Chris Stapleton's 'From A Room: Volume 1' Out Today
By: Caryn Robbins May. 05, 2017
Chris Stapleton's highly anticipated new album, From A Room: Volume 1, is out today on Mercury Records Nashville (available here). Released to widespread acclaim, The New York Times recently profiled Stapleton and his wife and collaborator, Morgane Stapleton (read the full story here). Of the couple, The Times' Jon Caramanica praises, "The dynamic between the two is one of country's great treats, a vivid display of affection that elevates their music." He goes on to assert, "LikeTraveller, From A Room is earthen, rich with tradition, has a tactile intensity and is carefully measured."
In celebration of the release, Stapleton will debut new music on NBC's "The TonightShow Starring Jimmy Fallon" this coming Monday, May 8 and will be a guest on Sirius/XM's "Howard Stern Show" on Tuesday, May 9. Stapleton also recently sat down with Beats 1 for an in-depth interview filmed at RCA Studio A. Watch the full interview here.
Additionally, "Chris Stapleton's All-American Road Show" tour kicks off tonight with back-to-back sold out shows in Alpharetta, GA and will span throughout 2017 with ten additional shows announcing today. The new dates include performances in Houston, Dallas, Tampa and Omaha as well as a very special hometown show at Nashville, TN's Bridgestone Arena on October 13. Exclusive Stapleton Fan Club pre-sales will begin nextTuesday, May 9 at 10:00am local time. For more information visitwww.stapletonfanclub.com. Public tickets for the newly announced concerts begin Friday, May 12 at 10:00am local time. Live Nation is the national tour promoter for the "All-American Road Show."
Citi® is the official credit card of the "All-American Road Show" tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets through Citi's Private Pass Program® beginningTuesday, May 9 at 10:00am local. For complete presale details visitwww.citiprivatepass.com.
Special guests for the extensive tour include Brothers Osborne, Lucie Silvas, Anderson East, Brent Cobb, Margo Price and Marty Stuart. Of a recent performance, the Seattle Times declares, "...Stapleton dazzled the sold-out crowd with a barrage of songs that defy easy categorization while receiving the kind of deafening cheers reserved for superstars."
From A Room: Volume 1 is the first new music from Stapleton since 2015's breakthrough double Platinum solo debut Traveller and will be followed by From A Room: Volume 2-coming later this year.
The album takes its name from Nashville's historic RCA Studio A, where it was recorded during the winter of 2016-17. Once again produced by Grammy Award-winning producerDave Cobb, Volume 1 features eight original songs as well as "Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning," which was written by Gary P. Nunn and Donna Sioux Farar and made famous by Willie Nelson. Additional highlights on the album include the album's first radio single, "Either Way."
In addition to Stapleton on vocals and guitar and Cobb on acoustic guitar, the album features Morgane Stapleton on harmony vocals as well as longtime band-members J.T. Cure on bass and Derek Mixon on drums and musicians Mickey Raphael on harmonica,Robby Turner on pedal steel and Mike Webb on keys.
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