Higher Power (Scott Stapp album)

Higher Power
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 15, 2024 (2024-03-15)
Studio
  • Sienna Recording Studios (Nashville, TN)
  • The Cabin Studio (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Thrasher Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre
Length39:12
LabelNapalm Records
Producer
Scott Stapp chronology
The Space Between the Shadows
(2019)
Higher Power
(2024)

Higher Power is the fourth studio album by American musician Scott Stapp, released on March 15, 2024, by Napalm Records.[1] It marks the first album in five years to feature Stapp, following The Space Between the Shadows (2019). The album features a heavier sound with influences from alternative metal, post-grunge, and hard rock.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Prog Mind[2]
Maximum Volume Music[3]
Ever Metal[4]
Boolin Tunes[5]
Kerrang![6]
Metal Temple[7]

Track listing

Adapted from Tidal.[8]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Higher Power"
3:47
2."Deadman's Trigger"
3:27
3."When Love Is Not Enough"
  • Stapp
  • Stevens
  • Frederiksen
3:24
4."What I Deserve" (featuring Yiannis Papadopoulos)
  • Stapp
  • Frederiksen
  • Maloy
  • Yiannis Papadopoulos
4:26
5."If These Walls Could Talk" (featuring Dorothy)
  • Stapp
  • Stevens
  • Frederiksen
  • Kylie Sackley
3:33
6."Black Butterfly"3:20
7."Quicksand" (featuring Yiannis Papadopoulos)
  • Stapp
  • Andy Waldeck
3:31
8."You're Not Alone"
4:10
9."Dancing in the Rain" (featuring Yiannis Papadopoulos)
  • Stapp
  • Frederiksen
  • Papadopoulos
5:19
10."Weight of the World"
  • Stapp
  • Maloy
  • Daly
4:09
Total length:39:12

Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Evan Frederiksen – engineering
  • Marti Frederiksen – engineering
  • Scott Stevens – engineering
  • Kevin Gruft – production and engineering on "Black Butterfly"
  • Chris Baseford – mixing
  • Joel Wanasek – mixing on "Black Butterfly"
  • Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound
  • Recorded at Sienna Recording Studios (Nashville, TN), The Cabin Studio (Los Angeles, CA), Thrasher Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Scott Kennedy – design (12 Inch Media)
  • Alec Strickland – design (Volt Creative)
  • Craig Yarman – design (Volt Creative)

References

  1. ^ "Scott Stapp – Higher Power". Discogs. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  2. ^ "Scott Stapp – Higher Power". The Prog Mind. March 20, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  3. ^ "Review: Scott Stapp – Higher Power". Maximum Volume Music. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  4. ^ "Scott Stapp – Higher Power". Ever Metal. March 19, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  5. ^ "Album Review: Scott Stapp – Higher Power". Boolin Tunes. March 12, 2024. Archived from the original on March 12, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  6. ^ "Album Review: Scott Stapp – Higher Power". Kerrang!. March 14, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  7. ^ "Scott Stapp – Higher Power". Metal Temple. March 14, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  8. ^ "Higher Power - TIDAL/ Scott Stapp". Tidal. Retrieved October 27, 2025.