Play It Loud (Chris Cagle album)

Play It Loud is the debut studio album by American country music artist Chris Cagle. It features the singles "My Love Goes On and On", "Laredo", "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out", and "Country by the Grace of God".

Play It Loud
Studio album by Chris Cagle
Released	October 24, 2000 (2000-10-24)
Recorded	2000
Genre	Country
Length	36:21 44:13 (re-issue)
Label	Virgin Nashville Capitol Nashville (re-issue)
Producer	Robert Wright Chris Lindsey (new tracks on re-issue)
Chris Cagle chronology
Play It Loud (2000) Chris Cagle (2003)
Singles from Play It Loud
"My Love Goes On and On" Released: July 17, 2000 "Laredo" Released: February 12, 2001 "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out" Released: September 10, 2001 "Country by the Grace of God" Released: May 4, 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The disc was originally issued on Virgin Nashville in 2000, minus the tracks "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out" and "Are You Ever Gonna Love Me." After Virgin shut down its country division and Cagle moved to sister company Capitol Nashville in 2001, the album was re-issued with these additional tracks and new album art.^[2] The newly added tracks were produced by Chris Lindsey.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Love Goes On and On"	Chris Cagle, Don Pfrimmer	3:05
2.	"Laredo"	Cagle	3:50
3.	"The Safe Side"	Anna Lisa Graham, Jeremy Campbell	4:47
4.	"Country by the Grace of God"	Cagle, M. Jason Greene, Bryan Wayne	3:28
5.	"Ton of Love"	Cagle, Greene	4:05
6.	"Play It Loud"	Cagle, Greene	3:04
7.	"Are You Ever Gonna Love Me"	Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, Marv Green	3:47
8.	"Who Needs the Whiskey"	Cagle, Dick Kaiser, Randy Boudreaux	3:32
9.	"The Love Between a Woman and a Man"	Cagle, Kenny Mims	3:52
10.	"Lovin' You Lovin' Me"	Greene, Cagle, Jerome Earnest	3:32
11.	"Rock the Boat"	M.C. Potts, Taylor Dunn, John Northrup	3:04
12.	"I Breathe In, I Breathe Out"	Cagle, Jon Robbin	4:04

Personnel

• Chris Cagle- lead vocals
• Jon Carroll- electric guitar
• Joe Chemay- bass guitar
• J.T. Corenflos- electric guitar
• Shannon Forrest- drums
• Sonny Garrish- steel guitar
• Wes Hightower- background vocals
• Chris Leuzinger- acoustic guitar
• Michael Noble- acoustic guitar
• Rex Schnelle- acoustic guitar
• Gary Smith- keyboards, piano
• Michael Spriggs- acoustic guitar
• Steve Turner- drums
• Lonnie Wilson- drums
• Robert Wright- bass guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals
• Jonathan Yudkin- mandolin, violin, viola

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (2000–2002) Peak position US Billboard 200[3] 164 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 19 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[6] 93 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 46 Chart (2002) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] 32

Certifications

Region	Certification
United States (RIAA)[9]	Gold

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. "Play It Loud review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
2. Derailers Back On Track With Lucky Dog; Corus Entertainment Purchases Bcm
3. "Chris Cagle Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
4. "Chris Cagle Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
5. "Chris Cagle Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
6. "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
8. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
9. "American album certifications – Chris Cagle – Play It Loud". Recording Industry Association of America.