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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Biography
Ingram was born in
Houston, Texas. He started writing songs and performing while studying psychology at
Southern Methodist University in
Dallas.
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.
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.
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
Big Dreams & High Hopes
album has "more guts" and
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] The song was cut from the album. Its lead-off single "
That's a Man" charted in the Top 20, followed by "
Barefoot and Crazy."
On August 26, Ingram set a
Guinness record for the most radio interviews in one day, when he was interviewed 150 times.
[4]
Discography
Studio albums
Year
| Album
| Peak chart positions
| Label
|
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 & High Hopes
| 21
| 61
| —
|
"—" denotes the album failed to chart or not released
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Live albums
Year
| Album
| Chart Positions
| Label
|
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
|
Singles
Year
| Single
| Peak chart positions
| Album
|
US Country
| US
| 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"[A
| 16
| 77
| 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 & High Hopes
|
2009
| "Barefoot and Crazy"[B
| 10
| 64
| 14
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart
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;Notes
- A^
Peaked at #87 on U.S. Pop 100.
- B^
Current single.
Awards and Nominations
Awards
Year
| Association
| Category
|
2007
| CMT Music Awards
| Wide Open Country Video of the Year
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2008
| Academy of Country Music
| Top New Male Vocalist
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Nominations
Year
| Association
| Category
|
2008
| CMT Music Awards
| Wide Open Country Video of the Year
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Music videos
Year
| Video
| Director
|
1997
| "That's Not Me"
|
|
"Flutter"
| Jim Hershleder
|
1999
| "How Many Days"
|
|
"Mustang Burn"
|
|
2000
| "Barbie Doll"
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2002
| "One Thing"
| Trey Fanjoy
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2006
| "Wherever You Are"
| David McClister
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"Love You"
| Shaun Silva
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2007
| "Lips of an Angel"
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"Measure of a Man"
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2008
| "Maybe She'll Get Lonely"
| Clowes/Gabriel
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"That's a Man"
| Brian Lazzaro
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2009
| "Barefoot and Crazy"
| Stephen Shepherd
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References
- Jack Ingram biography
- 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.
- Jack Ingram breaks Guinness book world record