Starting Over (Chris Stapleton album)

Starting Over
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
Singles from Starting Over
	"Starting Over"; Released: August 28, 2020; "You Should Probably Leave"; Released: May 17, 2021;

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 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 three 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]

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)
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)
Derek Mixon − drums (all tracks), percussion (track 5), tambourine (track 3)
Morgane Stapleton − background vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14), tambourine (tracks 2, 5, 10, 13)

Additional Personnel

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)
Mike Campbell − electric guitar (tracks 5, 12)
Paul Franklin − pedal steel guitar (tracks 10, 14)
Stephen Lamb − copyist (track 3)

String Section (track 3)
- David Angell - violin
- Jenny Bifano − violin
- David Davidson − violin
- Conni Ellisor − violin
- Alicia Engstrom − violin
- Mary Kathryn Vanosdale − violin
- Karyn Winkleman − violin
- Kevin Bates − cello
- Austin Hoke − cello
- Carole Rabinowitz − cello
- Sari Reist − cello
- Kris Wilkinson − viola, string arrangements
Choir (track 12)
- Traneshia Chiles
- Tamika Harris
- Jordan Holland
- Lauren McClinton
- Marqo Patton
- Lenesha Randolph
- Shannon Sanders
- Melody Sheppard

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[]

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

[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.

[metacritic1-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "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] ttps://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9489192/starting-over-no-1-top-country-albums-chart-chris-stapleton

[liner-11] Starting Over (CD booklet). Chris Stapleton. Mercury Records Nashville. 2020. B0032689-01.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[ac_Australia_Chris_Stapleton-12] "Australiancharts.com – Chris Stapleton – Starting Over". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

[ac_Flanders_Chris_Stapleton-13] "Ultratop.be – Chris Stapleton – Starting Over" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Chris_Stapleton-14] "Chris Stapleton Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

[ac_Netherlands_Chris_Stapleton-15] "Dutchcharts.nl – Chris Stapleton – Starting Over" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

[ac_Germany4_Chris_Stapleton-16] "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris Stapleton – {{{album}}}" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

[ac_Sweden_Chris_Stapleton-17] "Swedishcharts.com – Chris Stapleton – Starting Over". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_Chris_Stapleton-18] "Swisscharts.com – Chris Stapleton – Starting Over". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

[ac_UK2_-19] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Chris_Stapleton-20] "Chris Stapleton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Chris_Stapleton-21] "Chris Stapleton Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

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Awards and nominations Discography
Studio albums	Traveller From A Room: Volume 1 From A Room: Volume 2 Starting Over
Singles	"Traveller" "Nobody to Blame" "Parachute" "Either Way" "Broken Halos" "Millionaire" "The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy" "Starting Over" "You Should Probably Leave"
Featured singles	"Say Something" "Blow" "Love Me Anyway"
Other songs	"Fire Away" "Tennessee Whiskey" "Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning"
Concert tours	Chris Stapleton's All-American Road Show Tour
Related articles	The SteelDrivers The Jompson Brothers Morgane Stapleton
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