Year : 1988 (Rock Candy Remastered 2014)
Style : Melodic Rock
Country : Australia
Audio : 320 kbps + scans + Videos
Size : 156 mb
Bio:
Rick Springfield (born Richard Lewis Springthorpe; 23 August 1949) is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, actor and author. He was a member of the pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971, then started his solo career with his début single "Speak to the Sky" reaching the top 10 in Australia in mid-1972, when he moved to the United States. He had a No. 1 hit with "Jessie's Girl" in 1981 in both Australia and the US, for which he received the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. He followed with four more top 10 US hits, "I've Done Everything for You", "Don't Talk to Strangers", "Affair of the Heart" and "Love Somebody". His two US top 10 albums are Working Class Dog (1981) and Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet (1982). As an actor, he portrayed Dr. Noah Drake on the daytime drama General Hospital, from 1981 to 1983 and during 2005 to 2008 and 2012, returning in 2013 for the show's 50th anniversary with son and actor Liam Springthorpe. In 2010, Springfield published his autobiography, Late, Late at Night: A Memoir.
Album:
One of the worthwhile RICK SPRINGFIELD albums from his discography is this remastered CD reissue by Rock Candy Records of 1987’s “Rock Of Life“, his last Eighties record and one of the hardest to find for many years, even now, this Rock Candy version including 2 bonus tracks is out of print.His previous studio record TAO went a good way to redefine his creative ambitions as he had previously, rather unjustly, been labeled as a glamorous pop-rock idol with an acting profile that forever appeared to overshadow his musical career.At this point Springfield was at a crossroads in his life both professionally and personally, looking for answers to a multitude questions that had begun to increase in importance and complexity.“Rock Of Life” was, in many ways, a continuance of the themes touched on with Tao. Songs such as “Honeymoon In Beirut”, “World Start Turning”, “Woman” and the title track, are profoundly poignant, confessional and focus on specific personal issues.But whilst the lyrical content may be heavy, the musical support is anything but. Produced to pin-point accuracy by long time collaborator Keith Olsen, the music is seriously upbeat, dynamic and very cutting edge, in fact it’s is generally regarded as one of the best sounding albums of the era.The ‘who’s who’ of the L.A. session musicians play on “Rock Of Life”; exquisite guitarists Dan Huff and Tim Pierce, keyboardists Alan Pasqua and Bill Cuomo, the wonderful Tommy Funderburk and Richard Page provide harmony vocals and more.Shortly after releasing of “Rock Of Life”, Springfield pulled back from his music career (releases and touring) in order to spend more time with his two boys and his wife, as well as focusing on his acting career. We had to wait eleven years for another Rick Springfield record.“Rock Of Life” sounds fabulous in this remaster. The already greatly recorded & mixed tracks were dynamically enhanced by Rock Candy, with the addition of two rare bonus tracks.It’s a great and underrated album, a mandatory revision for any ’80s music fan.
Line Up:
Rick Springfield - vocals, guitar, keyboards, sampler, percussion, backing vocals, vocal arrangements, horn arrangements
Randy Jackson - bass
Alan Pasqua, Bill Cuomo, Kimo Cornwell - keyboards
Tim Pierce, Dann Huff - guitar
Curt Cress - drums, percussion
Carol Steele - percussion
Tommy Funderburk, Fred White, Jean Johnson McRath, Maxi Anderson - backing vocals
Rose Banks - backing vocals and solo female vocals
Richard Page - additional backing vocals
William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. - trombone
Gary Grant, Jerry Hey - trumpet
Gary Herbig, Larry Williams - saxophone and horn arrangements
Jeff Silverman - additional vocal arrangements
Production:
Keith Olsen - primary producer
Rick Springfield - production
Greg Fulgitini - mastering
Jon Astley - remastering
Phillip Dixon - photography
Curt Evans, Larry Vigon - design and art direction
Derek Oliver, Malcolm Dome - liner notes
Julia Melanie Goode - creative director
Jon Richards - product manager
Roy Sweeting - assistant
Tracklist:
01. Rock Of Life
02. Honeymoon In Beirut
03. World Start Turning
04. One Reason (To Believe)
05. Soul To Soul
06. Tear It All Down
07. Woman
08. Dream In Color
09. Hold On To Your Dream
10. (If You Think You’re) Groovy
11. The Language Of Love (Bonus Track)
12. Rock Of Life [Extended Remix] (Bonus Track)
+ Video "Rock Of Life" (Official Video)
+ Video "Honeymoon In Beirut" (Official Video)
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