The Morning After (Deborah Cox album)

The Morning After
Studio album by Deborah Cox
Released	November 5, 2002
Recorded	2001–2002
Genre	R&B dance
Length	54:15
Label	J
Producer	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Jermaine Dupri Shep Crawford Rodney Jerkins LaShawn Daniels E. Jones D. Christopher Jennings Eric Johnson A. Russell James Glasco James "Big Jim" Wright Battlecat Warryn Campbell Junior Vasquez Hex Hector Mac Quayle Widelife Johnny Vicious
Deborah Cox chronology
One Wish (1998) The Morning After (2002) Remixed (2003)
Singles from The Morning After
"Up & Down (In & Out)" Released: 2002 "Mr. Lonely" Released: 2002 "Play Your Part" Released: 2003 "The Morning After" Released: 2003

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[2]
People	(mixed)[3]

The Morning After is the third album by Canadian singer-songwriter Deborah Cox. It was released on November 5, 2002 in the United States. The Morning After marked the Cox's first record under Clive Davis's J Records roster, with Davis once more serving as executive producer. Keen to build on the success of her previous album One Wish (1998), he enlisted the help of renowned producers such as Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Jermaine Dupri, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, and Shep Crawford as well as up-and-coming producers Warryn Campbell, Johntá Austin and Alex Richbourg, among others.

The album contains a blend of urban R&B and adult contemporary songs with additional dance/house tracks being include. It became her biggest-charting album on the US Billboard 200 yet, debuting and peaking at number 38, and remains her highest-charting album as of 2018. Commercially, the album was less successful than her previous album however. The Morning After album generated four singles, including "Mr Lonely" and "Play Your Part". A 2-CD limited edition version of the album was released with additional dance remixes.