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5 Country and Americana Albums to Start With
A listening route through Chris Stapleton, Tyler Childers, Sierra Ferrell, Zach Bryan and Colter Wall, with a first song and a next step for each album.
THE RECORD COLLECTION / ARCHIVE EDITION
Chris Stapleton · The fourteen-song 2023 record and the collaborators behind it.

Higher was released on November 10, 2023 through Mercury Nashville. Chris Stapleton’s official announcement names Dave Cobb, Morgane Stapleton, and Chris Stapleton as its producers. The album was recorded at RCA Studio A in Nashville.
The standard track list contains fourteen songs. “White Horse,” its first single, had arrived in July. That gives a listener two ways in: begin with the single that introduced the record or use the album sequence, starting with “What Am I Gonna Do.” Neither choice requires a score or somebody else’s verdict.
The accompanying review notebook remains a draft because a sourced release description is not a substitute for a critic’s listening notes. This page supplies documented context and official links. The editorial sleeve treatment is not a reproduction of the commercial cover.
Facts last checked September 22, 2026. This is a sourced archive sample; it is not a current release announcement.