On one hand, the production is exactly what you would expect from a Stapleton track: A bright acoustic guitar carrying the melody, minimal instrumentation in general (an electric guitar and real drum set jump in halfway through the first verse, and that’s basically it for the entire track), and a slower tempo without a lot of volume. In a position to capitalize on his momentum and make the world of country music his oyster, Stapleton returns to the radio with “Millionaire,” the leadoff single from the second volume of his From A Room album series, and…wow, this is it? The song is a generic, uninteresting bore that may well win the award for the Most Disappointing Song of 2018. Stapleton’s been on one heck of a run lately: In addition to the accolades and awards he’s earned over the last few years, his previous single “Broken Halos” finally broke through the radio blockade and became his first No. Reigning Male Vocalist of the Year or not, Chris Stapleton needs to try a lot harder than this.
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