Starting Over, the highly anticipated new studio album from Chris Stapleton will release on November 13. Fans can
pre-order and pre-save the record, now.
Written by Stapleton and Mike Henderson, “Starting Over” begins an album of startling prescience—completed in late February only days before the shutdown began. Across its fourteen tracks are songs that examine life’s simplest joys and most serious struggles. Alongside eleven written by Stapleton with both longtime friends and new collaborators are three carefully chosen covers: John Fogerty’s “Joy Of My Life” and Guy Clark’s “Worry B Gone” and “Old Friends.” The resulting album—both timely and timeless—speaks to and transcends the current moment in ways unimaginable even while it was being created.
The album finds Stapleton back in his second home, Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A (with additional work done at Muscle Shoals Sound and Compass Sound Studio), surrounded by his trusted collaborators as well as some new faces. Produced by Dave Cobb (who also plays acoustic guitar), the record features his beloved wife, Morgane Stapleton (vocals, tambourine), with longtime bandmates J.T. Cure (bass) and Derek Mixon (drums). Special guests include legendary musicians Mike Campbell (electric guitar), Benmont Tench (Hammond B3 organ) and Paul Franklin (pedal steel) as well as the All Voices Choir who are featured on “Watch You Burn,” written by Stapleton and Campbell.
CHRIS STAPLETON’S STARTING OVER LYRICS:
VERSE 1:
WELL THE ROAD ROLLS OUT LIKE A WELCOME MAT
TO A BETTER PLACE THAN THE ONE WE’RE AT
& I AIN’T GOT NO KIND OF PLAN
BUT I’VE HAD ALL OF THIS TOWN I CAN STAND
& I GOT FRIENDS OUT ON THE COAST
WE COULD JUMP IN THE WATER & SEE WHAT FLOATS
& WE BEEN SAVING FOR A RAINY DAY
LET’S BEAT THE STORM & BE ON OUR WAY
CHORUS:
AND IT DON’T MATTER TO ME
WHEREVER WE ARE IS WHERE I WANT TO BE
AND HONEY FOR ONCE IN OUR LIVES
LET’S TAKE OUR CHANCES AND ROLL THE DICE
AND I CAN BE YOUR LUCKY PENNY
YOU CAN BE MY FOUR LEAF CLOVER
STARTING OVER
VERSE 2:
NOW THIS MIGHT NOT BE AN EASY TIME
THERE’S RIVERS TO CROSS
& HILLS TO CLIMB
& SOME DAYS WE MIGHT FALL APART
AND SOME NIGHTS MIGHT FEEL COLD & DARK
BUT NOBODY WINS AFRAID OF LOSING
& THE HARD ROADS ARE THE ONES WORTH CHOOSING
& SOMEDAY WE’LL LOOK BACK & SMILE
AND KNOW IT WAS WORTH EVERY MILE
CHORUS:
AND IT DON’T MATTER TO ME
WHEREVER WE ARE IS WHERE I WANT TO BE
AND HONEY FOR ONCE IN OUR LIVES
LET’S TAKE OUR CHANCES AND ROLL THE DICE
AND I CAN BE YOUR LUCKY PENNY
YOU CAN BE MY FOUR LEAF CLOVER
STARTING OVER
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