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.[1] 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.[2] The album was produced by Rector and Chad Copelin.[2]
Into the Morning released on February 16, 2010. At the time he was a senior in college.[3] It was made free via NoiseTrade.[4] 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.[5]
Track listing
Into the Morning track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"The Beat"
3:37
2.
"Loving You is Easy"
3:09
3.
"When a Heart Breaks"
4:14
4.
"White Dress"
3:53
5.
"Out of My Head"
3:19
6.
"Autumn"
3:31
7.
"Moving Backwards"
3:10
8.
"When I Get There"
3:46
9.
"And Then You Love Someone"
3:52
10.
"Dance With Me Baby"
5:00
Total length:
37:51
Commercial performance
Into the Morning was Rector's first major release,[6] peaking at No. 11 on the BillboardTop Heatseekers chart.[7] The album peaked at number 5 at iTunes' pop chart and number 10 on the iTunes album charts.[8]
