Whitsitt Chapel

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Whitsitt Chapel
Jelly Roll - Whitsitt Chapel.png
Studio album by
Jelly Roll
ReleasedJune 2, 2023 (2023-06-02)
Genre
Length43:26
Label
Producer
Jelly Roll chronology
Ballads of the Broken
(2021)		Whitsitt Chapel
(2023)		 Beautifully Broken
(2024)
Singles from Whitsitt Chapel
  1. "Need a Favor"
    Released: December 9, 2022
  2. "Save Me"
    Released: May 11, 2023 [1]
  3. "Halfway to Hell"
    Released: January 22, 2024 [2]

Whitsitt Chapel is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jelly Roll, released on June 2, 2023, through Bailee & Buddy and BBR Music Group. [3] It is his first country music album and includes collaborations with Brantley Gilbert, Struggle Jennings, Yelawolf and Lainey Wilson. It was preceded by the singles "Need a Favor" [4] and "Save Me" with Wilson. [1] The songs "She" and "Unlive" were also released prior to the album. [5] [6]

Contents

Background

Jelly Roll described the album as "Real music for real people with real problems" and "about growth and gratitude happening in my life", stating that he wanted to "create a project that felt hopeful". [4] He named it after a chapel in Antioch, Tennessee he formerly attended, which influenced the album and its themes of "sin and redemption". [7]

The songs "She" and "Unlive" with Yelawolf were released prior to the album on November 30, 2022, [5] and April 14, 2023, respectively. [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Entertainment FocusStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [8]
Rock 'n' Load Mag10/10 [9]

James Daykin of Entertainment Focus felt that "one listen will be enough to convince you of this artist's unique perspective and original contribution to the genre" of country music, calling it "a raw, honest and powerful listen". [8] Ed Ford of Rock 'n' Load Mag complimented Jelly Roll's "gravelly vocal over smooth instrumentals", opining that listeners "will be captivated by the storytelling" that "will last throughout the entire album". Ford also felt that Whitsitt Chapel "genuinely has everything and most importantly it grips you and doesn't let go", calling it the best "all-round" album he has heard in 2023. [9]

Lesley Janes of The Nash News wrote that Jelly Roll "embodies diverse styles of music but is able to create one of the more cohesive albums of the year. His desire to make a record of songs that sinners can relate to has paid off. Jelly Roll is on to something, and everyone should take notice." [10] Billy Dukes of Taste of Country described it as "an album for the outcast within each of us" without any filler tracks. [7]

Track listing

Whitsitt Chapel track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Halfway to Hell"
2:58
2."Church"
  • Crowell
  • Garcia
3:40
3."The Lost"
  • Frasure
  • Crowell
3:19
4."Behind Bars" (with Brantley Gilbert and Struggle Jennings)
  • DeFord
  • Brantley Gilbert
  • Michael Whitworth
  • Andrew Baylis
  • Brock Berryhill
  • Austin Nivarel
  • Baylis
  • Berryhill
2:57
5."Nail Me"
  • DeFord
  • Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft
  • Nivarel
Crowell2:41
6."Hold on Me"
Crowell3:36
7."Kill a Man"
  • DeFord
  • Riley Thomas
  • Baylis
  • Whitworth
Crowell3:04
8."Unlive" (with Yelawolf)
Crowell3:57
9."Save Me" (with Lainey Wilson)
  • DeFord
  • David Ray Stevens
  • Crowell
  • Stevens
3:57
10."She"
  • DeFord
  • Nivarel
  • Gruft
Gruft2:53
11."Need a Favor"
  • DeFord
  • Nivarel
  • Joe Ragosta
  • Rob Ragosta
Nivarel3:17
12."Dancing with the Devil"
  • DeFord
  • Hunter Phelps
  • Crowell
Crowell3:37
13."Hungover in a Church Pew"
  • DeFord
  • Phelps
  • Crowell
Crowell3:30
Total length:43:26

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [25] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. ↑ The Fisk Jubilee Singers consist of vocalists Shannon Sanders, Cristina Rae' Fentress, Eren Brooks, Evan Acklin, Jordan Holland, Kim Fleming, MarQo Patton, Trinity Hervey, Victoria Sanders, and Zoe Frazier.

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