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Chris Stapleton stated via iHeart Country: "White Horse" was a song that I wrote with my friend, Dan Wilson. We were out in Los Angeles, it was about I think probably late 2012, early 2013, and there was a movie called The Lone Ranger that was coming out, and I walked in the room to write with Dan at his house, and he said, "Hey they're looking for songs for this Lone Ranger movie."
Stapleton performed on the main stage at the 2016 Country to Country festival in Europe along with Andrew Combs, Kacey Musgraves and headliner Eric Church. Stapleton was the musical guest on the Saturday Night Live episode which aired January 16, 2016, alongside host Adam Driver. He performed "Parachute" and "Nobody to Blame" from Traveller. [60]
The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy", the film's main single, written by Newman and performed by Chris Stapleton, was revealed and released on June 5, 2019. [2] The song is performed through the perspective of Sheriff Woody , the film's main character, because, according to Newman, "[Woody] feels like he was a lonesome cowboy until someone comes ...
Maxim Mower of Holler commented the song "feels cut from the same sonic cloth" as Stapleton's song "White Horse", "but with a welcome boost of swagger and playfulness introduced." [ 3 ] Tom Breihan of Stereogum , describing the song as "downright funky", stated "This doesn't really sound like country music at all , and Stapleton's got the voice ...
American singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton has released five studio albums, one EP, 21 singles, six promotional singles, and three music videos.His debut solo album, Traveller, was released on May 5, 2015, by Mercury Nashville.
Higher received a score of 76 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on five critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception. [6] Exclaim! ' s Dylan Barnabe wrote that while the album "may not muster the same anthemic thunder of singles like 'Might as Well Get Stoned' (though 'White Horse' comes close), [...] it illustrates Stapleton's range and willingness to colour ...
Stapleton first sang his version on the spur of the moment while the band was playing during a soundcheck before a show in Charlottesville, Virginia. Stapleton and the band enjoyed playing the song, and he decided to sing the song every show. [14] His producer Dave Cobb heard the song and suggested that he should record the song for his album. [15]
"Starting Over" carries a "raw, stripped down and vulnerable" theme, [3] with Stapleton singing of looking for new horizons, in "perpetual motion". [2] The love song fuses acoustic guitar chords and a percussive shake, [5] while drummer Derek Mixon delivers a "brushed" snare rhythm, which Rolling Stone ' s Joseph Hudak said evokes Willie Nelson's version of "City of New Orleans".