Chuck Wicks debuts in top 10
Tuesday, January 30, 2007 – Chuck Wicks' debut, "Starting Now," will be the seventh biggest selling country CD on the Billboard charts when they are released Thursday. Wicks has benefited from the airplay of his single, "Stealing Cinderella."
Wicks' CD will be 24th on the overall Billboard 200 chart.
Wicks is on the road as the opening act on Brad Paisley's Bonfires And Amplifiers Tour, which marks his first major tour. "I am having the time of my life on tour with Brad," Wicks said. "I don't know if I'll ever get used to people asking for my autograph, but I love spending time with each fan. It definitely blows my mind every night when I see this line of people waiting to meet me."
Wicks wrote 10 of the 11 songs on the CD produced by Monty Powell and Dann Huff. "Stealing Cinderella" was the fastest rising single from a debut artist in 2007. Wicks co-wrote the song with Rivers Rutherford and George Teren.
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CD reviews for Chuck Wicks
Talk about a long break. Chuck Wicks' "Stealing Cinderella" cracked the Top Ten and entered the daddy/daughter dance pantheon forever, way back in 2007. That single was from Wicks' debut record, "Starting Now." Now here we are, and the pride of Smyrna, Del. is ready at last to deliver his sophomore effort. It's true that Wicks has kept busy, moonlighting as a TV host, dancer, actor and general pinup pretty boy. But the years have not been entirely kind. ...
There's a possibility that the name Chuck Wicks doesn't quite ring a bell with you, but he's the guy behind Stealing Cinderella, his debut hit single from 2009. Since then, Wicks has had mid-level success, seeing further singles make respectable gains, but nothing like that first big hit. Now, Wicks is back with "Rough," a five-song EP that showcases some great songwriting and solid delivery and just may be what gets Wicks back in the game.
Wicks manages to include a ...
It isn't often that a country singer kicks off a career with a weepy, contemplative ballad and enjoys a good measure of success right out of the gate. Yet, Chuck Wicks managed to pull it off with his unlikely hit "Stealing Cinderella." And it stirred plenty of emotions - including those of University of Tennessee football coach Phil Fulmer, who asked the Delaware native to perform the song about a young man asking for his girlfriend's hand in marriage at Fulmer's ...
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