Stages (Cassadee Pope album)

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.

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Studio album by
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

Recording

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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

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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

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

Track listing

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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

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Performers

Charts

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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

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

References

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  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.