Rise and Shine (EP)

Rise and Shine is the third EP by American singer and songwriter Cassadee Pope, released on August 7, 2020 through Awake Music. Pope co-wrote all eight of the tracks and also co-produced the record with Todd Lombardo, both firsts in her solo career.[1][2]

Rise and Shine
EP by
Cassadee Pope
ReleasedAugust 7, 2020 (2020-08-07)
GenreCountry pop
Length27:12
LabelAwake Music
Producer
  • Todd Lombardo
  • Cassadee Pope
Cassadee Pope chronology
Stages
(2019)		 Rise and Shine
(2020)		 Thrive
(2021)

Recording

Rise and Shine includes a cover of "Hangover", originally recorded by Pope's band Hey Monday on their 2010 extended play, Beneath It All.[1] The other seven songs were written in 2017 but were not recorded in full until 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Pope's boyfriend, actor and musician Sam Palladio, is featured as a backing vocalist on "California Dreaming".[1] The album is recorded acoustically to showcase the song's messages. "I wanted people to hear these in their purest form so I went with a more stripped back sound that really lets the lyrics stand out," Pope told MusicRow.[2]

Promotion

Pope announced the release of the album on June 22, 2020.[2] "Let Me Go" and "Built This House" were released to online music stores and music streaming services on June 26.[4] Two more songs - "Hoodie" and "Counting on the Weather" - were then released July 17, 2020.[5] Pope hosted virtual release parties for the lyric video of "Let Me Go" and "Hoodie", respectively, on June 25 and July 16.[5] A lyric video for the title track premiered August 6, 2020 one day ahead of the album's release.[6]

Critical reception

Rianna Turner of Forbes wrote that the acoustic format "puts [Pope's] flexible voice front-and-center," and that Pope's vocal performance is "marked by its clarity."[3] Markos Papadatos of Digital Journal gave the song an "A" rating and wrote that Pope's "voice is crystalline and heavenly on this organic record."[7]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let Me Go"
3:26
2."Hoodie"
  • Pope
  • Johan Fransson
  • Emily Weisband
3:01
3."California Dreaming" (featuring Sam Palladio)
3:39
4."Counting on the Weather"
  • Pope
  • Bobby Huff
  • Blair Daly
3:30
5."Hangover"
3:09
6."Rise and Shine"
3:40
7."Sand Paper"
  • Pope
  • Kline
  • Stevens
3:33
8."Built This House"
  • Pope
  • Forest Glen Whitehead
  • Kelly Archer
3:14
Total length:27:12

Chart performance
Chart (2020) Peak
position
UK Country Albums (OCC)[8] 13
US Current Album Sales (Billboard)[9] 82

References
  1. Leimkuehler, Matthew (August 6, 2020). "'Rise and Shine' with a pandemic-produced acoustic album from Cassadee Pope". The Tennessean. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  2. Hollabaugh, Lorie (June 22, 2020). "Cassadee Pope Announces New Acoustic Album 'Rise And Shine'". MusicRow. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  3. Turner, Rianna (August 6, 2020). "Time For An Acoustic Album: How Cassadee Pope's 'Rise And Shine' Is A Product Of the Pandemic". Forbes. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  4. CMT.com Staff (June 26, 2020). "Cassadee Pope Greets a New Day With Rise and Shine". CMT. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  5. "Cassadee Pope Releases Two Additional Tracks From Her Upcoming Acoustic Album Rise and Shine" (Press Release). The Country Note. July 17, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  6. Mauch, Ally (August 6, 2020). "Cassadee Pope Urges Fans to 'Push Through Whatever They're Facing' with New Song 'Rise and Shine'". People. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  7. Papadatos, Markos (August 7, 2020). "Review: Cassadee Pope releases amazing acoustic album 'Rise and Shine'". Digital Journal. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  8. "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  9. "Cassadee Pope Chart History – Current Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
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