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Living in Oz

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Released
  
July, 1983

Producer
  
Bill Drescher

Artist
  
Rick Springfield

Label
  
RCA Records

Length
  
39:19

Living in Oz (1983)
  
Hard to Hold (1984)

Release date
  
July 1983

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Genres
  
Rock music, Pop music, Pop rock, Power pop

Similar
  
Success Hasn't Spoiled, Rock of Life, Hard to Hold, Working Class Dog, Venus in Overdrive

Rick springfield living in oz complete album


Living in Oz is an album released by rock musician Rick Springfield in 1983. The album was quickly certified Platinum in America.

Contents

In 1984, Springfield was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for the "Affair of the Heart" single, which peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and #10 on the Cash Box Top 100.

The album's title is an allusion to living in Australia (Oz = Australia).

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Track listing

All songs written by Rick Springfield, except "Affair of the Heart", co-written with Danny Tate and Blaise Tosti.

  1. "Human Touch" -5:08
  2. "Alyson" -3:49
  3. "Affair of the Heart" -4:33
  4. "Living in Oz" -3:49
  5. "Me & Johnny" -4:26
  6. "Motel Eyes" -3:12
  7. "Tiger by the Tail" -3:25
  8. "Souls" -4:15
  9. "I Can't Stop Hurting You" -3:44
  10. "Like Father, Like Son" -2:57

Personnel

  • Rick Springfield: lead vocals, guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Tim Pierce: guitar
  • Mike Seifrit, Dennis Belfield: bass
  • Brett Tuggle, Alan Pasqua, Gabriel Katona, John Philip Shenale, Mitchell Froom: keyboards
  • Mike Baird: drums
  • Jack White: electronic drums
  • Richard Elliot: saxophone solo on "Human Touch"
  • Michael Fisher: percussion
  • Richard Page, Tom Kelly: backing vocals
  • String arrangements on "Like Father, Like Son": Tom Scott (also the conductor), Rick Springfield, John Philip Shenale
  • Produced by Rick Springfield and Bill Drescher
  • Engineered by Bill Drescher at Sound City
  • Mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Artisan Sound Recorders

    • Songs

    1Human Touch5:08
    2Alyson3:49
    3Affair of the Heart4:33

    References

    Living in Oz Wikipedia
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