Rick Tippe
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Rick Tippe is a Canadian
country music
artist. Tippe has released seven albums on Moon Tan Records, including a greatest hits collection in 2000. His highest charting single, "The Craziest Thing," peaked at #9 in 1996. He has won more than 25 awards from the British Columbia Country Music Association
, including three consecutive Entertainer of the Year wins from 2001-2003. Tippe has toured across the United States
, the United Kingdom
and Australia
, and opened for artists such as Tracy Byrd, Terri Clark
, Mark Chesnutt
and Sawyer Brown
.
and British Columbia Country Music Association Hall of Fame inductee Elmer Tippe. He released his first EP, After All These Years, on Spinner Records in 1992. Two years later, he released his first studio album, 1994's Should'a Seen Her Comin. The album produced six charting singles, including Tippe's first Top 20 song, "Two Broken Hearted Fools." Its follow-up, 1996's Get Hot or Go Home, produced another five Top 20 singles, including Tippe's highest charting single, "The Craziest Thing." Tippe was named Male Vocalist of the Year by the BCCMA in 1996, his first of eight consecutive wins in the category.
Tippe's third studio album, Shiver 'n' Shake, was released in 1998. All four of its singles reached the Top 20 on the RPM
Canadian country singles chart. Also in 1998, Tippe was named Independent Male Vocalist of the Year by the Canadian Country Music Association
. Tippe's first greatest hits collection, The Best of Rick Tippe, was released in 2000. Proceeds from one of the album's singles, "Keepin' the Faith," have raised more than $25,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society
. Tippe swept the 2001 BCCMA Awards, winning Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year (The Best of Rick Tippe), Song of the Year ("Keepin' the Faith"), Single of the Year ("Keepin' the Faith") and the inaugural Video of the Year Award ("Keepin' the Faith").
Following the release of 2002's Singin' a Different Tune, Tippe took a break from recording. During his hiatus, he was commissioned by Mattel
to write, produce and perform a song for the 35th anniversary of Hot Wheels
. He began work on an album with his father, Elmer, in 2006. When Elmer suffered an unexpected stroke
in November 2006, the project was put on hold. While his dad recovered, Tippe began work on his sixth studio album. His first album in six years, The Power of One was released in the summer of 2008. Its first single, "Long Way to Paradise," was released in September 2007.
Canada
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country music
Country music
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artist. Tippe has released seven albums on Moon Tan Records, including a greatest hits collection in 2000. His highest charting single, "The Craziest Thing," peaked at #9 in 1996. He has won more than 25 awards from the British Columbia Country Music Association
British Columbia Country Music Association
The British Columbia Country Music Association is a Canadian artist organization designed "to promote, foster and encourage the development, public appreciation of, and interest in, the British Columbia Country Music Community - provincially, nationally and internationally."One of BCCMA's most...
, including three consecutive Entertainer of the Year wins from 2001-2003. Tippe has toured across the United States
United States
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, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and opened for artists such as Tracy Byrd, Terri Clark
Terri Clark
Terri Lynn Sauson , known professionally as Terri Clark, is a Canadian country music artist who has had success in both Canada and the United States. Signed to Mercury Records in 1995, she released her self-titled debut that year...
, Mark Chesnutt
Mark Chesnutt
Mark Nelson Chesnutt is an American country music singer. Chesnutt recorded and released his first album, Doing My Country Thing, in the late-1980s on private independent record label, Axbar Records, with the vinyl album version now a collector's item...
and Sawyer Brown
Sawyer Brown
Sawyer Brown is an American country music band founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by five members of country pop singer Don King's road band: Bobby Randall and Jim Scholten , both from Midland, Michigan; Joe Smyth , Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard , and Mark Miller...
.
Biography
Rick Tippe is the son of Canadian Country Music Hall of FameCanadian Country Music Hall of Fame
The Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, located in Merritt, British Columbia, was established in 1984 to honour Canadian country music artists, builders or broadcasters, living or deceased...
and British Columbia Country Music Association Hall of Fame inductee Elmer Tippe. He released his first EP, After All These Years, on Spinner Records in 1992. Two years later, he released his first studio album, 1994's Should'a Seen Her Comin. The album produced six charting singles, including Tippe's first Top 20 song, "Two Broken Hearted Fools." Its follow-up, 1996's Get Hot or Go Home, produced another five Top 20 singles, including Tippe's highest charting single, "The Craziest Thing." Tippe was named Male Vocalist of the Year by the BCCMA in 1996, his first of eight consecutive wins in the category.
Tippe's third studio album, Shiver 'n' Shake, was released in 1998. All four of its singles reached the Top 20 on the RPM
RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
Canadian country singles chart. Also in 1998, Tippe was named Independent Male Vocalist of the Year by the Canadian Country Music Association
Canadian Country Music Association
The Canadian Country Music Association was founded in 1976 as the Academy of Country Music Entertainment to organize, promote and develop a Canadian country music industry. The association changed its name to the Canadian Country Music Association in 1987.-Awards:The CCMA held the first Canadian...
. Tippe's first greatest hits collection, The Best of Rick Tippe, was released in 2000. Proceeds from one of the album's singles, "Keepin' the Faith," have raised more than $25,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society
Canadian Cancer Society
The Canadian Cancer Society is a national, community-based charitable organization of volunteers whose mission is to eradicate cancer and enhance the quality of life of those living with the disease....
. Tippe swept the 2001 BCCMA Awards, winning Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year (The Best of Rick Tippe), Song of the Year ("Keepin' the Faith"), Single of the Year ("Keepin' the Faith") and the inaugural Video of the Year Award ("Keepin' the Faith").
Following the release of 2002's Singin' a Different Tune, Tippe took a break from recording. During his hiatus, he was commissioned by Mattel
Mattel
Mattel, Inc. is the world's largest toy company based on revenue. The products it produces include Fisher Price, Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels and Matchbox toys, Masters of the Universe, American Girl dolls, board games, and, in the early 1980s, video game consoles. The company's name is derived from...
to write, produce and perform a song for the 35th anniversary of Hot Wheels
Hot Wheels
Hot Wheels is a brand of die cast toy car, introduced by American toymaker Mattel in 1968. It was the primary competitor of Matchbox until 1996, when Mattel acquired rights to the Matchbox brand from Tyco.-Models:...
. He began work on an album with his father, Elmer, in 2006. When Elmer suffered an unexpected stroke
Stroke
A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
in November 2006, the project was put on hold. While his dad recovered, Tippe began work on his sixth studio album. His first album in six years, The Power of One was released in the summer of 2008. Its first single, "Long Way to Paradise," was released in September 2007.
Albums
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | After All These Years (EP) | Spinner |
| 1994 | Should'a Seen Her Comin | Moon Tan |
| 1996 | Get Hot or Go Home | |
| 1998 | Shiver 'n' Shake | |
| 1999 | Stampede Strut | |
| 2000 | The Best of Rick Tippe | |
| 2002 | Singin' a Different Tune | |
| 2008 | The Power of One |
Singles
| Year | Title | CAN Country | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Long Gone" | After All These Years | |
| "After All These Years" | 60 | ||
| 1993 | "If You're Lookin' for the One" | ||
| 1994 | "Should'a Seen Her Comin'" | 42 | Should'a Seen Her Comin |
| "Bad Heart Day" | 51 | ||
| 1995 | "Love Don't Get Better" | 27 | |
| "Two Broken Hearted Fools" | 16 | ||
| "She Could Have It All" | 40 | ||
| 1996 | "The Wheel of Love (Is a Lifetime Ride)" | 25 | |
| "The Craziest Thing" | 9 | Get Hot or Go Home | |
| 1997 | "You're All I Need" | 25 | |
| "The Real Thing" | 15 | ||
| "Get Hot or Go Home" | 10 | ||
| 1998 | "Never Givin' Up" | 14 | |
| "She Made Me an Offer" | 20 | ||
| 1999 | "Triple Threat" | 12 | Shiver 'n' Shake |
| "Shiver 'n' Shake" | 10 | ||
| "More Where That Came From" | 14 | ||
| 2000 | "When You Say Jump" | 16 | |
| "Keepin' the Faith" | The Best of Rick Tippe | ||
| 2001 | "Mad Love" | ||
| "The Future Is Lookin' Brighter" | |||
| 2002 | "Singin' a Different Tune" | Singin' a Different Tune | |
| "I'll Do Anything" | |||
| 2003 | "Why Can't We Be Friends?" | ||
| "Back to the Country" | |||
| 2004 | "Surrender" | ||
| "Works for Me" | Singles only | ||
| "The Luckiest Guy" | |||
| 2007 | "Long Way to Paradise" | The Power of One | |
| 2008 | "Forever" | ||
| "Radio On" | |||
| 2009 | "Last Call"A |
- ACurrent single.