Rick Vincent Explained

Rick Vincent
Background:solo_singer
Origin:San Bernardino, California, United States[1]
Genre:Country
Occupation:Singer-songwriter
Years Active:1993–1996
Label:Curb[2]

Rick Vincent is an American country music artist. Signed to Curb Records in 1992, Vincent released his debut album, A Wanted Man, the following year and had two singles on the Billboard country chart. The album and its two singles remain Vincent's only contributions as a recording artist.

Vincent moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1989 to pursue his musical career. After songwriter and producer Wendy Waldman discovered one of his demo tapes, he signed to Curb Records in 1992.[3] His lone Curb album, A Wanted Man, charted two singles: "The Best Mistakes I Ever Made" and "Ain't Been a Train Through Here in Years".[2] The album received a positive review from Brian Mansfield of Allmusic, who said that Vincent "writes thoughtful and literate lyrics" while praising Vincent's singing voice.[4] Similarly, a review in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette praised Vincent's lyricism and influence from the Bakersfield sound, while also noting his "strong, rich baritone".[3] A third single from the album, "Hello, She Lied", did not chart, and Vincent never recorded again. However, he co-wrote the song "Heartbroke Every Day", a top 20 country hit for Lonestar in 1996.[1]

Discography

A Wanted Man (1993)

Italic Title:no
A Wanted Man
Type:studio
Artist:Rick Vincent
Genre:Country
Label:Curb

Track listing

  1. "The Best Mistakes I Ever Made" (Vincent) – 3:01
  2. "Hello, She Lied" (Vincent, Will Jennings) – 2:54
  3. "When the Smoke Clears" (Vincent, Brad Parker) – 3:45
  4. "Ain't Been a Train Through Here in Years" (Vincent, Steve Hill) – 3:17
  5. "You're Not in This Alone" (Vincent, Tim Lancaster) – 2:30
  6. "Outlaw Heart" (Vincent, Kevin Ball) – 3:30
  7. "A Wanted Man" (Vincent, Rick West, Bill Shore) – 2:47
  8. "Cottonwood Creek" (Vincent) – 2:48
  9. "'Round the Honky Tonk Bend" (Vincent, Ball) – 4:17
  10. "San Joaquin" (Vincent) – 4:19

Personnel

From A Wanted Man liner notes.[5]

Musicians
Technical

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
Album
US CountryCAN Country
1992"The Best Mistakes I Ever Made"3949A Wanted Man
1993"Ain't Been a Train Through Here in Years"69
"Hello, She Lied"[6]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p34726/biography|pure_url=yes}} Rick Vincent biography ]. January 25, 2008 . Loftus . Johnny . Allmusic.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2012. Record Research, Inc. 2012. 352. 978-0-89820-203-8.
  3. News: Rick Vincent: A Wanted Man review. Sharpe. Jerry. June 11, 1993. Weekend Edition. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 19. June 15, 2018.
  4. Web site: A Wanted Man. Allmusic. June 15, 2018.
  5. A Wanted Man . Rick Vincent . 1993 . CD insert . Curb Records . D277586.
  6. November 11, 1993. Reviews. Billboard. 77.