Whitsitt Chapel

Jelly Roll described the album as "Real music for real people with real problems" and "about growth and gratitude happening in my life", stating that he wanted to "create a project that felt hopeful". He named it after a chapel in Antioch, Tennessee he formerly attended, which influenced the album and its themes of "sin and redemption".{{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/jelly-roll-whitsitt-chapel-album-review/|title=Jelly Roll, Whitsitt Chapel – 13 Songs, 22 Easter Eggs (Review)|website=Taste of Country|last=Dukes|first=Billy|date=June 2, 2023|access-date=June 7, 2023}}

The songs "She" and "Unlive" with Yelawolf were released prior to the album on November 30, 2022, and April 14, 2023, respectively.

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Entertainment Focus

| rev1score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://entertainment-focus.com/2023/06/01/jelly-roll-whitsitt-chapel-album-review/|title=Jelly Roll – Whitsitt Chapel album review|website=Entertainment Focus|last=Daykin|first=James|date=June 1, 2023|access-date=June 7, 2023}}

| rev2 = Rock 'n' Load Mag

| rev2score = 10/10{{cite web|url=https://rocknloadmag.com/news/jelly-roll-whitsitt-chapel-album-review/|title=Jelly Roll // Whitsitt Chapel // Album Review|website=Rock 'n' Load Mag|last=Ford|first=Ed|date=June 2023 |access-date=June 7, 2023}}

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James Daykin of Entertainment Focus felt that "one listen will be enough to convince you of this artist's unique perspective and original contribution to the genre" of country music, calling it "a raw, honest and powerful listen". Ed Ford of Rock 'n' Load Mag complimented Jelly Roll's "gravelly vocal over smooth instrumentals", opining that listeners "will be captivated by the storytelling" that "will last throughout the entire album". Ford also felt that Whitsitt Chapel "genuinely has everything and most importantly it grips you and doesn't let go", calling it the best "all-round" album he has heard in 2023.

Lesley Janes of The Nash News wrote that Jelly Roll "embodies diverse styles of music but is able to create one of the more cohesive albums of the year. His desire to make a record of songs that sinners can relate to has paid off. Jelly Roll is on to something, and everyone should take notice."{{cite web|url=https://www.thenashnews.com/post/jelly-roll-whittsit-chapel-album-review|title=Jelly Roll Whitsitt Chapel Album Review|website=The Nash News|last=Janes|first=Lesley|date=June 2, 2023|access-date=June 7, 2023}} Billy Dukes of Taste of Country described it as "an album for the outcast within each of us" without any filler tracks.

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| headline = Whitsitt Chapel track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Halfway to Hell

| writer1 = {{hlist|Jason DeFord|Jesse Frasure|Matt Jenkins|Jessie Jo Dillon}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Frasure|Zach Crowell}}

| length1 = 2:58

| title2 = Church

| writer2 = {{hlist|DeFord|Michael Hardy|David Garcia}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Crowell|Garcia}}

| length2 = 3:40

| title3 = The Lost

| writer3 = {{hlist|DeFord|Frasure|Miranda Lambert}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Frasure|Crowell}}

| length3 = 3:19

| title4 = Behind Bars

| note4 = with Brantley Gilbert and Struggle Jennings

| writer4 = {{hlist|DeFord|Brantley Gilbert|Michael Whitworth|Andrew Baylis|Brock Berryhill|Austin Nivarel}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Baylis|Berryhill}}

| length4 = 2:57

| title5 = Nail Me

| writer5 = {{hlist|DeFord|Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft|Nivarel}}

| extra5 = Crowell

| length5 = 2:41

| title6 = Hold on Me

| writer6 = {{hlist|DeFord|Hillary Lindsey|Alysa Vanderheim|Michael Whitworth}}

| extra6 = Crowell

| length6 = 3:36

| title7 = Kill a Man

| writer7 = {{hlist|DeFord|Riley Thomas|Baylis|Whitworth}}

| extra7 = Crowell

| length7 = 3:04

| title8 = Unlive

| note8 = with Yelawolf

| writer8 = {{hlist|DeFord|Ashley McBryde|Baylis|Zach Crowell|Michael Wayne Atha}}

| extra8 = Crowell

| length8 = 3:57

| title9 = Save Me

| note9 = with Lainey Wilson

| writer9 = {{hlist|DeFord|David Ray Stevens}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Crowell|Stevens}}

| length9 = 3:57

| title10 = She

| writer10 = {{hlist|DeFord|Nivarel|Gruft}}

| extra10 = Gruft

| length10 = 2:53

| title11 = Need a Favor

| writer11 = {{hlist|DeFord|Nivarel|Joe Ragosta|Rob Ragosta}}

| extra11 = Nivarel

| length11 = 3:17

| title12 = Dancing with the Devil

| writer12 = {{hlist|DeFord|Hunter Phelps|Crowell}}

| extra12 = Crowell

| length12 = 3:37

| title13 = Hungover in a Church Pew

| writer13 = {{hlist|DeFord|Phelps|Crowell}}

| extra13 = Crowell

| length13 = 3:30

| total_length = 43:26

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Musicians

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• Jelly Roll – vocals
• Jarrod Brown – additional vocals (1–3, 5, 13)
• Sol Philcox-Littlefield – bass guitar (1–3, 5, 6, 12, 13), electric guitar (1, 3, 7–9), acoustic guitar (3, 6–9, 12)
• Grady Saxman – drums (1–3, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13), percussion (5)
• Nathan Keeterle – electric guitar (1–7, 9, 12, 13), acoustic guitar (4, 5), slide guitar (4)
• Zach Crowell – keyboards, programming (1–3, 5–8, 12, 13); backing vocals (5)
• Jesse Frasure – programming (1, 3), backing vocals (1)
• David Garcia – acoustic guitar (2)
• Ben Caver – backing vocals (2, 7)
• Andrew Baylis – electric guitar (4, 8), acoustic guitar (8)
• Miranda Lambert – backing vocals (3)
• Brock Berryhill – bass guitar (4)
• Miles McPherson – drums (4)
• Brantley Gilbert – vocals (4)
• Struggle Jennings – vocals (4)
• Devin Malone – acoustic guitar (6, 12), bass guitar (9), electric guitar (12)
• Hillary Lindsey – backing vocals (6)
• Madeline Merlo – backing vocals (7)
• DJ Chill – programming (8)
• Yelawolf – vocals (8)
• David Ray Stevens – acoustic guitar, backing vocals (9)
• Robyn Raynelle – backing vocals (9)
• Stu Stapleton – piano (9)
• Lainey Wilson – vocals (9)
• Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft – backing vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards (10)
• Randall Cooke – drums (10)
• David Mills – steel guitar (10)
• Austin Nivarel – acoustic guitar, background vocals, electric guitar (11)
• Ilya Toshinskiy – acoustic guitar (11)
• Tim Marks – bass guitar (11)
• Shannon Sanders – choir arrangement (11)
• Fisk Jubilee Singers{{efn|The Fisk Jubilee Singers consist of vocalists Shannon Sanders, Cristina Rae' Fentress, Eren Brooks, Evan Acklin, Jordan Holland, Kim Fleming, MarQo Patton, Trinity Hervey, Victoria Sanders, and Zoe Frazier.}} – choir (11)
• Nir Z – drums (11)
• Derek Wells – electric guitar (11)
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle (11)
• Alex Wright – keyboards (11)
• Justin Schipper – steel guitar (11)
• Hunter Phelps – backing vocals (12, 13)
• Scotty Sanders – Dobro, pedal steel guitar (13)

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Technical

• Joe LaPorta – mastering
• Jim Cooley – mixing (1–9, 12, 13)
• Jeff Braun – mixing (10, 11)
• Aidan Thompson – engineering (1–3, 5–9, 12, 13)
• Seth Morton – engineering (11)
• Grady Saxman – recording (1–3, 5–9, 12, 13)
• Andrew Baylis – recording (4)
• Brock Berryhill – recording (4)
• Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft – recording (10)
• Austin Nivarel – recording, editing (11)
• Justin Francis – recording (11)
• Zach Crowell – additional recording (1–3, 5–9, 12, 13)
• Zach Kuhlman – mixing assistance (1–9, 12, 13), recording assistance (11)
• Eric Arjes – mixing assistance (10)
• Steve Cordray – recording assistance (11)

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