Starting Over (Chris Stapleton album)

Starting Over is the fourth studio album by country music singer Chris Stapleton. The album was released on November 13, 2020, by Mercury Nashville.[1][2]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
American Songwriter[5]
The Independent[6]
PopMatters[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Slant Magazine[9]

Starting Over
Studio album by
Chris Stapleton
ReleasedNovember 13, 2020
GenreCountry
Length54:00
LabelMercury Nashville
ProducerDave Cobb, Chris Stapleton
Chris Stapleton chronology
From A Room: Volume 2
(2017)		 Starting Over
(2020)
Singles from Starting Over
  1. "Starting Over"
    Released: August 28, 2020

Starting Over received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 81, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 10 reviews.[3]

Commercial performance

Starting Over debuted at number 3 on the US Billboard 200 selling 103,000 units in its first week.[10]

Track listing
Starting Over track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Starting Over"Chris Stapleton, Mike Henderson4:00
2."Devil Always Made Me Think Twice"Stapleton, Al Anderson3:51
3."Cold"Stapleton, Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon5:09
4."When I'm with You"Stapleton3:43
5."Arkansas"Stapleton, Mike Campbell2:58
6."Joy of My Life"John Fogerty4:34
7."Hillbilly Blood"Stapleton4:05
8."Maggie's Song"Stapleton3:31
9."Whiskey Sunrise"Stapleton, Tim Krekel3:22
10."Worry B Gone"Guy Clark, Lee Roy Parnell, Gary Nicholson3:15
11."Old Friends"Clark, Susanna Clark, Richard Dobson4:01
12."Watch You Burn"Stapleton, Campbell4:03
13."You Should Probably Leave"Stapleton, Ashley Gorley, Chris DuBois3:33
14."Nashville, TN"Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton3:35
Total length:54:00

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.[11]

  • David Angell − violin (track 3)
  • Kevin Bates − cello (track 3)
  • Jenny Bifano − violin (track 3)
  • Mike Campbell − electric guitar (tracks 5, 12)
  • Traneshia Chiles − choir (track 12)
  • Dave Cobb − acoustic guitar (all tracks except 10 and 14), percussion (track 5), string arrangements (track 3)
  • J.T. Cure − bass guitar (all tracks except 14), upright bass (track 14)
  • David Davidson − violin (track 3)
  • Conni Ellisor − violin (track 3)
  • Alicia Engstrom − violin (track 3)
  • Paul Franklin − pedal steel guitar (tracks 10, 14)
  • Tamika Harris − choir (track 12)
  • Austin Hoke − cello (track 3)
  • Jordan Holland − choir (track 12)
  • Stephen Lamb − copyist (track 3)
  • Lauren McClinton − choir (track 12)
  • Derek Mixon − drums (all tracks), percussion (track 5), tambourine (track 3)
  • Marqo Patton − choir (track 12)
  • Carole Rabinowitz − cello (track 3)
  • Lenesha Randolph − choir (track 12)
  • Sari Reist − cello (track 3)
  • Shannon Sanders − choir (track 12)
  • Melody Sheppard − choir (track 12)
  • Chris Stapleton − lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 5, 7, 10), acoustic guitar (tracks 1–3, 6–8, 10, 11, 14), electric guitar (tracks 2–7, 9–13), mandolin (track 2), octophone (track 7), string arrangements (track 3)
  • Morgane Stapleton − background vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14), tambourine (tracks 2, 5, 10, 13)
  • Benmont Tench − Hammond B-3 organ (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14), piano (tracks 3, 8, 11), upright piano (track 5), Wurlitzer (tracks 1, 8)
  • Mary Katherine VanOsdale − violin (track 3)
  • Kris Wilkinson − viola (track 3), string arrangements (track 3)
  • Karyn Winkleman − violin (track 3)

Charts
Chart performance for Starting Over
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 15
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 92
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] 2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 61
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 22
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 16
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 31
US Billboard 200[20] 3
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[21] 1

References
  1. Joseph Hudak (August 27, 2020). "Chris Stapleton Previews New Album 'Starting Over': Hear Title Track". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  2. "Starting Over by Chris Stapleton on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  3. "Starting Over by Chris Stapleton Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  4. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Starting Over - Chris Stapleton". AllMusic. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  5. Zimmerman, Lee (November 20, 2020). "Chris Stapleton Takes His Time 'Starting Over'". Americansongwriter.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  6. "Album reviews: Chris Stapleton, Benee, McFly and Sophie Ellis-Bextor". The Independent. November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  7. Jonathan Bernstein (November 24, 2020). "Chris Stapleton: Starting Over". PopMatters. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  8. Jonathan Bernstein (November 12, 2020). "Chris Stapleton's 'Starting Over' Is a Forward-Looking Throwback". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  9. "Review: Chris Stapleton's Starting Over Is a Heartfelt, If Derivative, Album". Slant Magazine. November 9, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  10. https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9489192/starting-over-no-1-top-country-albums-chart-chris-stapleton
  11. Starting Over (CD booklet). Chris Stapleton. Mercury Records Nashville. 2020. B0032689-01.CS1 maint: others (link)
  12. "Australiancharts.com – Chris Stapleton – Starting Over". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  13. "Ultratop.be – Chris Stapleton – Starting Over" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  14. "Chris Stapleton Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  15. "Dutchcharts.nl – Chris Stapleton – Starting Over" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  16. "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris Stapleton – {{{album}}}" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  17. "Swedishcharts.com – Chris Stapleton – Starting Over". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  18. "Swisscharts.com – Chris Stapleton – Starting Over". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  19. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  20. "Chris Stapleton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  21. "Chris Stapleton Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
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