Stages (Cassadee Pope album)

stages
Studio album by
Cassadee Pope
ReleasedFebruary 1, 2019 (2019-02-01)
GenreCountry pop
Length33:53
LabelAwake Music
ProducerCorey Crowder
Cassadee Pope chronology
Summer
(2016) 		stages
(2019) 		Rise and Shine
(2020)
Singles from stages
  1. "Take You Home"
    Released: March 30, 2018
  2. "One More Red Light"
    Released: August 10, 2018
  3. "If My Heart Had a Heart"
    Released: January 31, 2019
  4. "I've Been Good"
    Released: August 2, 2019

Stages (stylized in all lowercase) is the second studio album by American country music singer and songwriter Cassadee Pope, released on February 1, 2019, through Awake Music.[1] Pope co-wrote 7 of the 11 tracks on the album produced by Corey Crowder.

Recording

About writing and recording for the new album, Pope stated: "I really don’t know how I would have moved on with my life without this album. In the past, I made records I thought everyone could relate to. This time, I didn’t think about that at all. I wanted to tell a story of my truths and perspective on how I approached life in hopes that the messages reach someone who may need help in their own stumble."[2]

Guest vocals are provided by Shay Mooney (of Dan + Shay) on "If My Heart Had a Heart" and RaeLynn, Lauren Alaina, and Lindsay Ell on "Distracted."[3]

Promotion

On November 30, 2018, Pope was announced as the headliner during the CMT Next Women of Country Tour with guests Clare Dunn and Hannah Ellis starting in April 2019.[4] On January 17, 2019, Pope announced she would be joining the US leg of country singer Maren Morris' GIRL: The World Tour as a supporting act to promote her album.[5]

Commercial performance

As of February 2019 the album has sold 2,300 copies in the US.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Take You Home"
3:19
2."One More Red Light"
3:30
3."How I Feel Right Now"
3:07
4."Bring Me Down Town"
  • Pope
  • Buxton
  • Crowder
  • Jared Mullins
2:33
5."If My Heart Had a Heart"
  • Hannah Ellis
  • Josh Kerr
  • Matt McGinn
3:22
6."FYI"
  • Pope
  • Blake Hubbard
  • Jarrod Ingram
  • Maghan Kabir
3:24
7."Distracted"
  • Pope
  • Crowder
2:48
8."Gavi"Jason Gaviati1:29
9."Don't Ask Me"
3:19
10."Still Got It"
3:34
11."I've Been Good"
3:28
Total length:33:53

Personnel

Performers

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7] 7
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[8] 81
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] 39

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label
Various February 1, 2019
Awake Music

References

  1. ^ Stecker, Liv (9 January 2019). "Cassadee Pope to release new album, 'Stages', in February". The Boot. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. ^ Laffer, Lauren (23 January 2019). "Cassadee Pope shares 'Stages' track listing, lead single If My Heart Had A Heart". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. ^ Dukes, Billy (9 January 2019). "Cassadee Pope Announces New 'Stages' Album". Taste of Country. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  4. ^ Rueter, Annie (30 November 2018). "Cassadee Pope to headline CMT Next Woman of Country Tour". Taste of Country. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. ^ Freeman, Jon (9 January 2019). "Cassadee Pope Plots Return With New Album 'Stages'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. ^ Bjorke, Matt (20 February 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: February 20, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  7. ^ "Cassadee Pope Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  8. ^ "Cassadee Pope Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  9. ^ "Cassadee Pope Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2019.