Higher Power (Scott Stapp album)

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.

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)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Prog MindStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar[2]
Maximum Volume MusicStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarHalf star[3]
Ever MetalStarStarStarStarStarStarStar[4]
Boolin TunesStarStarStarStarStar[5]
Kerrang!StarStarStar[6]
Metal TempleStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar[7]

Track listing

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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

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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

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  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.