Released March, 1988 Artist Rick Springfield Label RCA Records | Rock of Life
(1988) Karma
(1999) Release date March 1988 Genres Pop rock, Power pop | |
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Rock of Life is an album by Australian singer-songwriter Rick Springfield, issued by RCA Records in 1988. The record peaked at a modest #55 on the Billboard album chart, selling approximately 350,000 copies in United States. It was the least successful of Springfield's RCA releases.
Contents
The title-track, however, was a successful single, reaching #22 on the Billboard Hot 100. A second single, "Honeymoon in Beirut" was Springfield's only single not to chart in Billboard's Hot 100 during his eight years on the label.
This album was Springfield's last album of new material for RCA Records. Although not a commercial success, "Rock of Life" did garner some positive reviews from critics. People reviewer Ralph Novak pointed out that "even [Springfield’s] standard romantic tunes get away from romantic cliches."
Shortly after the release of this album, Springfield took a break from his music career in order to spend more time with his wife and children, as well as focus on his acting career.
Track listing
All songs written by Rick Springfield, except where noted.
- "Rock of Life"
- "Honeymoon in Beirut"
- "World Start Turning"
- "One Reason (to Believe)"
- "Soul to Soul"
- "Tear It All Down"
- "Woman"
- "Dream in Colour" (R.S., Jeff Silverman)
- "Hold On to Your Dream"
- "(If You Think You're) Groovy" (Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane)
Production
After the release of "Tao", Springfield suffered from a case of major writer's block. "Rock of Life" is considered to be the darkest Springfield album of his career. Springfield stated in a 1997 interview, "Yeah, very dark at that point. That's why I took some time off. It was a pretty dark time".
Songs
1Rock of Life3:52
2Honeymoon in Beirut4:28
3World Start Turning5:42