Chris Knight (born June 24, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter from Slaughters, Kentucky.

After six years he came to Nashville and won a spot on a songwriters' night at the Bluebird Cafe.

Knight still lived in a 10'-x-15' trailer[8] on 90 acres (36 ha) in Slaughters when the album was released.

After a couple years without a label, Knight signed with Dualtone Music Group.

Knight's former Decca labelmate Lee Ann Womack collaborated with him on "You Lie When You Call My Name.

"[15] In 2015, Chris Knight was featured in Season 1, Episode 2 of CarbonTV's original series, American Elements.