Jack Ingram
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jack Owen Ingram |
| Born | November 15, 1970 |
| Origin | Houston, Texas, USA |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1992-present |
| Label(s) | Rhythmic Rising Tide Lucky Dog Columbia Big Machine |
| Associated acts | Hinder, Jeremy Stover |
| Website | Official website |
Jack Owen Ingram (born November 15, 1970) is an American country music artist. He has recorded seven studio albums, and has released more than a dozen singles to country radio. Although active since 1992, Ingram did not achieve significant mainstream attention until the late 2005 release of his single "Wherever You Are". A number one hit on the Billboard country charts, this was also the first number one hit for any act on the Big Machine Records label.
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[edit] Biography
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Ingram was born in Houston, Texas. He started writing songs and performing while studying psychology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
[edit] Musical career
Ingram toured throughout the state of Texas in the early 1990s, opening for Mark Chesnutt and other acts.[1] His first release was the self-titled Jack Ingram in 1992 via the Rhythmic label, followed by Lonesome Question in 1995. Warner Bros. Records eventually signed him and released a live album entitled Live at Adair's, and re-issued his first two indie albums.[1]
In 1997, he released Livin' or Dyin' via Rising Tide Records, which produced his first chart single in the #51-peaking "Flutter". Two years later came Hey You via Lucky Dog, a division of Epic Records, which accounted for a #64 country single in its title track. In 2000, he collaborated with Charlie Robison and Bruce Robison for the live album Unleashed Live.
Electric, his second album for Lucky Dog, was also his first album to enter Top Country Albums, despite not producing a chart single. This album was supplemented a year later by an EP entitled Electric: Extra Volts before he left Lucky Dog. Two more live albums followed before he signed to Columbia Records for the release of Young Man in 2004, which accounted for no singles. Another live album, Acoustic Motel, was issued in 2005.
[edit] 2005-present: Big Machine Records
In 2005, Ingram signed to the independent record label Big Machine Records. Under the Big Machine banner, Ingram released a predominantly live album entitled Live: Wherever You Are. His first single release on that record label, "Wherever You Are", became Ingram's first top 40, and later his first Number One single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, as well as the first Number One for the Big Machine label. "Love You", the only other studio track on Live: Wherever You Are, was also released as a single, peaking at #12 on the charts. This song was also recorded by Trent Summar & The New Row Mob (whose frontman, Trent Summar, co-wrote it) on their 2005 album Horseshoes & Hand Grenades.
In late 2006, Ingram released a cover of Hinder's song "Lips of an Angel". Ingram's cover peaked at #16 on the country charts "Lips of an Angel" was the lead-off single to This Is It, his second album for Big Machine. This album also produced the #18 "Measure of a Man" (a Radney Foster co-write) and the #24 "Maybe She'll Get Lonely".
He won the Academy of Country Music award for top new male vocalist on May 19, 2008. Ingram also filled in for radio host Bob Kingsley on the countdown show "Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40" for the week of September 20-21, 2008.
According to CMT, Ingram's forthcoming Big Dreams and High Hopes to be released on August 25, 2009 will have "more guts" and predicts that Ellis Paul's "The World Ain't Slowing Down", may be the song that takes Ingram to the "next level".[2] Ingram says "It'll be fun for me to expose people to a fantastic song from an artist who's had a 20-year career of being a very successful folk artist."[3] Lead-off single "That's a Man" charted in the Top 20, followed by "Barefoot and Crazy."
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Label | ||
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| US Country | US | US Heat | |||
| 1992 | Jack Ingram | — | — | — | Rhythmic |
| 1995 | Lonesome Question | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | Livin' or Dyin' | — | — | — | Rising Tide |
| 1999 | Hey You | — | — | — | Lucky Dog |
| 2002 | Electric | 34 | — | 23 | |
| 2003 | Electric: Extra Volts (EP) | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | Young Man | — | — | — | Columbia Nashville |
| 2007 | This Is It | 4 | 34 | — | Big Machine |
| 2009 | Big Dreams and High Hopes | TBR August 25, 2009 | |||
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or not released | |||||
[edit] Live albums
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | Label | |
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| US Country | US Heat | |||
| 1995 | Live at Adair's | — | — | Warner Bros. Nashville |
| 2000 | Unleashed Live (with Bruce Robison and Charlie Robison) |
— | — | Lucky Dog |
| 2003 | Live at Billy Bob's Texas | — | — | Smith Music Group |
| 2004 | Live at Gruene Hall: Happy Happy | — | — | RAM |
| 2005 | Acoustic Motel | — | — | |
| 2006 | Live: Wherever You Are | 33 | 9 | Big Machine |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or not released | ||||
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
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| US Country | US | US Pop |
CAN Country | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | "That's Not Me" | — | — | — | 89 | Livin' or Dyin' | |||||||||||||
| "Flutter" | 51 | — | — | 74 | |||||||||||||||
| 1999 | "How Many Days" | 64 | — | — | — | Hey You | |||||||||||||
| "Mustang Burn" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 2000 | "Barbie Doll" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | "One Thing" | — | — | — | * | Electric | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | "A Little Bit" | — | — | — | * | Live at Billy Bob's Texas | |||||||||||||
| "Keep On Keepin' On" | — | — | — | * | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | "Wherever You Are" | 1 | 63 | — | 11 | Live: Wherever You Are | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | "Love You" | 12 | 87 | — | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| "Lips of an Angel" | 16 | 77 | 87 | 19 | This Is It | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | "Measure of a Man" | 18 | 108 | — | 32 | ||||||||||||||
| "Maybe She'll Get Lonely" | 24 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | "That's a Man" | 18 | 104 | — | 35 | Big Dreams and High Hopes | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | "Barefoot and Crazy"[A] | 15 | 92 | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart or not released * denotes unknown peak positions |
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- Notes
- A^ Current single.
[edit] Awards and Nominations
[edit] Awards
| Year | Association | Category |
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| 2007 | CMT Music Awards | Wide Open Country Video of the Year |
| 2008 | Academy of Country Music | Top New Male Vocalist |
[edit] Nominations
| Year | Association | Category |
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| 2008 | CMT Music Awards | Wide Open Country Video of the Year |
[edit] Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 1997 | "That's Not Me" | |
| "Flutter" | Jim Hershleder | |
| 1999 | "How Many Days" | |
| "Mustang Burn" | ||
| 2000 | "Barbie Doll" | |
| 2002 | "One Thing" | Trey Fanjoy |
| 2006 | "Wherever You Are" | David McClister |
| "Love You" | Shaun Silva | |
| 2007 | "Lips of an Angel" | |
| "Measure of a Man" | ||
| 2008 | "Maybe She'll Get Lonely" | Clowes/Gabriel |
| "That's a Man" | Brian Lazzaro | |
| 2009 | "Barefoot and Crazy" | Stephen Shepherd |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Jack Ingram biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jnftxq85ldje. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.
- ^ Shelburne, Craig. Jack Ingram’s New Music Will Have “More Guts”. CMT Blog, Sept. 29, 2008. Retrieved Oct. 29, 2008.
- ^ Mansfield, Brian. Ingram has 'Big Dreams' for album. USA Today, December 26, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
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