Chapter & Verse (Gabby Barrett album)

Chapter & Verse
Studio album by
Gabby Barrett
ReleasedFebruary 2, 2024 (2024-02-02)
GenreCountry[1]
Length44:02
LabelWarner Music Nashville
Producer
Gabby Barrett chronology
Goldmine
(2020) 		Chapter & Verse
(2024) 		Carols and Candlelight
(2024)
Singles from Chapter & Verse
  1. "Glory Days"
    Released: June 12, 2023
  2. "Dance Like No One's Watching"
    Released: April 8, 2024
  3. "Jesus on a Train"
    Released: October 14, 2024

Chapter & Verse is the second studio album from American country music singer Gabby Barrett. The album was released on February 2, 2024, via Warner Music Nashville.[2]

Background

The title Chapter & Verse was inspired by Barrett's faith,[3] and she co-wrote nine of the album's 14 tracks and co-produced the project with Ross Copperman.[4] Phil Wickham is featured on the closing track, and Luke Combs lends background vocals to "Dance Like No One's Watching", a song Combs co-wrote about being the parent to a daughter. He gave it to Barrett after discovering his wife was expecting a boy, knowing that Barrett had just given birth to a girl.[5]

"Glory Days" was released as the album's lead single on June 12, 2023.[6] "Cowboy Back", "Growin' Up Raising You", and "You're My Texas" were all issued as promotional singles leading up to the album release.[3] Barrett co-wrote the latter track as a tribute to her Texan husband Cade Foehner, with Miranda Lambert who also hails from East Texas.[3] "Dance Like No One's Watching" was released as the second single from the album on April 8, 2024. "Jesus on a Train" was released on October 14, 2024, as the album's third overall single, and Barrett's first single to the Christian radio format.[7]

Track listing

Chapter & Verse track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Chapter"
3:32
2."Cowboy Back"
3:11
3."Dance Like No One's Watching"
3:51
4."Glory Days"
  • Barrett
  • McNair
  • Seth Mosley
  • Weisband
2:42
5."Had It All"
  • Barrett
  • Copperman
  • Lindsey
  • Nite
3:47
6."Hard to Read"
3:22
7."Growin' Up Raising You"
3:17
8."Off the Highway"
  • Barrett
  • McNair
  • Mosley
  • Weisband
2:58
9."You're My Texas"
3:22
10."Jesus on a Train"
2:49
11."Grow Apart"
3:29
12."God, Money & Love"
3:22
13."All of My Life"
  • Josh Miller
  • Nite
  • Jordan Reynolds
2:59
14."The Verse: Doxology (Amen)" (featuring Phil Wickham)
  • Louis Bourgeois
  • Thomas Ken
  • Phil Wickham
1:24
Total length:44:02

Personnel

Musicians

  • Gabby Barrett – lead vocals
  • Ilya Toshinskiy – acoustic guitar (tracks 1–3, 6–8, 12, 13), electric guitar (1, 8, 13), mandolin (8), Dobro (13)
  • Ross Copperman – background vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9–11, 13), programming (1–4, 9, 13), keyboards (2)
  • Fred Eltringham – drums (tracks 1–4, 6, 7, 9, 12), percussion (1, 3, 6, 7)
  • Lex Price – bass guitar (tracks 1–4, 6, 7, 12)
  • Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar (tracks 1–4, 6, 7, 12)
  • Rob Mcnelley – electric guitar (tracks 1–4, 6, 12)
  • Hillary Lindsey – background vocals (track 1)
  • Jon Nite – background vocals (tracks 2, 6, 7)
  • Alex Wright – synthesizer (tracks 2, 6, 7), Hammond B3 organ (2), keyboards (3), piano (6, 7, 12)
  • Jenee Fleenor – fiddle (track 2)
  • Jesse Frasure – percussion, synthesizer (track 2)
  • Luke Combs – background vocals (track 3)
  • Ben Foster – electric guitar, keyboards (track 3)
  • Danny Rader – acoustic guitar, electric guitar (tracks 4, 5, 9–11); programming (4, 5, 9, 10), percussion (5, 9–11), bass guitar (5, 10); bouzouki, drums, synthesizer (5); keyboards (9); fiddle, Hammond organ, pedal steel guitar, piano, Wurlitzer (10)
  • Emily Weisband – background vocals (tracks 4, 8, 11)
  • Jeff Roach – programming (tracks 4, 8, 11), keyboards (4)
  • Seth Mosley – acoustic guitar, programming (track 4)
  • Cade Foehner – electric guitar (track 4)
  • Emma-Lee – background vocals (track 5)
  • Jimmy Robbins – strings (track 7)
  • Tony Lucido – bass guitar (tracks 8, 9, 13)
  • Nir Z – drums, percussion (track 8)
  • Trannie Anderson – background vocals (track 12)
  • Chas Covington – bass guitar (track 13)
  • Dave Cohen – piano (track 13)
  • Phil Wickham – vocals (track 14)

Technical

  • Gabby Barrett – production
  • Ross Copperman – production (all tracks), additional engineering (tracks 2, 7)
  • Andrew Mendelson – mastering
  • Dave Clauss – mixing
  • Buckley Miller – recording, editing
  • Danny Rader – recording (track 4)
  • Jeff Roach – recording (track 4)
  • Seth Mosley – recording (track 4)
  • Justin Cortelyou – editing
  • Sean Badum – recording assistance (tracks 1–11, 13), additional engineering (2, 7)

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Chapter & Verse
Chart (2024) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] 39

References

  1. ^ Buddy Iahn (January 9, 2024). "Gabby Barrett unveils 'Chapter & Verse' track listing". Music Universe. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Liza Anderson (November 13, 2023). "Gabby Barrett To Release 'Chapter & Verse' In February". Music Row. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Madeleine O'Connell (January 10, 2024). "Everything We Know About Gabby Barrett's 'Chapter & Verse' Album". Country Now. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  4. ^ Lorie Hollabaugh (January 10, 2024). "Gabby Barrett Reveals Track List For Upcoming New Project 'Chapter & Verse'". Music Row. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  5. ^ Tiffany Goldstein (May 4, 2023). "Gabby Barrett Says Luke Combs Sent Her a Song for Next Album". American Songwriter. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  6. ^ Cindy Watts (July 3, 2023). "CMT Premiere: Gabby Barrett Features Her "Sweet Family" in Video for "Glory Days"". CMT. Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  7. ^ Herb Longs (October 4, 2024). "Exclusive: Gabby Barrett Announces First Single Going To Christian Radio". The Christian Beat. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "Gabby Barrett Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2024.