Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Chely Wright was brought up in a musical, and
highly religious, family. Relocating to Nashville in order to persue a career in
country music, she landed a deal with Mercury/Polygram but her two albums
released through them were unsuccessful. In 1997 she moved to MCA Nashville with
whom she scored her first top 20 hit with Shut Up And Drive. As she embarked on
a tour with Brad Paisley in 2000, she co-wrote the duet Hard To Be A Husband,
Hard To Be A Wife which they then performed together at the Grand Ole Opry. It
wasn't until 2007, 13 years after sh...