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
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
American Songwriter	[5]
The Independent	[6]
PopMatters	[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Slant Magazine	[9]

Starting Over
Studio album by Chris Stapleton
Released	November 13, 2020
Genre	Country
Length	54:00
Label	Mercury Nashville
Producer	Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton
Chris Stapleton chronology
From A Room: Volume 2 (2017) Starting Over (2020)
Singles from Starting Over
"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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Starting Over"	Chris Stapleton, Mike Henderson	4:00
2.	"Devil Always Made Me Think Twice"	Stapleton, Al Anderson	3:51
3.	"Cold"	Stapleton, Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon	5:09
4.	"When I'm with You"	Stapleton	3:43
5.	"Arkansas"	Stapleton, Mike Campbell	2:58
6.	"Joy of My Life"	John Fogerty	4:34
7.	"Hillbilly Blood"	Stapleton	4:05
8.	"Maggie's Song"	Stapleton	3:31
9.	"Whiskey Sunrise"	Stapleton, Tim Krekel	3:22
10.	"Worry B Gone"	Guy Clark, Lee Roy Parnell, Gary Nicholson	3:15
11.	"Old Friends"	Clark, Susanna Clark, Richard Dobson	4:01
12.	"Watch You Burn"	Stapleton, Campbell	4:03
13.	"You Should Probably Leave"	Stapleton, Ashley Gorley, Chris DuBois	3:33
14.	"Nashville, TN"	Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton	3:35
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)
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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.