Chris Cagle没有杰出的代表作，也没有迷人的外表，就像他自己说的，他的音乐就是一首乡村歌曲，不瘟不火，自然而本色！纯的自然，纯的本色！



 My Life's Been A Country Song
 
专辑名：《My Life's Been A Country Song》
演唱者：Chris Cagle
发行时间：2008年2月19日
发行公司：Capitol Nashville
音乐风格：Contemporary Country（当代乡村），Country-Pop（流行乡村）
Now I know how Merle Haggard felt when he sang the words “Mama Tried”
And I lived those teenage Friday nights with “a pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight.”
And that summer Becky broke my heart, Alabama sang “Old Flame Burning.”
Well, I’ve danced with George Strait, drank with George Jones
My life’s been a country song
It’s all about falling down and getting back up
Yeah, good times and hard luck
True love and amazing grace
Working all week for a back ache
Raisin’ cane on Friday nights
Sunday church to set it right
They can write it on my stone
My life’s been a country song.
Now I know how Paycheck felt when told his boss to take his job and shove it
And I’ve had the girl that made me say “I like it, I love it, I want some more of it.”
And I’ll always remember just where I was “when the world stopped turning”
Through the good and the bad, the right and the wrong
My life’s been a country song
It’s been the words when I couldn’t find ‘em; a friend when I’ve been alone
It’s been a toast to the things remembered; the strength for moving on
Oh, my life’s been a country song

[曲目介绍]
1. What Kinda Gone
2. No Love Songs
3. It's Good To Be Back
4. I Don't Wanna Live
5. Never Ever Gone
6. If It Isn't One Thing
7. Keep Me From Loving You
8. Little Sundress
9. My Heart Move On
10. My Life's Been A Country Song
11. Change Me

[唱片点评]

　　这张《My Life's Been a Country Song》是美国乡村歌手克里斯·卡格尔（Chris Cagle）的第四张个人专辑，与他的上张专辑《Anywhere But Here》相隔两年半。在美国上市第一周，《My Life's Been a Country Song》共售出了3万7千张，名列本周Billboard 200专辑榜第八位，成为Chris Cagle首张打进Billboard排行榜前十名的专辑。2005年，Chris Cagle的上张专辑《Anywhere But Here》上榜时排在Billboard 200专辑榜的第24位，乡村专辑榜第四位。
      虽然这次幸运闯进了Billboard榜单前十，但不满4万张的首周销量其实并不算高。出道近10年的Chris Cagle至今一共推出了四张专辑，他的创作能力虽然并不突出，但他还是比较重视每张专辑的质量，每张专辑的选歌都经过反复推敲，这张《My Life's Been a Country Song》也是如此。在本张专辑的11首歌曲当中，甚至没有一首是由Chris Cagle本人创作，但他的选歌还是保持了一定的水准。从大体上来看，整张专辑的旋律还是十分动听的。和如今大多数当代乡村男歌手一样，Chris Cagle的音乐里也融入了一些摇滚乐的元素。