Rick Price was born in Beaudesert, a small country town near Brisbane, Queensland. He began playing music at the age of nine appearing with his family band "Union Beau". At eighteen Rick Price escaped to Sydney and continued working as a musician, playing bass with various inner city outfits and landing the occasional bit of studio and touring work. During the mid 80s Rick turned his focus more towards his singing. His distinctive vocals were soon in demand and in 1988 he was invited to sing "Celebration of a Nation", the theme song for Australia's Bicentennial. This opportunity helped lay the foundations for his solo career. Rick Price began writing his own material in the late 80’s. His first single released in February 1992 received saturation radio and video play, climbing to number 5 on the national charts where it spent 20 weeks in the Australian top 100. It was the beginning of a lifelong ambition for Rick Price, in the space of less than 12 months; he went from relative obscurity to become one of the biggest names in Australian music.
In March 1992 the second single Heaven Knows was released in Australia. It was another top 10 hit going gold and marking Price as a singer with a truly remarkable voice. The song would go on to launch his international career. In May, Rick Price was asked to join the "Wizard of Oz" show-case in Los Angeles where he performed alongside Tina Arena amongst many other of the country's leading artists. In June, his debut album "Heaven Knows" entered the charts at number 3 and stayed in the top 100 for most of the remainder of the year.
In August 1992 Heaven Knows was released in Germany, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, Greece, Holland, Israel, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, Portugal and Finland; in most of these countries the album charted. In September he toured Australia. The tour was a success with comments like "His voice was clear and as strong as on the album - in fact the sound was near perfect" - West Australian and "Rick's performance showed what a talented performer he is and that his name will be around for a long time". - Beat “Heaven Knows" held the top spot in Malaysia for four consecutive weeks while "Not A Day Goes By" sat just behind it in the Top 5. In The Philippines, "Heaven Knows" sat at number 1 for all of November and December. During this time the album sold over 250,000 units alone in South-East Asia. In July 1993 Heaven Knows was released in America and Canada.
Discography • Heaven Knows (1992) • Heaven Knows (US Release) (1992) • Songs From The Heart (1993) • If You Were My Baby (Japanese Release) (1993) • Tamborine Mountain (1995) • Another Place (1999) • A Million Miles (2003) • 2 Up (With Mitch Grainger) (2007) • Revisited (2008)
In August 1992 Heaven Knows was released in Germany, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, Greece, Holland, Israel, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, Portugal and Finland; in most of these countries the album charted. In September he toured Australia. The tour was a success with comments like "His voice was clear and as strong as on the album - in fact the sound was near perfect" - West Australian and "Rick's performance showed what a talented performer he is and that his name will be around for a long time". - Beat “Heaven Knows" held the top spot in Malaysia for four consecutive weeks while "Not A Day Goes By" sat just behind it in the Top 5. In The Philippines, "Heaven Knows" sat at number 1 for all of November and December. During this time the album sold over 250,000 units alone in South-East Asia. In July 1993 Heaven Knows was released in America and Canada.
Discography • Heaven Knows (1992) • Heaven Knows (US Release) (1992) • Songs From The Heart (1993) • If You Were My Baby (Japanese Release) (1993) • Tamborine Mountain (1995) • Another Place (1999) • A Million Miles (2003) • 2 Up (With Mitch Grainger) (2007) • Revisited (2008)
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