Ingram was born in Houston, Texas. He started writing songs and performing while studying psychology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, where he was member of Alpha Tau Omega.
Jack Ingram began his music career singing at a privately owned bar near the TCU campus of Fort Worth, Texas, which was owned by his friend John Clay Wolfe. Later, during the early 1990s, Jack toured the state of Texas opening for Mark Chesnutt and other acts. His first release was his self-titled album in 1995 via the Rhythmic label, followed by 1995's Lonesome Questions. Warner Bros. Records eventually signed him and released a live album entitled Live at Adair's, and re-issued his first two indie albums.
In 1997 he had his first and only time on the 22nd season of Austin City Limits. That same year, he released Livin' or Dyin' via Rising Tide Records, which produced his first chart single in the No. 51-peaking "Flutter". Two years later came Hey You via Lucky Dog, a division of Epic Records, which accounted for a No. 64 country single in "How Many Days". In 2000, he collaborated with Charlie Robison and Bruce Robison for the live album Unleashed Live.
Electric, his second album for Lucky Dog, was also his first album to enter Top Country Albums, despite not producing a chart single. This album was supplemented a year later by an EP entitled Electric: Extra Volts before he left Lucky Dog. Two more live albums followed before he signed to Columbia Records for the release of Young Man in 2004, which accounted for no singles. Another live album, Acoustic Motel, was issued in 2005.
On Sunday, February 3, 2013, H-E-B premiered their 'Texas Myths' Super Bowl commercial featuring Jack Ingram.
In 2005, Ingram signed to the independent record label Big Machine Records. Under the Big Machine banner, Ingram released a predominantly live album entitled Live: Wherever You Are. His first single release on that record label, "Wherever You Are", became Ingram's first top 40, and later his first Number One single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, as well as the first Number One for the Big Machine label. "Love You", the only other studio track on Live: Wherever You Are, was also released as a single, peaking at No. 12 on the charts. This song was also recorded by Trent Summar & the New Row Mob (whose frontman, Trent Summar, co-wrote it) on their 2005 album Horseshoes & Hand Grenades. This is also where he met famous country music artist Taylor Swift. Jack stated they were developing a relationship though she wasn't interested.
In late 2006, Ingram released a cover of Hinder's song "Lips of an Angel". Ingram's cover peaked at No. 16 on the country charts "Lips of an Angel" was the lead-off single to This Is It, his second album for Big Machine. This album also produced the No. 18 "Measure of a Man" (a Radney Foster co-write) and the No. 24 "Maybe She'll Get Lonely".
In 2008, Ingram appeared at the Argyle Education Foundation Black Diamond Affiar.
He won the Academy of Country Music award for top new male vocalist on May 19, 2008. Ingram also filled in for radio host Bob Kingsley on the countdown show "Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40" for the week of September 20–21, 2008.
According to CMT, Ingram's Big Dreams & High Hopes album has "more guts" and Ellis Paul's "The World Ain't Slowing Down" may be the song that takes Ingram to the "next level". Ingram says "It'll be fun for me to expose people to a fantastic song from an artist who's had a 20-year career of being a very successful folk artist." The song was cut from the album. Its lead-off single "That's a Man" charted in the Top 20, followed by "Barefoot and Crazy," which became his second Top 10 hit. The album's next three singles all failed to enter the Top 40: "Seeing Stars" (a duet with Patty Griffin), "Free" and a re-recording of "Barbie Doll" with guest vocals from Dierks Bentley.
On August 26, 2009, Ingram set a Guinness record for the most radio interviews in one day, when he was interviewed 215 times.
Ingram and Big Machine amicably parted ways in late 2011.
As a sideline, Ingram does voice imaging for a number of country stations, including KRYS-FM Corpus Christi; WSIX-FM Nashville; WMIL-FM Milwaukee; KWJJ-FM Portland, Ore.; and KSCS Dallas.
In 2013, Jack teamed up with actor Matthew McConaughey and University of Texas at Austin football coach Mack Brown to create a fundraiser for their favorite children's charities. Dubbed Mack, Jack & McConaughey, the affair was held April 11–12 at Austin's ACL Live at the Moody Theater and featured a gala, golf tournament, fashion show and two nights of music. Mack, Jack & McConaughey returned in 2014.
Heartache
Jack Ingram Lyrics
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But baby let's not do it
I bet love knows a way around it
We don't have to go through it
This Time
We could skip right to the end
To that making up part
Where the loving starts
Sometimes we don't need that heartache
This night we could find a way to lose the pain
We don't need the tears
We don't need the hurt
Baby, all we need is to make it work
Sometimes we don't need it
We don't need, we don't need the heartache
Oh no, we don't need the heartache
I've been right before
A lot good that did me
Bad habits die hard baby
But nothing great comes easy
One sure way we're gonna win
Is if we both lay down
I'll give up
You Give in
Sometimes we don't need the hearache
This night all we need is love to ease the pain
We don't need the tears
We don't need the hurts
Baby, all we need is to make it work
Sometimes we don't need it
We don't need it, we don't need the heartache
We don't need the tears
we don't need the hurt
Baby, all we need is to make it work
Sometimes we don't the heartache
This night all we need is love
Sometimes we don't need the heartache
This night all we need is love
Heartache's for the dyin' and nor for the livin'
Heartache For the leavin' and all the unforgiven
Sould who don't love the way we do
The way i love you
Sometimes we don't need the heartache
This night all we need is, all we need is love
all we need is love
The song "Heartache" by Jack Ingram is a touching plea for a couple to avoid an argument and instead choose to focus on love to solve their issues. The singer suggests that instead of going through the heartache of fighting, they should skip right to the part where they make up and the love begins. The lyrics express the idea that sometimes all it takes is love to ease the pain and make things work in a relationship. The song emphasizes that heartache is for the dying and the leaving - not for the living, which points towards the idea that the couple should choose to focus on their love and their future together, rather than dwelling on the pain of their current problems.
The song is particularly poignant as it showcases the importance of compassion, understanding, and love in a relationship. It encourages choosing a path towards healing and reconciliation rather than one of anger and destruction. The song reinforces the idea that true love is about working together and supporting each other through difficult times. Furthermore, it communicates that the magic of love lies not in trying to avoid all pain and heartache, but in facing it together as partners.
Line by Line Meaning
It would be a good fight
This situation could easily turn into a heated argument
But baby let's not do it
However, let's try to avoid that outcome
I bet love knows a way around it
I believe that with love, we can find a solution
We don't have to go through it
We don't need to experience heartache or conflict in order to work it out
This Time
Right now, in this moment
We could skip right to the end
We could jump ahead to the end goal
To that making up part
To the part where we reconcile and make up
Where the loving starts
Where we can begin to love each other again
Sometimes we don't need that heartache
Sometimes it's best to avoid conflict and heartache
This night we could find a way to lose the pain
Tonight, we could find a way to heal and move past the pain
Oh no, we don't need the heartache
We really don't need the heartache
I've been right before
I've been in the right in the past
A lot good that did me
But that didn't really help me in the long run
Bad habits die hard baby
Sometimes it's difficult to break our old habits
But nothing great comes easy
However, anything worth having requires effort and hard work
One sure way we're gonna win
One guaranteed way to get through this is
Is if we both lay down
If we both let ourselves be vulnerable
I'll give up
I'm willing to compromise
You Give in
If you can do the same
Heartache's for the dyin' and nor for the livin'
Heartache only brings pain and suffering
Heartache For the leavin' and all the unforgiven
Heartache is often a result of leaving someone or not forgiving them
Sould who don't love the way we do
People who don't experience love the way we do
The way i love you
The way that I love you
This night all we need is love to ease the pain
Tonight, all we need is love to heal our pain
Sometimes we don't need it
There are times when we don't need heartache
This night all we need is love
Right now, all we need is to love each other
Baby, all we need is to make it work
All we need is to find a way to make things work between us
We don't need the tears
We don't need to cry or be upset
We don't need the hurt
We don't need to feel hurt or pain
all we need is love
All we need is to love each other
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Songtrust Ave
Written by: TAMBI FERNANDO, IRIS FERNANDO, WAYNE ANTHONY BROWN
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