Rise and Shine is the third EP by American singer and songwriter Cassadee Pope, released on August 7, 2020 through Awake Music. Pope co-wrote all eight of the tracks and also co-produced the record with Todd Lombardo, both firsts in her solo career.[1][2]
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| Released | August 7, 2020 | |||
| Genre | Country pop | |||
| Length | 27:12 | |||
| Label | Awake Music | |||
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Recording
editRise and Shine includes a cover of "Hangover", originally recorded by Pope's band Hey Monday on their 2010 extended play, Beneath It All.[1] The other seven songs were written in 2017 but were not recorded in full until 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Pope's boyfriend, actor and musician Sam Palladio, is featured as a backing vocalist on "California Dreaming".[1] The album is recorded acoustically to showcase the song's messages. "I wanted people to hear these in their purest form so I went with a more stripped back sound that really lets the lyrics stand out," Pope told MusicRow.[2]
Promotion
editPope announced the release of the album on June 22, 2020.[2] "Let Me Go" and "Built This House" were released to online music stores and music streaming services on June 26.[4] Two more songs - "Hoodie" and "Counting on the Weather" - were then released July 17, 2020.[5] Pope hosted virtual release parties for the lyric video of "Let Me Go" and "Hoodie", respectively, on June 25 and July 16.[5] A lyric video for the title track premiered August 6, 2020 one day ahead of the album's release.[6]
Critical reception
editRianna Turner of Forbes wrote that the acoustic format "puts [Pope's] flexible voice front-and-center," and that Pope's vocal performance is "marked by its clarity."[3] Markos Papadatos of Digital Journal gave the song an "A" rating and wrote that Pope's "voice is crystalline and heavenly on this organic record."[7]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let Me Go" |
| 3:26 |
| 2. | "Hoodie" |
| 3:01 |
| 3. | "California Dreaming" (featuring Sam Palladio) |
| 3:39 |
| 4. | "Counting on the Weather" |
| 3:30 |
| 5. | "Hangover" |
| 3:09 |
| 6. | "Rise and Shine" |
| 3:40 |
| 7. | "Sand Paper" |
| 3:33 |
| 8. | "Built This House" |
| 3:14 |
| Total length: | 27:12 | ||
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Country Albums (OCC)[8] | 13 |
| US Current Album Sales (Billboard)[9] | 82 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Leimkuehler, Matthew (August 6, 2020). "'Rise and Shine' with a pandemic-produced acoustic album from Cassadee Pope". The Tennessean. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ a b c Hollabaugh, Lorie (June 22, 2020). "Cassadee Pope Announces New Acoustic Album 'Rise And Shine'". MusicRow. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ a b Turner, Rianna (August 6, 2020). "Time For An Acoustic Album: How Cassadee Pope's 'Rise And Shine' Is A Product Of the Pandemic". Forbes. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ CMT.com Staff (June 26, 2020). "Cassadee Pope Greets a New Day With Rise and Shine". CMT. Archived from the original on July 7, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ a b "Cassadee Pope Releases Two Additional Tracks From Her Upcoming Acoustic Album Rise and Shine" (Press Release). The Country Note. July 17, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ Mauch, Ally (August 6, 2020). "Cassadee Pope Urges Fans to 'Push Through Whatever They're Facing' with New Song 'Rise and Shine'". People. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ Papadatos, Markos (August 7, 2020). "Review: Cassadee Pope releases amazing acoustic album 'Rise and Shine'". Digital Journal. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ "Cassadee Pope Chart History – Current Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2020.