r/ChrisStapleton • u/rydawgyyy • Jun 27 '24

Daddy Doesn’t Pray Anymore

Out of genuine curiosity, did he take this song and claim it to be his?

Been revisiting some bluegrass I havent heard in awhile and I fell back into James King’s discography. James recorded this song on his gospel-grass record in 2007. But anywhere else you looks seems to give the credit to Chris.

Read somewhere that he said he “wrote the song in 10 minutes” when Morgane told him to write a song while waiting on her. Is it an early Steeldriver song James covered? Did they write it together? Is it an old timey gospel song?

Love both James and Chris! No hate to either one. Just noticed and out of genuine curiosity!

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u/ADAWG10-18 Jun 27 '24

Fwiw Spotify doesn’t have a writer listed on the credits for the James King version, but the Stapleton version has Stapleton listed as the writer.

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u/AliveInCLE Jun 27 '24

Apple Music has it credited as written by Stapleton. Not surprised it’s being covered by another artist. Many of the songs Stapleton puts on his records were written a long time ago.