''stages'' (stylized in all lowercase) is the second studio album by American

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singer and songwriter

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, released on February 1, 2019, through Awake Music. Pope co-wrote 7 of the 11 tracks on the album produced by Corey Crowder.

Recording

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." Guest vocals are provided by Shay Mooney (of

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) on "If My Heart Had a Heart" and

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, and

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on "Distracted."

Promotion

On November 30, 2018, Pope was announced as the headliner during the ''CMT Next Women of Country Tour'' with guests

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and Hannah Ellis starting in April 2019. On January 17, 2019, Pope announced she would be joining the US leg of country singer

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' ''GIRL: The World Tour'' as a supporting act to promote her album.

Commercial performance

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

Track listing

Personnel

Performers *

- lead vocals *

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- background vocals (track 5) *

- background vocals (track 7) *

- background vocals (track 7)

Charts

Release history

References

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