Rick Sparks Music

SPEAK PEACE STAYS TOP-5 ON ZMR'S JULY TOP-100 SPIN-COUNT!  

BREAKING NEWS: We're very grateful for a 2nd month of great airplay for Speak Peace! We're hanging in at #4 on ZMR's July Top-100 spin count after reaching #2 in…

SPEAK PEACE #2 ON ZMR'S JUNE TOP-100 SPIN-COUNT! 

BREAKING NEWS: At the end of our first month since release, Speak Peace is #2 (!!!) on ZMR's Top-100 June playlist spin count! The chart tracks album airplay by reporting stations worldwide…

ALBUM PROFILE: Speak Peace (2022)

In January of this year, I began work on Speak Peace, my 8th studio album. Little did I know that a terrible war in Ukraine would soon begin. In the face of war, the…

BREAKING NEWS: Speak Peace is officially complete! The last few weeks have been an absolute blur, topped off by a stomach bug & (now) sinus infection, but today we finished the mixes, album graphics & press release. It's in the…

Thrilled to report that Prayer for Ukraine vaulted to #6 on April's OWMR Top-100 singles chart! That's a jump of 43 places from our debut at #49 on the March chart. Special thanks to Steve & Chrissie Sheppard at One…

This is the week for finalizing the Speak Peace album! After months spent writing, recording & arranging the songs (9 originals & 2 covers), we're finally at the stage of mastering the album, listening to & adjusting each mix before…

As we continue to witness the horrific invasion of Ukraine, I felt the need to record a somber yet beautiful hope for deliverance for the country which is suffering so much right now. I hope that Prayer for Ukraine will…

Just wanted to let you know I'm hard at work on a new album! Speak Peace will feature more piano solos than any of my albums since 2016's Matilda's Flowers, with 10 songs of peace & beauty to replenish…

2021 is a wrap, and what a blessed year it's been for my music. I'm so grateful for God's inspiration to create music of beauty and peace, none more so than for Bella, my 3rd top-5 album since 2014…

We're so happy to report that Bella continues to receive strong airplay in its 3rd month since release! The just-released August ZMR Top-100 Radio Airplay chart has Bella at #18, after debuting at #6 in June & peaking at #5…

I'm so appreciative of the great response by reviewers around the world to Bella. This one from Jan Mawdesley at Blue Wolf Reviews (Australia) is one of my favorites. https://bluewolf-reviews.com/music/piano/bella/

"Gentle and soothing this latest release from Rick Sparks…

Excited to announce that Bella has risen to #5 on ZMR's Top-100 Album chart for July!

I'm so grateful for the support of radio worldwide for the beauty, peace & hope of this lovely album inspired by a little Italian…