  • Daniel Adekugbe
  • Ngoc
  • Jackson Dimiglio-Wood
  • Gosling
  • Barrett
  • Nathaniel James Warner
  • J Warner
  • Gosling
  • Pham
3:01
6."Good Times" (featuring Buddy Guy)
  • Bianca Atterberry
  • Holland
  • George Guy
  • Dimiglio-Wood
  • Gosling
  • Barrett
  • Fenton
  • Tshiswaka Kayembe
  • Daecolm
  • Gosling
  • Mario
3:11
7."What You Started"
  • Carla Marie
  • Dimiglio-Wood
  • Gosling
  • Barrett
  • Gosling
  • Mario
4:24
8."One Man Woman"
  • Felisha King
  • Dimiglio-Wood
  • Gosling
  • Barrett
  • Gosling
  • Mario
3:13
9."Care for You"
  • King
  • Dimiglio-Wood
  • Penn
  • Gosling
  • Barrett
Gosling3:32
10."Goes Like That"
  • Guordan Banks
  • Dimiglio-Wood
  • Gosling
  • Barrett
  • Gosling
  • Mario
3:26
11."I Believe"
  • Dimiglio-Wood
  • Gosling
  • Barrett
  • Ryan McDermott
  • Gosling
  • Mario
  • McDermott
3:20

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various October 5, 2018
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References

  1. 1 2 "Dancing Shadows by Mario". iTunes Store.
  2. ↑ "Mario Returns With New Single Drowning And Album On The Horizon 'Dancing Shadows' – Essence". Essence.
  3. ↑ "Mario Announces First Album in Almost 10 Years, Talks New Music and the State of R&B [INTERVIEW]". Okayplayer. July 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ "New Music: Mario - Dancing Shadows - YouKnowIGotSoul.com". youknowigotsoul.com.
  5. ↑ "Mario's new album inspired by his fascination with shadows – Music News". ABC News Radio.
  6. ↑ http://weuponithiphop.info/2018/09/16/music-video-mario-dancing-shadows/
  7. ↑ Christman, Ed. (2011-08-23) RCA's New Executive Team Named Under CEO Peter Edge Amid Layoffs (Update) Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine.. Billboard.biz. Retrieved on 2012-04-15.
  8. ↑ Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! Archived 2011-11-08 at the Wayback Machine.. FMQB. Retrieved on 2012-04-15.
  9. ↑ https://singersroom.com/content/2013-07-17/mario-reveals-restoration-album-release-date/
  10. ↑ Mario-Enemy 2017 (Audio) on YouTube
  11. ↑ Chris Brown - Enemy (Audio) on YouTube
  12. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-need-more-single/1108101137
  13. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/let-me-help-you-single/1185151425
  14. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pain-is-the-new-pleasure-single/1247689528
  15. ↑ FunX Gemist (30 June 2018). "Mario: I would never make a second Let Me Love You". Retrieved 11 July 2018 – via YouTube.
  16. ↑ https://singersroom.com/content/2018-09-15/mario-dancing-shadows/amp/
  17. ↑ https://www.bet.com/video/bet-jams/2018/music-videos/mario-goes-like-that.html
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