Prior to Starting Over, Stapleton released a pair of Platinum-certified releases in 2017 - From A Room: Volume 1 and From A Room: Volume 2 - as well as his x5 Platinum breakthrough solo debut album in 2015, Traveller. Prior to Starting Over, Stapleton released a pair of Platinum-certified releases in 2017— From A Room: Volume 1 and From A Room: Volume 2—as well as his x5 Platinum breakthrough solo debut album in 2015, Traveller. continues to strengthen its case as one of the most significant years for country music fans in recent memory.

Chris Stapleton Releases ‘White Horse,’ First Taste of

Robinson then joined the stage for “Tears of a Clown,” which he co-wrote with Wonder and Hank Cosby in 1967. Instead he’s allowing the music to speak for itself, which has put him in his current position, including being the reigning Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year. High energy and evocative, the song reminds you a bit of Jompson Brothers-era Stapleton, and eschews the sometimes sleepy nature of some of his music. Set for release on November 10th, the album’s 14-song tracklist will feature the recently performed “Crosswind,” as well as “It Takes A Woman,” a song that we saw Chris perform year more than 10 years ago.Quietly and with no controversy, Chris Stapleton continues to put together a high caliber legacy in country music that puts the music first. Country music is the lifeblood of Whiskey Riff, and we pride ourselves on standing firmly in the corner of the independent artists, and those few in the mainstream still doing it the right way. Chris Stapleton’s highly anticipated new album, Higher, will be released November 10 on Mercury Nashville.

Chris Stapleton To Release 5th Career Studio Album, ‘Higher’ Chris Stapleton To Release 5th Career Studio Album, ‘Higher’

He was in his mid-thirties, with unfashionably long hair and an expansive beard (the best in Nashville since William Lee Golden threw away his razor). Lyrics about cowboys “ridin’ off into the sunset” create a classic country vibe, but the electric guitar-driven arrangement feels akin to straight-up rock music, with a thick wall of sound delivering the powerful harmonic progression, and a guitar solo that’s a whole lot closer to Lynyrd Skynyrd than Chet Atkins.

They jammed towards the end, with Stapleton shredding on guitar, as everyone from Shania Twain to Chris Martin danced in the audience. If you want a cowboy on a white horse riding off into the sunset/ If that’s the kinda love you wanna wait for/ Hold on tight, girl, I ain’t there yet,” he sings. And rather than letting current events get in his way, he stays quiet and lets the music do the talking.