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Saturday, March 4, 2017

Chris Stapleton - Traveller


Traveller is the debut studio album by American country music artist Chris Stapleton. The album was produced by Dave Cobb and was released on May 5, 2015, through Mercury Nashville.

Described by music critics as an old-school country, Southern rock record, Traveller received critical acclaim and earned Stapleton several awards. It was named Album of the Year at the 2015 Country Music Association Awards. Furthermore, it received a nomination at the 58th Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and a win for Best Country Album. The song "Traveller" also won Best Country Solo Performance. At the 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards it won Album of the Year, with the song "Nobody to Blame" also winning Song of the Year. Stapleton is the first artist to win album of the year, male vocalist of the year, and new artist of the year at the same award ceremony.

Traveller reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart after a Stapleton and Justin Timberlake's performance at the 2015 Country Music Association Awards. The album has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has sold over 1.8 million copies in the United States as of January 2017.[3] It generated three singles: "Traveller", "Nobody to Blame", and "Parachute". "Nobody to Blame" reached the top 10 on the Country Airplay chart. Stapleton has released a music video for the song "Fire Away".

Tracklist

1. Traveller
2. Fire Away
3. Tennessee Whiskey
4. Parachute
5. Whiskey and You
6. Nobody to Blame
7. More of You
8. When the Stars Come Out
9. Daddy Doesn't Pray Anymore
10. Might as Well Get Stoned
11. Was It 26
12. The Devil Named Music
13. Outlaw State of Mind
14. Sometimes I Cry

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