Chris Cummings
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Christopher Allen Thomas Cummings |
| Born | August 11, 1975 |
| Origin |  Norton, New Brunswick |
| Genre(s) | Country |
| Occupation(s) | singer/songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Banjo, Drums |
| Years active | 1996 – Present |
| Label(s) | Reprise Records (1996 - 1998) WEA Canada (1999 - 2004) Koch Entertainment (2006 - Present) |
| Website | www.chris-cummings.com |
Chris Cummings, born August 11, 1975 in Norton, New Brunswick, Canada, is a country music singer/songwriter.
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[edit] Biography
Chris Cummings was born Christopher Allen Thomas Cummings on August 11, 1975 in Norton, New Brunswick to Terry and Joan Cummings. In grade school Chris was very smart. He could read when he entered Grade 1 which he learned how to do by reading comic books. His real talent was music however. He started performing in 1980, when he was only 5 years old. In 1990, Chris released an independent CD, which found its way to Reprise Records president Jim Ed Norman. Chris was signed to the label in 1992. At 17, he was the youngest artist they had ever signed. In fact, Chris found out when he was called out of his math class in Sussex Regional High School.
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, and the album was certified gold.
Chris' second CD, Chris Cummings, was released in both the United States and Canada on February 24, 1998. Because 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. Unfortunately, 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" and "No One Hurts Me More Than Me," both reached the top 10 in Canada.
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.
Most recently, 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" and "For The Music." The latest single, "In The Nicest Way," was released on October 1, 2007.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Title | CAN Country | CRIA |
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| 1996 | Somewhere Inside | 21 | Gold |
| 1997 | The Kind of Heart That Breaks E.P. | ||
| 1998 | Chris Cummings | ||
| 2000 | Lonesomeville | 17 | |
| 2002 | Ooh, That Could Cost Him the Gold, Bob! | ||
| 2004 | Greatest Hits | ||
| 2006 | Who Says You Can't? |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |
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| CAN Country | US Country | |||
| 1996 | "I Waited"A | 4 | - | Somewhere Inside / Chris Cummings |
| "Sure Enough" | 1 | - | ||
| "Somewhere Inside" | 4 | - | ||
| 1997 | "Almost Always" | 3 | - | |
| "The Kind of Heart That Breaks" | 1 | 50 | Chris Cummings | |
| 1998 | "A Minute and a Half" | 9 | - | |
| 1999 | "Wild Wild West" | 12 | - | Stampede |
| 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" | 25 | - | Who Says You Can't? |
| "For the Music" | 19 | - | ||
| 2007 | "Love Is Fine" | - | - | |
| "In the Nicest Way" | 38 | - | ||
- A"I Waited" was released to US charts in 1998.
[edit] References
- CMT.com
- Opry North
- Chris Cummings Unofficial Site
- The Unofficial Chris Cummings Homepage
- Chris Cummings Lonesomeville
