Listen to Chris Stapleton’s Cover of Willie Nelson’s “Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning” From New Album

Listen to Chris Stapleton’s Cover of Willie Nelson’s “Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning” From New Album

Chris Stapleton is gearing up for the May 5 release of his sophomore solo album, From A Room: Volume 1, by unveiling his new song, “Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning.”

Written by Gary P. Nunn and Donna Sioux Farar and made famous by Willie Nelson, who took the song to No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart in 1983, “Last Thing I Needed” is the only song on Chris’ upcoming album that he didn’t co-pen.

“I’m real proud of this record,” Chris told industry insiders during his album listening party on April 5. “We made it right here in [RCA Studio A] like the last one [Traveller]. We camped out in here . . . and had a lot of fun recording things.”

The album takes its name from Music City’s iconic RCA Studio A, where it was recorded during the winter of 2016-17. Dave Cobb, who produced Chris’ debut solo album, once again helms Volume 1, which features eight original songs as well as “Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning,” which you can listen to below.

From A Room: Volume 1 Track List and Songwriters

  1. “Broken Halos” (Chris Stapleton and Mike Henderson)
  2. “Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning” (Gary P. Nunn and Donna Sioux Farar)
  3. “Second One to Know” (Chris Stapleton and Mike Henderson)
  4. “Up to No Good Livin’” (Chris Stapleton and Casey Beathard)
  5. “Either Way” (Chris Stapleton, Tim James and Kendall Marvel)
  6. “I Was Wrong” (Chris Stapleton and Craig Wiseman)
  7. “Without Your Love” (Chris Stapleton and Mike Henderson)
  8. “Them Stems” (Chris Stapleton, Jimmy Stewart and Shawn Camp)
  9. “Death Row” (Chris Stapleton and Mike Henderson)

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