Chris Stapleton | Traveller | CD

Personnel: Chris Stapleton (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin); Dave Cobb (acoustic guitar, percussion); Mickey Raphael (harmonica); Mike Webb (piano, organ, Mellotron); J.T. Cure (upright bass); Derek Mixon (drums, percussion); Morgane Stapleton (background vocals).Audio Mixer: Vance Powell .Liner Note Author: Chris Stapleton.Recording information: Blackbird Studio, Nashville, TN; Grand Victor Sound, Nashville, TN; The Castle, Franklin, TN.Photographer: Becky Fluke.Like many country troubadours, Chris Stapleton cut his teeth as a songwriter in Nashville, churning out tunes that wound up hits in the hands of others. Kenny Chesney brought "Never Wanted Anything More" to number one and Darius Rucker had a hit with "Come Back Song," but those associations suggest Stapleton would toe a mainstream line when he recorded his 2015 debut, Traveller. This new release, however, suggests something rougher and rowdier -- an Eric Church without a metallic fixation or a Sturgill Simp