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{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
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{{Infobox musical artist {{Infobox musical artist
| Name = Chris Cagle | name = Chris Cagle
| Img = | image = Chris_cagle.jpg
| Background = solo_singer | caption = Chris Cagle in October 2010
| landscape = yes
| Birth_name = Christian Cagle<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc.|date=2008|pages=74|isbn=0-89820-177-2|accessdate=2009-10-06}}</ref>
| birth_name = Christopher Norris Cagle<ref>{{cite web | url=https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/sixth-court-of-appeals/2016/06-16-00028-cr.html | title=Christopher Norris Cagle v. The State of Texas Appeal from County Court at Law No. 2 of Hunt County (opinion by chief justice iii morriss) | publisher=Justia | access-date=September 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/writer/342782359/CAGLE%20CHRISTOPHER%20N | title=Search results for Cagle, Christopher N. | publisher=ASCAP | access-date=September 25, 2020}}</ref>
| Born = {{birth date and age|1968|11|10}}
| Origin = ], ] | birth_place = ], U.S.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|11|10}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chris-cagle-mn0000106916/biography |title=Chris Cagle biography |work=]}}</ref>
| Instrument = ], ]<ref name="whitburn"/>
| Genre = ] | origin = ], U.S.
| instrument = Vocals, guitar<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc.|year=2008|page=74|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref>
| Occupation = ]
| genre = ]
| Years_active = 1996-present<!--he wrote I Breathe In, I Breathe Out in 1996-->
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| Label = ], ] "Cagle Records"
| years_active = 1996–2015, 2019–present<!--he wrote I Breathe In, I Breathe Out in 1996-->
| Associated_acts = ]
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| URL = http://chriscagle.com
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'''Christian "Chris" Cagle''' (born November 10, 1968 in ], ]<ref name="cmt">{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/cagle_chris/bio.jhtml |title=Chris Cagle biography |accessdate=2008-02-02 |work=]}}</ref>) is an American ] artist. Signed with ] in 2000, Cagle made his debut on the '']'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now ]) charts with the single "My Love Goes On and On", the first single from his debut album '']''. The album, which was certified gold in the United States, also produced the Top 10 hit "Laredo" and "]", his only Number One hit.


'''Christopher Norris Cagle''' (born November 10, 1968) is an American ] artist. He was first known for writing songs for ] before signing to ] Nashville in 2000. Cagle made his debut on '']'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now ]) charts with "]", the first single from his debut album '']''. The album, which was certified gold in the US, also produced the Top 10 "]" and "]", his only No. 1 hit.
''Play It Loud'' was followed in 2002 by '']'', released on ]. Also a gold album in the U.S., it produced the Top 5 hits "]" and "]". '']'', his third compilation, followed in 2005 and produced the #12-peaking "Miss Me Baby". A fourth studio album, titled '']'', was released in 2008, and its lead-off single, "]", peaked at #3 on the country music charts in early 2008. Overall, his albums have accounted for thirteen singles, of which all but one have charted.

''Play It Loud'' was followed in 2002 by '']'', released on ] Nashville. A gold album in the United States, it produced the Top 5 hits "]" and "]". '']'', his third album, followed in 2005 and produced the No. 12 hit "]". A fourth studio album, titled '']'', was released in 2008, and its lead-off single, "]", peaked at No. 3 on the country music chart in early 2008. After exiting Capitol in 2008, he signed with ] in 2011, before retiring from music in 2015.


==Biography== ==Biography==
Christopher Norris Cagle was born in ], on November 10, 1968;<ref name="allmusic"/> by the time he was 4, his family had moved to ], just outside ]. He stayed there until moving to ], in high school.<ref name="whitburn"/><ref name="allmusic"/> During his high school years, he took piano lessons before switching to guitar. His senior year he moved to White Settlement, Texas, where he attended Brewer High School before moving back to Baytown and graduating from Ross S. Sterling High School in 1987. He attended the ] for one year. He skipped his finance courses to audit music classes, and performed at night in nearby clubs. He also spent a brief period attending classes at Lee College in Baytown.<ref name="bio">{{cite web|date=April 21, 2015|title=Chris Cagle will be the main show at the ECR|url=https://www.akronnewsreporter.com/2015/04/21/chris-cagle-will-be-the-main-show-at-the-ecr/|url-status=live|access-date=July 24, 2021|work=Akron News Reporter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724135657/https://www.akronnewsreporter.com/2015/04/21/chris-cagle-will-be-the-main-show-at-the-ecr/ |archive-date=July 24, 2021 }}</ref> Cagle later dropped out of college and moved to Nashville in 1994 at the behest of entertainment attorney Rod Phelps. Chris told Phelps that he "...had no place to live, no job, and no money." Phelps hired Cagle as a nanny for his and wife Sheila Wagnon's three daughters, Shayna, Ashley, and Tiffany. Chris remained for several months. While in Nashville, Cagle was waiting tables and tending bar while working to improve himself as a songwriter. One big break came when he met the legendary Harlan Howard, who was so impressed with Chris's songwriting progress that he was the first to publish one of his songs.<ref name="bio"/> Chris then landed a publishing deal and had songs recorded by ]. A woman he met while waiting tables led him to ] head ], who signed him to a record deal.<ref name="bio"/>
Chris Cagle was born in ] on ], ];<ref name="cmt"/> by the time he was four years old, his family moved to ], just outside of ]. He stayed there until moving to ] in high school.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wpfuxqyjld6e~T1 |title=Chris Cagle biography |accessdate=2008-02-02 |last=Ruhlmann |first=William |work=]}}</ref><ref name="whitburn"/> During his high school years, he took ] lessons before switching to ]. After graduating high school, he attended ] for one year. Cagle later dropped out of college.


==Musical career== ==Musical career==
For the next five years he worked odd jobs throughout Nashville, eventually landing a songwriting deal and co-writing album tracks for ].<ref name="cmt"/> While working at a restaurant, he was discovered by an agent of the newly-formed Nashville division of ], and was signed to a recording deal with the label in 2000.<ref name="allmusic"/> For the next five years he worked odd jobs throughout Nashville, eventually landing a songwriting deal and co-writing album tracks for ].<ref name="allmusic"/> While working at a restaurant, he was discovered by an agent of the newly formed Nashville division of ], and was signed to a recording deal with the label in 2000.<ref name="allmusic"/>


===2000-2002: ''Play It Loud''=== ===2000–2002: ''Play It Loud''===
Cagle's first album, '']'', was issued in mid-2000. Serving as its lead-off single was "My Love Goes On and On", which reached a peak of #15 on the '']'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now ]) charts, while "Laredo", its follow-up, became his first Top Ten hit in mid-2001. After Virgin closed in 2001, the album was re-issued on ] with "]" (which was also one of the songs that he had written for David Kersh in the late 1990s) added as a bonus track. Cagle's rendition became his first Number One hit in early 2002. By the end of the year, ''Play It Loud'' had been certified gold in the United States. Cagle's first album, '']'', was issued in mid-2000. Serving as its lead-off single was "]", which reached No. 15 on '']'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now ]), while "]", its follow-up, became his first Top Ten hit in mid-2001.<ref name="whitburn"/> After Virgin closed in 2001, the album was re-issued on ] with "]" (which was also one of the songs that he had written for David Kersh in the late 1990s) added as a bonus track. Its ], "Country by the Grace of God", was the fourth and final single from the album. "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out" became his only No. 1 hit in early 2002. By the end of the year, ''Play It Loud'' had been certified gold in the United States.


===2003-2004: ''Chris Cagle''=== ===2003–2004: ''Chris Cagle''===
Capitol released Cagle's second album, '']'', in the middle of 2003. His second consecutive gold album, it produced the Top 5 singles "What a Beautiful Day" and "Chicks Dig It", as well as the #39-peaking "I'd Be Lying". Capitol released Cagle's second album, '']'', in the middle of 2003. His second consecutive gold album, it produced the Top 5 singles "What a Beautiful Day" and "Chicks Dig It", as well as the No. 39 "I'd Be Lying".<ref name="whitburn"/>


In 2003, Cagle also performed "Don't Ask Me No Questions" for the '']'' soundtrack; it plays during the end credits of the film.
In early 2004, Cagle was diagnosed with multiple anomalies on his ], including a ], a ], a ], and a ]. The diagnosis forced Cagle to cancel nearly twenty appearances that year, including opening dates for ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1484493/01212004/cagle_chris.jhtml |title=Chris Cagle Cancels Tour Dates: Lingering Vocal Cord Problems Force Announcement on Eve of Rascal Flatts Tour |accessdate=2008-02-02 |last=Gilbert |first=Calvin |date=2004-01-21 |work=Country Music Television}}</ref> He was ordered sixty days of ], although he did not sing for nearly three months after the diagnosis.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1515118/11282005/cagle_chris.jhtml |title=Chris Cagle: Cured but Still Intense: Singer Bounces Back From Vocal Ailment |accessdate=2008-02-02 |last=Morris |first=Edward |date=2005-11-28 |work=Country Music Television}}</ref>


In early 2004, Cagle was diagnosed with multiple anomalies on his ], including a ], a ], a ], and a ]. The diagnosis forced him to cancel nearly twenty appearances that year, including opening dates for ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1484493/01212004/cagle_chris.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040125024458/http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1484493/01212004/cagle_chris.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 25, 2004 |title=Chris Cagle Cancels Tour Dates: Lingering Vocal Cord Problems Force Announcement on Eve of Rascal Flatts Tour |access-date=February 2, 2008 |last=Gilbert |first=Calvin |date=January 2, 2004|work=Country Music Television}}</ref> He was ordered sixty days of ] and did not sing for nearly three months after the diagnosis.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1515118/11282005/cagle_chris.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427070929/http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1515118/11282005/cagle_chris.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 27, 2006 |title=Chris Cagle: Cured but Still Intense: Singer Bounces Back From Vocal Ailment |access-date=February 2, 2008 |last=Morris |first=Edward |date=November 2, 2005|work=Country Music Television}}</ref>
===2005-2006: ''Anywhere But Here''===
After his vocal recovery, Cagle began work on his third studio album, '']'', which was released in 2005. "Miss Me Baby" served as the album's first single, reaching a peak of #12 on the country music charts. The other two singles — "Wal-Mart Parking Lot" and the title track, which had also been a single for ] in 2005 — both failed to enter the Top 40.


===2005–2006: ''Anywhere but Here''===
In August 2006, a ] judge ordered Cagle to pay approximately $737,000 to former manager Mark Hybner, whom Chris had sued in 2004 in an effort to void management and publishing deals he had signed in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2006/9/19/chris_cagle_loses_court_battle_with_manager |title=Chris Cagle loses court battle with manager |accessdate=2008-02-02 |last=Wood |first=E. Thomas |date=2006-09-19 |work=Nashville Post}}</ref>
After his vocal recovery, Cagle began work on his third studio album, '']'', which was released in 2005. "Miss Me Baby" served as the album's first single, reaching No. 12 on the country chart. The other two singles — "Wal-Mart Parking Lot" and the title track, which had also been a single for ] in 2005 – both failed to enter the Top 40.


In August 2006, a ] judge ordered Cagle to pay approximately $737,000 to former manager Mark Hybner, whom Chris had sued in 2004 in an effort to void management and publishing deals he had signed in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2006/9/19/chris_cagle_loses_court_battle_with_manager |title=Chris Cagle loses court battle with manager |access-date=February 2, 2008 |last=Wood |first=E. Thomas |date=September 1, 2006|work=Nashville Post}}</ref>
===2007: ''My Life's Been a Country Song''===
Chris' eleventh single, a song entitled "]", was released to country radio in late 2007. Peaking at #3 on the country charts, it was the lead-off single to his fourth studio album '']'', which was released on February 19, 2008. The second single from the album, "No Love Songs", was released in May 2008, which debuted and peaked at #53 on the '']'' ] charts for the week of ], ]. "Never Ever Gone", the third single, was released in August 2008, which failed to chart. Cagle parted ways with Capitol Nashville in 2008.<ref></ref>


===2009-2010: ''Doin' Things My Own Way'' And ''Greatest Hits''=== ===2007–2010: ''My Life's Been a Country Song'' and ''The Best of Chris Cagle''===
His eleventh single, "]", was released to country radio in late 2007. Peaking at No. 3, it was the lead-off single to his fourth studio album '']'', which was released on February 19, 2008. The second single from the album, "No Love Songs", was released in May; it debuted and peaked at No. 53 on the '']'' ] chart for the week of May 24, 2008. "Never Ever Gone" did not chart, and Cagle parted ways with Capitol Nashville by year's end.<ref></ref> The label released a greatest hits album in 2010 titled '']''.
After his Departure From Capitol Records, Cagle Launched His Own Independent Label In titled Cagle Records, Then He began work on his Fifth studio album, ''Doin' Things My Own Way'', which will Be released Sometime In 2010. "She Never Told Me About You" Will serve as the album's first single Late 2009, Also Cagle Will Release His First Greatest Hits Album On November 24th 2009, This Album will Feature 10 greatest Hits And 2 New Songs.

===2010–2013: ''Back in the Saddle''===
In 2010, Cagle signed with the ]. He released a new single, "]", on June 28, 2011. The song became Cagle's first top 20 country hit since "What Kinda Gone". His first album for the label, '']'', was released on June 26, 2012. The album produced two more singles, "]" and "Dance Baby Dance", before Bigger Picture Music Group folded in 2013. In October 2015, Cagle announced his retirement from the music industry.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ragusa|first1=Tammy|title=Chris Cagle Announces Retirement From Country Music|url=http://www.countryweekly.com/news/chris-cagle-announces-retirement-country-music|access-date=November 2, 2015|work=]|date=November 2, 2015}}</ref> He currently lives in ], as of 2020.


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Cagle graduated from Ross S. Sterling High School in ], in 1987.
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Cagle graduated Ross S. Sterling High school (Baytown) in 1987.
He married Elizabeth Filer in 2001, but the marriage ended in divorce a short time later. On October 3, 2005, he announced on his web site that he was not the biological father of his then-girlfriend's baby.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1510898/10042005/cagle_chris.jhtml |title=Cagle Not the Biological Father of Girlfriend's Baby |accessdate=2008-02-02 |date=2005-10-04 |work=Country Music Television}}</ref> Chris is a brother of the Missouri Theta Chapter of ].


He married school teacher Elizabeth Filer on September 10, 2001, in ], Texas, but the marriage ended in divorce in 2003. On October 3, 2005, he announced on his website that he was not the biological father of his then-girlfriend's baby.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1510898/10042005/cagle_chris.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311164225/http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1510898/10042005/cagle_chris.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 11, 2007 |title=Cagle Not the Biological Father of Girlfriend's Baby |access-date=February 2, 2008 |date=October 4, 2005 |work=Country Music Television}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2005/10/04/baby_mama_drama/ |title=Baby mama drama for country star Chris Cagle – Moms & Babies – Moms & Babies - People.com |website=celebritybabies.people.com |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106075535/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2005/10/04/baby_mama_drama/ |archive-date=6 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Cagle is a brother of the Texas Kappa Chapter of ].
==Discography==
{{Infobox Artist Discography
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|Image =
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|Studio = 4
|Live =
|Compilation =
|Singles = 13
|Music videos = 8
|Option =
|Option name = Other charted songs
|Option color = yellow
|2Option = 1
|2Option name = No.1 Single
|2Option color = orange
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In 2008, Cagle and his girlfriend, Jennifer Tant, were jailed following a domestic assault issue for which Cagle was arrested in November 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://people.com/crime/country-star-chris-cagle-arrested/|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161123055209/http://people.com/crime/country-star-chris-cagle-arrested/|archive-date = November 23, 2016|title = Country Star Chris Cagle Arrested}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-05-28-cagle-arrest_N.htm |title=Country star Chris Cagle arrested for domestic assault - USATODAY.com |website=Usatoday30.usatoday.com |date=May 2, 2008|access-date=April 4, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=122 |title="Time Well Wasted" not wasted |access-date=November 22, 2016 |archive-date=January 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119012836/https://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=122 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album
! colspan="4"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| Certifications<br><small>(])</small>
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="45"| ]
! width="45"| ]
! width="45"| ]
! width="45"| CAN Country
|-
| 2000
| align="left"| ''''']'''''<sup><span id="ref_A" />''']]</sup>
* <small>Released: October 24, 2000</small>
* <small>Label: Virgin Nashville</small>
| 19
| 164
| 3
| *
| align="left"| <small>
* ]: Gold</small>
|-
| 2003
| align="left"| ''''']'''''
* <small>Released: April 1, 2003</small>
* <small>Label: Capitol Nashville</small>
| 1
| 15
| —
| *
| align="left"| <small>
* US: Gold</small>
|-
| 2005
| align="left"| ''''']'''''
* <small>Released: October 4, 2005</small>
* <small>Label: Capitol Nashville</small>
| 4
| 24
| —
| *
|
|-
| 2008
| align="left"| ''''']'''''
* <small>Released: February 19, 2008</small>
* <small>Label: Capitol Nashville</small>
| 1
| 8
| —
| 31
|
|-
|-
| 2010
| align="left"| '''''Doin' Things My Own Way'''''<sup><span id="ref_A" />''']]</sup>
* <small>To Be Released</small>
* <small>Label: Cagle Records</small>
|
|
|
|
|
|-| align="center" colspan="10" style="font-size:8pt"| — denotes the album failed to chart, not released, or not certified<br>* denotes releases with unknown peak positions
|-
|}


In December 2010, Cagle married his second wife, Kay, and became a stepfather to Khloe, her daughter from a previous marriage. Cagle has two biological daughters with Kay; Stella (b. 2010) and Piper (b. 2011).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/chris-cagle-father-marriage-new-music-interview/ |title=Chris Cagle Finds Happiness Through Fatherhood, Marriage and New Music |website=Tasteofcountry.com |date=December 6, 2011 |access-date=April 4, 2020}}</ref>
===Compilation albums===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album details
! colspan="2"| Peak positions
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="45"| US Country
! width="45"| US
|-
| 2009
| align="left"| ''''']'''''
* <small>Released: November 24, 2009</small>
* <small>Label: Cagle Records</small>
|
|
|-
|}<div class="references-small">
;Notes
*A <span id="endnote_A" />] ''Play It Loud'' was re-issued in 2001 on Capitol Nashville with two tracks added.
*A <span id="endnote_A" />] To Be Released
</div>


On December 15, 2013, he was arrested in ], on "suspicion of driving while intoxicated."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/headlines/20131216-country-singer-chris-cagle-arrested-on-dwi-charge.ece |title=Country singer Chris Cagle arrested on DWI charge |access-date=December 17, 2013 |date=December 1, 2013|work=The Dallas Morning News Inc}}</ref>
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="5"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="45"| ]
! width="45"| ]
! width="45"| ]
! width="45"| CAN Country
! width="45"| ]
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2000
| align="left"| "My Love Goes On and On"
| 15
| 76
| —
| *
| —
| align="left" rowspan="4"| ''Play It Loud''
|-
| align="left"| "]"
| 8
| 60
| —
| *
| —
|-
| 2001
| align="left"| "]"<sup><span id="ref_A" />''']]</sup>
| 1
| 35
| —
| *
| —
|-
| 2002
| align="left"| "Country by the Grace of God"
| 33
| —
| —
| *
| —
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2003
| align="left"| "]"
| 4
| 41
| —
| *
| —
| align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Chris Cagle''
|-
| align="left"| "]"
| 5
| 53
| —
| *
| —
|-
| 2004
| align="left"| "I'd Be Lying"
| 39
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2005
| align="left"| "Miss Me Baby"
| 12
| 67
| 100
| 29
|—
| align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Anywhere but Here''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2006
| align="left"| "Wal-Mart Parking Lot"
| 42
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| align="left"| "Anywhere but Here"
| 52
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2007
| align="left"| "]"
| 3
| 54
| 96
| 4
| 69
| align="left" rowspan="3"| ''My Life's Been a Country Song''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2008
| align="left"| "No Love Songs"
| 53
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| align="left"| "Never Ever Gone"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
|-
| 2009
| align="left"| "She Never Told Me About You" <small>"B"</small>
|
|
|
|
|
| align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Doing Things My Own Way''
|-| align="center" colspan="10" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released to that format<br />* denotes releases with unknown peak positions
|-
|}
<div class="references-small">
;Notes
*A <span id="endnote_A" />] "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out" is only on later presses of ''Play It Loud''.
*B <span id="endnote_B" />] To Be Released.
</div>


==Music videos== ==Discography==
{{Main|Chris Cagle discography}}
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
;Studio albums
|-
* '']'' (2000)
! Year
* '']'' (2003)
! Video
* '']'' (2005)
! Director
* '']'' (2008)
|-
* '']'' (2012)
| 2000

| "My Love Goes On and On"
==Awards and nominations==
| rowspan="4"| Eric Welch
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
| rowspan="2"| 2001
!Organization
| "Laredo"
!Award
|-
!Nominee/Work
| "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out"
!Result
|-
| 2002
| "Country by the Grace of God"
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2003
| "What a Beautiful Day"
| Eric Welch/Chris Cagle
|- |-
|rowspan=3| 2002
| "Chicks Dig It"
|]
| ]
|]
|Chris Cagle
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|]
| 2005
|Breakthrough Video of the Year
| "Miss Me Baby"
|"]"
| Eric Welch
|{{won}}
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|CMT Flameworthy Awards
| 2006
|Hottest Video of the Year
| "Wal-Mart Parking Lot"
|"I Breathe In, I Breathe Out"
| ?
|{{nom}}
|} |}


==References== ==References==
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American singer-songwriter For the American football player, see Chris Cagle (American football).

Chris Cagle
Chris Cagle in October 2010Chris Cagle in October 2010
Background information
Birth nameChristopher Norris Cagle
Born (1968-11-10) November 10, 1968 (age 56)
DeRidder, Louisiana, U.S.
OriginNashville, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresCountry
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1996–2015, 2019–present
Labels
Websitehttp://chriscagle.com
Musical artist

Christopher Norris Cagle (born November 10, 1968) is an American country music artist. He was first known for writing songs for David Kersh before signing to Virgin Records Nashville in 2000. Cagle made his debut on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts with "My Love Goes On and On", the first single from his debut album Play It Loud. The album, which was certified gold in the US, also produced the Top 10 "Laredo" and "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out", his only No. 1 hit.

Play It Loud was followed in 2002 by Chris Cagle, released on Capitol Records Nashville. A gold album in the United States, it produced the Top 5 hits "What a Beautiful Day" and "Chicks Dig It". Anywhere but Here, his third album, followed in 2005 and produced the No. 12 hit "Miss Me Baby". A fourth studio album, titled My Life's Been a Country Song, was released in 2008, and its lead-off single, "What Kinda Gone", peaked at No. 3 on the country music chart in early 2008. After exiting Capitol in 2008, he signed with Bigger Picture Music Group in 2011, before retiring from music in 2015.

Biography

Christopher Norris Cagle was born in DeRidder, Louisiana, on November 10, 1968; by the time he was 4, his family had moved to Sugar Land, Texas, just outside Houston. He stayed there until moving to Baytown, Texas, in high school. During his high school years, he took piano lessons before switching to guitar. His senior year he moved to White Settlement, Texas, where he attended Brewer High School before moving back to Baytown and graduating from Ross S. Sterling High School in 1987. He attended the University of Texas at Arlington for one year. He skipped his finance courses to audit music classes, and performed at night in nearby clubs. He also spent a brief period attending classes at Lee College in Baytown. Cagle later dropped out of college and moved to Nashville in 1994 at the behest of entertainment attorney Rod Phelps. Chris told Phelps that he "...had no place to live, no job, and no money." Phelps hired Cagle as a nanny for his and wife Sheila Wagnon's three daughters, Shayna, Ashley, and Tiffany. Chris remained for several months. While in Nashville, Cagle was waiting tables and tending bar while working to improve himself as a songwriter. One big break came when he met the legendary Harlan Howard, who was so impressed with Chris's songwriting progress that he was the first to publish one of his songs. Chris then landed a publishing deal and had songs recorded by David Kersh. A woman he met while waiting tables led him to Virgin Records head Scott Hendricks, who signed him to a record deal.

Musical career

For the next five years he worked odd jobs throughout Nashville, eventually landing a songwriting deal and co-writing album tracks for David Kersh. While working at a restaurant, he was discovered by an agent of the newly formed Nashville division of Virgin Records, and was signed to a recording deal with the label in 2000.

2000–2002: Play It Loud

Cagle's first album, Play It Loud, was issued in mid-2000. Serving as its lead-off single was "My Love Goes On and On", which reached No. 15 on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs), while "Laredo", its follow-up, became his first Top Ten hit in mid-2001. After Virgin closed in 2001, the album was re-issued on Capitol Records with "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out" (which was also one of the songs that he had written for David Kersh in the late 1990s) added as a bonus track. Its b-side, "Country by the Grace of God", was the fourth and final single from the album. "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out" became his only No. 1 hit in early 2002. By the end of the year, Play It Loud had been certified gold in the United States.

2003–2004: Chris Cagle

Capitol released Cagle's second album, Chris Cagle, in the middle of 2003. His second consecutive gold album, it produced the Top 5 singles "What a Beautiful Day" and "Chicks Dig It", as well as the No. 39 "I'd Be Lying".

In 2003, Cagle also performed "Don't Ask Me No Questions" for the Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie soundtrack; it plays during the end credits of the film.

In early 2004, Cagle was diagnosed with multiple anomalies on his vocal cords, including a polyp, a lesion, a vocal fold cyst, and a granuloma. The diagnosis forced him to cancel nearly twenty appearances that year, including opening dates for Rascal Flatts. He was ordered sixty days of vocal rest and did not sing for nearly three months after the diagnosis.

2005–2006: Anywhere but Here

After his vocal recovery, Cagle began work on his third studio album, Anywhere but Here, which was released in 2005. "Miss Me Baby" served as the album's first single, reaching No. 12 on the country chart. The other two singles — "Wal-Mart Parking Lot" and the title track, which had also been a single for Brice Long in 2005 – both failed to enter the Top 40.

In August 2006, a Nashville judge ordered Cagle to pay approximately $737,000 to former manager Mark Hybner, whom Chris had sued in 2004 in an effort to void management and publishing deals he had signed in 1999.

2007–2010: My Life's Been a Country Song and The Best of Chris Cagle

His eleventh single, "What Kinda Gone", was released to country radio in late 2007. Peaking at No. 3, it was the lead-off single to his fourth studio album My Life's Been a Country Song, which was released on February 19, 2008. The second single from the album, "No Love Songs", was released in May; it debuted and peaked at No. 53 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of May 24, 2008. "Never Ever Gone" did not chart, and Cagle parted ways with Capitol Nashville by year's end. The label released a greatest hits album in 2010 titled The Best of Chris Cagle.

2010–2013: Back in the Saddle

In 2010, Cagle signed with the Bigger Picture Music Group. He released a new single, "Got My Country On", on June 28, 2011. The song became Cagle's first top 20 country hit since "What Kinda Gone". His first album for the label, Back in the Saddle, was released on June 26, 2012. The album produced two more singles, "Let There Be Cowgirls" and "Dance Baby Dance", before Bigger Picture Music Group folded in 2013. In October 2015, Cagle announced his retirement from the music industry. He currently lives in Houston, Texas, as of 2020.

Personal life

Cagle graduated from Ross S. Sterling High School in Baytown, Texas, in 1987.

He married school teacher Elizabeth Filer on September 10, 2001, in Houston, Texas, but the marriage ended in divorce in 2003. On October 3, 2005, he announced on his website that he was not the biological father of his then-girlfriend's baby. Cagle is a brother of the Texas Kappa Chapter of Phi Delta Theta.

In 2008, Cagle and his girlfriend, Jennifer Tant, were jailed following a domestic assault issue for which Cagle was arrested in November 2007.

In December 2010, Cagle married his second wife, Kay, and became a stepfather to Khloe, her daughter from a previous marriage. Cagle has two biological daughters with Kay; Stella (b. 2010) and Piper (b. 2011).

On December 15, 2013, he was arrested in Greenville, Texas, on "suspicion of driving while intoxicated."

Discography

Main article: Chris Cagle discography
Studio albums

Awards and nominations

Year Organization Award Nominee/Work Result
2002 Academy of Country Music Awards Top New Male Vocalist Chris Cagle Nominated
CMT Flameworthy Awards Breakthrough Video of the Year "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out" Won
CMT Flameworthy Awards Hottest Video of the Year "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out" Nominated

References

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