Chris Cummings
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Christopher Allen Thomas "Chris" Cummings born August 11, 1975 in Norton, New Brunswick
, Canada
, is a country music
artist. In his career, he has released five studio albums, an EP and two compilations. Several of his singles have charted on the Canadian country charts, including the Number One hits "Sure Enough
" and "The Kind of Heart That Breaks
".
president Jim Ed Norman, who signed him on in 1992. At 17, he was the youngest artist they had ever signed.
His first single, "I Waited," was released in Canada in the fall of 1995, and shot into the top 5. Produced by Jim Ed Norman and Rick Scott, Chris released his debut CD, Somewhere Inside
, on June 18, 1996. The second single, "Sure Enough
," went straight to #1. Follow-up songs "Somewhere Inside" and "Almost Always" also reached the top 5 in Canada reaching #3 and #4 respectively, and the album was certified gold.
Chris' second CD, Chris Cummings
, was released in both the United States
and Canada on February 24, 1998. Since 7 of the songs were already on Chris' Canadian debut, Reprise released an EP in Canada (The Kind Of Heart That Breaks) in 1997 containing the 3 new songs, along with "Lonesomeville" and an acoustic version of "Somewhere Inside." The first single released from the project was "The Kind of Heart That Breaks
." While the song went to #1 in Canada, it stalled at #50 on Billboard
in the U.S. The American follow-up single, "I Waited," failed to chart. Meanwhile, Chris returned to the Canadian top 10 with "A Minute And A Half."
Chris was transferred to WEA Canada
for the release of his third CD, Lonesomeville
. The disc was released on February 15, 2000. The first two singles, "That'll Teach Her" reached #4 on the charts with the second single "No One Hurts Me More Than Me," reached #7 in Canada. The final single, "A Little At A Time" entered the top 20 charts landing at #19.
Chris released his fourth CD, Ooh, That Could Cost Him the Gold, Bob!
on March 26, 2002. He continued his string of hits in Canada with songs like "Cowboy Hats," "Betty," and "Benefit Of Doubt."
Chris' Greatest Hits
package was released on April 27, 2004. Singles released from the album included "Lucy Got Lucky" and "Not Again." Chris left Warner at the end of 2004 for more control over his career.
Chris signed with Koch Entertainment
in 2006. Chris' first album for Koch, Who Says You Can't?
, was released on October 17. Chris had a hand in producing the album, which brought him back to the Canadian top 30 with the songs "Dixie Beauxderaunt," "For The Music," "Love Is Fine," "In The Nicest Way," and the last single, "Hey What You Know" released in July 2008.
Returning to his home Province of New Brunswick in mid-2007 after being gone since the age of 17 living in California, Tennessee, Ontario and Alberta, he took on a special project. Chris partnered with local a local organization to record the John Sebastian
hit "Welcome Back", a song that Cummings saw as a perfect “anthem” for the city and entire Province of New Brunswick. In addition, he decided to shoot the video for it in the city of Saint John the communities that surround it. In the summer of 2008 he was named an "Ambassador for the Province of New Brunswick" by Premier, Shawn Graham
.
Chris signed with Royalty Records
in April 2010 for his newest CD entitled Give Me Tonight
The first single "Heart Like A Stone" was released online and to Canadian country radio on May 17, 2010 and the CD was released on September 21, 2010. Released at the same time as the new CD, the follow up single "Leavings Not An Option" had special meaning for Chris as he co-wrote it with one of his long-time songwriting mentors Don Schlitz
(one of three Schlitz co-writes on the new CD), the single was well received at radio returning Chris to the forefront of the Canadian country music scene.
Norton, New Brunswick
Norton is a Canadian village in Kings County, New Brunswick.It is situated on the Kennebecasis River 55 kilometres northeast of Saint John...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, is a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist. In his career, he has released five studio albums, an EP and two compilations. Several of his singles have charted on the Canadian country charts, including the Number One hits "Sure Enough
Sure Enough
"Sure Enough" is a single by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. Released in 1996, it was the second single from his album Somewhere Inside. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in August 1996.-Chart performance:...
" and "The Kind of Heart That Breaks
The Kind of Heart That Breaks
"The Kind of Heart That Breaks" is a single by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. Released in late 1997, it was the first single from Cummings' album Chris Cummings. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in February 1998 and #50 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks...
".
Biography
Chris Cummings began performing in 1980, at the age of 5 years. In 1990, Chris released an independent CD, which found its way to Reprise RecordsReprise Records
Reprise Records is an American record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:...
president Jim Ed Norman, who signed him on in 1992. At 17, he was the youngest artist they had ever signed.
His first single, "I Waited," was released in Canada in the fall of 1995, and shot into the top 5. Produced by Jim Ed Norman and Rick Scott, Chris released his debut CD, Somewhere Inside
Somewhere Inside (album)
Somewhere Inside is the debut album by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. It was released by Warner Music Canada on June 18, 1996...
, on June 18, 1996. The second single, "Sure Enough
Sure Enough
"Sure Enough" is a single by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. Released in 1996, it was the second single from his album Somewhere Inside. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in August 1996.-Chart performance:...
," went straight to #1. Follow-up songs "Somewhere Inside" and "Almost Always" also reached the top 5 in Canada reaching #3 and #4 respectively, and the album was certified gold.
Chris' second CD, Chris Cummings
Chris Cummings (album)
Chris Cummings is the second studio album by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. It was released by Warner Bros. Records on February 24, 1998 and served as Cummings' debut album in the United States...
, was released in both the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada on February 24, 1998. Since 7 of the songs were already on Chris' Canadian debut, Reprise released an EP in Canada (The Kind Of Heart That Breaks) in 1997 containing the 3 new songs, along with "Lonesomeville" and an acoustic version of "Somewhere Inside." The first single released from the project was "The Kind of Heart That Breaks
The Kind of Heart That Breaks
"The Kind of Heart That Breaks" is a single by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. Released in late 1997, it was the first single from Cummings' album Chris Cummings. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in February 1998 and #50 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks...
." While the song went to #1 in Canada, it stalled at #50 on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
in the U.S. The American follow-up single, "I Waited," failed to chart. Meanwhile, Chris returned to the Canadian top 10 with "A Minute And A Half."
Chris was transferred to WEA Canada
Warner Music Canada
Warner Music Canada is the Canadian division of Warner Music Group. The label previously operated as WEA Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of WEA International, which later changed its name to Warner Music International in 1990. It was founded in 1967 as Warner Reprise Canada Ltd...
for the release of his third CD, Lonesomeville
Lonesomeville
Lonesomeville is the third studio album by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. It was released by Warner Music Canada on February 15, 2000...
. The disc was released on February 15, 2000. The first two singles, "That'll Teach Her" reached #4 on the charts with the second single "No One Hurts Me More Than Me," reached #7 in Canada. The final single, "A Little At A Time" entered the top 20 charts landing at #19.
Chris released his fourth CD, Ooh, That Could Cost Him the Gold, Bob!
Ooh, That Could Cost Him the Gold, Bob!
Ooh, That Could Cost Him the Gold, Bob! is the fourth studio album by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. It was released by Warner Music Canada on March 26, 2002...
on March 26, 2002. He continued his string of hits in Canada with songs like "Cowboy Hats," "Betty," and "Benefit Of Doubt."
Chris' Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits (Chris Cummings album)
Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. It was released by Warner Music Canada on April 27, 2004...
package was released on April 27, 2004. Singles released from the album included "Lucy Got Lucky" and "Not Again." Chris left Warner at the end of 2004 for more control over his career.
Chris signed with Koch Entertainment
Koch Entertainment Canada
E1 Entertainment Canada , a division of E1 Entertainment, is one of the largest music and video distribution companies in Canada.-History:...
in 2006. Chris' first album for Koch, Who Says You Can't?
Who Says You Can't?
Who Says You Can't? is the fifth studio album by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. It was released by Koch Records on October 17, 2006...
, was released on October 17. Chris had a hand in producing the album, which brought him back to the Canadian top 30 with the songs "Dixie Beauxderaunt," "For The Music," "Love Is Fine," "In The Nicest Way," and the last single, "Hey What You Know" released in July 2008.
Returning to his home Province of New Brunswick in mid-2007 after being gone since the age of 17 living in California, Tennessee, Ontario and Alberta, he took on a special project. Chris partnered with local a local organization to record the John Sebastian
John Sebastian
John Benson Sebastian Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and autoharpist. He is best known as a founder of The Lovin' Spoonful, a band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000...
hit "Welcome Back", a song that Cummings saw as a perfect “anthem” for the city and entire Province of New Brunswick. In addition, he decided to shoot the video for it in the city of Saint John the communities that surround it. In the summer of 2008 he was named an "Ambassador for the Province of New Brunswick" by Premier, Shawn Graham
Shawn Graham
Shawn Michael Graham, MLA is a New Brunswick politician, who served as the 31st Premier of New Brunswick. He received a Bachelor of Physical Education Degree in 1991 and a Bachelor of Education Degree in 1993, he worked for New Brunswick's civil service before being elected to the Legislative...
.
Chris signed with Royalty Records
Royalty Records
Royalty Records is a Canadian country music record label and distributor established in 1974.-Royalty artists:* Roy Acuff* After Tuesday* Colin Amey* Sharon Anderson* Eddy Arnold* Gord Bamford* Tommy Banks* Bobby Bare* Barnes/Hampton* Eli Barsi...
in April 2010 for his newest CD entitled Give Me Tonight
Give Me Tonight (album)
Give Me Tonight is the sixth studio album by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. It was released by Royalty Records on September 21, 2010...
The first single "Heart Like A Stone" was released online and to Canadian country radio on May 17, 2010 and the CD was released on September 21, 2010. Released at the same time as the new CD, the follow up single "Leavings Not An Option" had special meaning for Chris as he co-wrote it with one of his long-time songwriting mentors Don Schlitz
Don Schlitz
Donald Alan "Don" Schlitz, Jr. is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards...
(one of three Schlitz co-writes on the new CD), the single was well received at radio returning Chris to the forefront of the Canadian country music scene.
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
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| CAN Country | |||
| 1996 | Somewhere Inside Somewhere Inside (album) Somewhere Inside is the debut album by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. It was released by Warner Music Canada on June 18, 1996...
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Canadian Recording Industry Association Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada... : Gold |
| 2000 | Lonesomeville Lonesomeville Lonesomeville is the third studio album by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. It was released by Warner Music Canada on February 15, 2000... |
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| 2002 | Ooh, That Could Cost Him the Gold, Bob! Ooh, That Could Cost Him the Gold, Bob! Ooh, That Could Cost Him the Gold, Bob! is the fourth studio album by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. It was released by Warner Music Canada on March 26, 2002... |
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| 2006 | Who Says You Can't? Who Says You Can't? Who Says You Can't? is the fifth studio album by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. It was released by Koch Records on October 17, 2006... Koch Records E1 Music , the primary subsidiary of E1 Entertainment LP, is the largest independent record label in the United States. It is also distributed by the Universal Music Group in Europe under the name E1 Universal... |
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| 2010 | Give Me Tonight Give Me Tonight (album) Give Me Tonight is the sixth studio album by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. It was released by Royalty Records on September 21, 2010... Royalty Records Royalty Records is a Canadian country music record label and distributor established in 1974.-Royalty artists:* Roy Acuff* After Tuesday* Colin Amey* Sharon Anderson* Eddy Arnold* Gord Bamford* Tommy Banks* Bobby Bare* Barnes/Hampton* Eli Barsi... |
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Compilations
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Chris Cummings Chris Cummings (album) Chris Cummings is the second studio album by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. It was released by Warner Bros. Records on February 24, 1998 and served as Cummings' debut album in the United States...
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| 2004 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Chris Cummings album) Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. It was released by Warner Music Canada on April 27, 2004... |
EPs
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1997 | The Kind of Heart That Breaks
|
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
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| 1996 | "I Waited" | 4 | — | Somewhere Inside |
| "Sure Enough Sure Enough "Sure Enough" is a single by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. Released in 1996, it was the second single from his album Somewhere Inside. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in August 1996.-Chart performance:... " |
1 | — | ||
| "Somewhere Inside" | 4 | — | ||
| 1997 | "Almost Always" | 3 | — | |
| "The Kind of Heart That Breaks The Kind of Heart That Breaks "The Kind of Heart That Breaks" is a single by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. Released in late 1997, it was the first single from Cummings' album Chris Cummings. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in February 1998 and #50 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks... " |
1 | 50 | Chris Cummings / The Kind of Heart That Breaks | |
| 1998 | "A Minute and a Half" | 9 | — | The Kind of Heart That Breaks |
| "I Waited" (US release) | — | — | Chris Cummings | |
| "'Til I See You Again" | — | — | ||
| 1999 | "Wild Wild West" | 12 | — | Stampede Country |
| 2000 | "That'll Teach Her" | 4 | — | Lonesomeville |
| "No One Hurts Me More Than Me" | 7 | — | ||
| "A Little at a Time" | * | — | ||
| 2001 | "Sunday Best" | * | — | |
| 2002 | "Cowboy Hats" | * | — | Ooh, That Could Cost Him the Gold, Bob! |
| "Betty" | * | — | ||
| "Benefit of Doubt" | * | — | ||
| 2003 | "Pamela Anderson Is in My Bedroom" | * | — | |
| "I Get That a Lot" | * | — | ||
| 2004 | "Lucy Got Lucky" | * | — | Greatest Hits |
| "Not Again" | * | — | ||
| 2006 | "Dixie Beauxderaunt" | * | — | Who Says You Can't? |
| "For the Music" | * | — | ||
| 2007 | "Love Is Fine" | * | — | |
| "In the Nicest Way" | * | — | ||
| 2008 | "Hey What You Know" | * | — | |
| 2009 | "Welcome Back" | * | — | Give Me Tonight |
| 2010 | "Heart Like a Stone" | * | — | |
| "Leaving's Not an Option" | * | — | ||
| 2011 | "Give Me Tonight" | * | — | |
| "Looking for a Sign" | * | — |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "I Waited" | |
| "Sure Enough" | ||
| "Somewhere Inside" | ||
| 1997 | "The Kind of Heart That Breaks" | Martin Kahan |
| 1998 | "I Waited" (US version) | Steven R. Monroe |
| 2000 | "That'll Teach Her" | |
| 2002 | "Cowboy Hats" | Warren P. Sonoda |
| "Benefit of Doubt" | ||
| 2004 | "Lucy Got Lucky" | |
| 2006 | "Dixie Beauxderaunt" | |
| 2009 | "Welcome Back" |