Vince Vance & the Valiants

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Vince Vance & the Valiants

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| origin = New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

| genre = Country
Adult contemporary

| years_active = 1971–present

| label = Malaco
Waldoxy

| associated_acts =

| website = http://www.vincevance.com/

| current_members = Vince Vance (Andy Stone)
Kate Karlin (Haygood)
Gerra Adkins
Chrislynn Lee
Lisa Layne
Stephanie Nadolny
Terry Bayless

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Vince Vance & the Valiants are an American country pop, rock and roll and novelty musical group from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The title character Vince Vance is portrayed by Andy Stone, the only permanent member of the group. He was born Andrew John Franichevich Jr. The remainder of the Valiants (or, if female, Valiantettes) are rotating musicians.

The group's most sustained hit record, and one that is uncharacteristic of their usual stylings, is the country ballad "All I Want for Christmas Is You",{{cite web |url={{AllMusic |class=artist |id=p143612 |pure_url=yes}} |title=Vince Vance biography |last=Birchmeier |first=Jason |website=AllMusic |access-date=29 September 2010}} which charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts on six separate occasions in the 1990s. As a novelty band, their best-known record was their 1980 version of the parody song "Bomb Iran", which narrowly missed the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981.[http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2011/09/vince_vance_looks_back_at_40_y.html Vince Vance looks back at 40 colorful years with the Valiants], Nola.com

On November 20, 2010, Vince Vance was surprised during his performance at a "Louisiana Legends" fundraiser at New Orleans Rock'n Bowl venue, with induction into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame for his outstanding career, including the Christmas song "All I Want for Christmas is You" and his most current "I Am New Orleans".{{Cite web|url=http://louisianamusichalloffame.org/content/view/274/304/|title=Louisiana Music Hall of Fame - VINCE VANCE|website=Louisianamusichalloffame.org|access-date=February 13, 2020}}

Discography

=Albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
style="width:22em;"\| Title ! style="width:18em;"\| Album details
scope="row"\| All I Want for Christmas Is You \| Release date: 1989 Label: Waldoxy Records
scope="row"\| I Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans \| Release date: February 20, 1996 Label: Waldoxy Records
scope="row"\| Tamale Wagon \| Release date: August 18, 1998 Label: Waldoxy Records
scope="row"\| We Don't Run \| Release date: April 8, 2003 Label: Waldoxy Records

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style="width:22em;"| Title

! style="width:18em;"| Album details

scope="row"| All I Want for Christmas Is You

Release date: 1989
Label: Waldoxy Records

scope="row"| I Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans

Release date: February 20, 1996
Label: Waldoxy Records

scope="row"| Tamale Wagon

Release date: August 18, 1998
Label: Waldoxy Records

scope="row"| We Don't Run

Release date: April 8, 2003
Label: Waldoxy Records

=Singles=

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rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"\| Single ! colspan="2"\| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"\| Album
style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="45"\| US Country ! width="45"\| US Bubbling
1980 ! scope="row"\| "Bomb Iran" \| — \| 101 \| align="left"\| single only (Paid Records)
1989 ! scope="row"\| "All I Want for Christmas Is You" \| — \| — \| align="left" \| single only (Valiant Records)
1993 ! scope="row"\| "All I Want for Christmas Is You" {{small\|(re-release)}} \| 55 \| — \| align="left" rowspan="6"\| All I Want for Christmas Is You (Waldoxy Records)
1994 ! scope="row"\| "All I Want for Christmas Is You" {{small\|(re-entry)}} \| 52 \| —
1995 ! scope="row"\| "All I Want for Christmas Is You" {{small\|(re-entry)}} \| 52 \| —
1996 ! scope="row"\| "All I Want for Christmas Is You" {{small\|(re-entry)}} \| 49 \| —
1997 ! scope="row"\| "All I Want for Christmas Is You" {{small\|(re-entry)}} \| 43 \| —
1999 ! scope="row"\| "All I Want for Christmas Is You" {{small\|(re-entry)}} \| 31 \| —
2006 ! scope="row"\| "I Am New Orleans" \| — \| — \| align="left"\| I Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans (Waldoxy Records)
colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

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rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Single

! colspan="2"| Peak chart
positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="45"| US Country

! width="45"| US Bubbling

1980

! scope="row"| "Bomb Iran"

| —

| 101

| align="left"| single only (Paid Records)

1989

! scope="row"| "All I Want for Christmas Is You"

| —

| align="left" | single only (Valiant Records)

1993

! scope="row"| "All I Want for Christmas Is You" {{small|(re-release)}}

| 55

| —

| align="left" rowspan="6"| All I Want for Christmas Is You (Waldoxy Records)

1994