Rick Sparks Music

Just a quick update on the new album - Bella is nearing completion, with 9 songs recorded & 1 more to go! For the album's cover art, I chose a portrait of a little girl praying, by 19th-century Italian…

ANNOUNCING THE RELEASE OF MY VALENTINE, A NEW SINGLE FROM RICK'S 2021 ALBUM, BELLA.

Just in time for Valentine's Day, we're excited to release my first 2021 single, My Valentine.

I've wanted to do a cover of…

Zone Music Reporter just published their Dec. '20 album chart - Christmas Night zoomed to #5 in worldwide airplay after debuting in Nov. at #30!

I'm so grateful to our friends in broadcast & online radio for their awesome support,…

Another wonderful review of Christmas Night, this one by Zone Music Reporter's Dyan Garris. Dyan wrote that “Christmas Night is a special, angelic, calming, rejuvenating Christmas album that is a must-have for this season and all those to come.”…

Big thanks to BT Fasmer (New Age Music Guide) for his very positive & thoughtful review of Christmas Night! His insights are wonderful - thanks, BT!

You can read BT's complete review on my "Album Reviews" page,…

The October OWMR Top-50 chart is out, and we're so glad to see Little Flower at #16, dropping only 3 places from September! 

We're grateful to our friends at One World Music Radio (Europe's largest online radio audience) for helping…

CHRISTMAS NIGHT Album Profile by Rick Sparks 

(Greenville, SC – 10/15/20) - Christmas Night is here! I’m very excited to release this collection of beautiful Christmas carols, especially now.  When I began production on Christmas Night in February 2020, little…

I'M SO GLAD TO ANNOUNCE THE OFFICIAL RELEASE OF CHRISTMAS NIGHT! 

I have no doubt that the quiet beauty of these lovely songs will help to replenish your spirit at the end of what has been a really tough…

(Greenville, SC – 9/14/20) - Christmas Night is coming! I’m very excited to be releasing this collection of beautiful Christmas carols in a few weeks. Here's my backstory to the album and a brief profile of each of the songs.

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I'm so happy to announce the release of Little Flower, the 3rd & final single from my 2019 album, Hushabye.

The song is one of my favorites from Hushabye, a gentle piano theme framed by strings &…

To say 2020 has been crazy for all of us is total understatement. I'm thankful to share that I am staying safe at home, with the benefit of having plenty of time to work on our Christmas album project, as…

END OF YEAR PRESENT! So happy to see my Christmas single, "What Child Is This," debut at #17 on OWMR's Dec. singles chart! OWMR is Europe's #1 radio station for the genres covered. As my gift to you, "What Child…