Chris Stapleton is 'Starting Over': Country star announces new single and album
Chris Stapleton cuts a fresh path in "Starting Over," the title track and lead single off a newly-announced album, due out later this year.
With "Starting Over," the Kentucky native and five-time Grammy Award-winning "Tennessee Whiskey" singer unveiled Thursday the first peek into his next musical chapter – a 14-song "Starting Over" LP.
A follow-up to Stapleton's two-part "From A Room," the new album drops Nov. 13.
Sharing a sonic kinship to the time-tested reflection heard on Tom Petty's Wildflowers," Stapleton and his wife Morgane Stapleton sing in harmony, "Honey, for once in our life let's take our chances and roll the dice/ I can be your lucky penny/ You can be my four leaf clover ... starting over."
Stapleton tracked the album at his self-described "second home," with ace Americana producer Dave Cobb at RCA Studio A in Nashville. He also tracked at Compass Sound Studio and Muscle Shoals Sound in Alabama.
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The album features 11 Stapleton co-writes, including the title track, which he penned alongside Mike Henderson. Stapleton cut three covers for the release: John Fogerty’s “Joy Of My Life” and Guy Clark’s “Worry B Gone” and “Old Friends.”
Playing with longtime band members J.T. Cure and Derek Mixon, Stapleton enlisted Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell – founding members of Petty's band The Heartbreakers – for guest spots on Hammond B3 organ and electric guitar, respectively. Noted pedal steel guitarist Paul Franklin contributed, as well.
'Starting Over' tracklist
Starting Over
Devil Always Made Me Think Twice
Cold
When I’m With You
Arkansas
Joy Of My Life
Hillbilly Blood
Maggie’s Song
Whiskey Sunrise
Worry B Gone
Old Friends
Watch You Burn
You Should Probably Leave
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In May, Stapleton rescheduled his "All-American Road Show" due to the coronavirus pandemic.
"We've made this decision with the health and safety of our fans, touring family and the communities we travel through as our No. 1 priority," Stapleton said in the statement at the time. "We appreciate your patience and understanding as we all navigate these unusual times."
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