Chris Stapleton

 

Artist:  Chris Stapleton
Birth Name:  Christopher Alvin Stapleton
Born:  April 15, 1978.  Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Origin:  Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Genre:  Country, Bluegrass, Southern Rock, Outlaw Country, Contemporary Country, Country Rock
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Chris Stapleton is an American Country and Bluegrass Musician and Songwriter, he wrote six No. 1 songs including the five-week No. 1 "Never Wanted Nothing More" (by Kenny Chesney), "Love's Gonna Make It Alright" (by George Strait), and "Come Back Song" (by Darius Rucker).  As a songwriter, over 150 of Stapleton's songs have appeared on albums by such artists as Adele, Luke Bryan, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley and has co-written with notable artists like Vince Gill, Peter Frampton and Sheryl Crow.  He has been the frontman of The Steel Drivers from 2008 to 2010, before his debut studio album Traveller in 2015, reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and sold over 1.4 million copies domestically.

Title:  Higher (2023)

Genre:  Country, Bluegrass, Southern Rock, Outlaw Country, Contemporary Country, Country Rock

Label:  Mercury Nashville

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  What Am I Gonna Do (3:01)

 2.  South Dakota (4:41)

 3.  Trust (3:23)

 4.  It Takes A Woman (4:06)

 5.  The Fire (3:45)

 6.  Think I'm In Love With You (3:42)

 7.  Loving You On My Mind (3:29)

 8.  While Horse (4:27)

 9.  Higher (4:02)

10. The Bottom (4:06)

11. The Day I Die (4:05)

12. Crosswind (3:23)

13. Weight Of Your World (3:54)

14. Mountains Of My Mind (4:25)

Personnel:

Chris Stapleton:  Lead Vocals on All Tracks, Electric Guitar on Tracks:  1-4, 6-11, Acoustic Guitar on Tracks:  1, 3, 5 10-14, Slide Guitar s:  1, 2, 12-String Acoustic Guitar on Tracks:  3, 13, Backing Vocals on Tracks:  6-9

J.T. Cure:  Bass on Tracks:  1-13

Derel Mixon:  Drums on Tracks:  1-13, Shaker on Tracks:  1, 5, 6, 10, 13, Bongos, Triangle on Track 5

Dave Cobb:  Acoustic Guitar on Tracks:  1, 3-6, 8-13, Shaker on Tracks:  6, 10, 13, Nylon-String Guitar on Track 7, 12-String Acoustic Guitar on Track 13

Morgane Stapleton:  Backing Vocals on Tracks:  1, 3-5, 7, 8, 10-13, Synthesizer on Tracks:  1, 3, 5, 8, 12, 13, Tambourine on Tracks:  1, 5-7, 10, 12

Lee Pardini:  Piano on Tracks:  1, 3, 10, 11, 13, Synthesizer on Tracks:  5, 13, Hammond B3 on Tracks:  6, 8-10, 13, Wurlitzer Electric Piano on Tracks:  9, 12, 13

Sari Reist:  Cello on Track6

Austin Hoke:  Cello on Track 6

Kevin Bat:  Cello on Track 6

Alicia Enstrom:  Violin on Track 6

David Angell:  Violin on Track 6

David Davidson:  Violin on Track 6

Janet Darnall:  Violin on Track 6

Jenny Bifano:  Violin on Track 6

Jung-Min Shin:  Violin on Track 6

Mary Van Osdale:  Violin on Track 6

Paul Franklin:  Pedal Steel on Tracks:  9, l1-13

Higher is the fifth studio album by Chris Stapleton, released on November 10, 2023 by Mercury Nashville.  The album reached No. 1 on US Top Country Albums Chart (Billboard), and UK Country Albums Chart (OCC).