Released February 24, 1981 Release date 24 February 1981 | Artist Rick Springfield Label RCA Victor | |
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Recorded 1980-1981,
Sound City, Van Nuys, California Producer Rick Springfield, Bill Drescher and Keith Olsen Working Class Dog
(1981) Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet
(1982) Genres Pop rock, Power pop, Hard rock Similar Rick Springfield albums, Hard rock albums | ||
Rick springfield love is alright tonite
Working Class Dog is the fifth studio album on by Australian rock musician Rick Springfield, released by RCA Records in 1981. The album was certified Platinum in America and eventually sold over three million US copies. It produced Springfield's biggest career hit with the #1 million-selling smash, "Jessie's Girl". Springfield was awarded the 1982 Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male.
Contents
- Rick springfield love is alright tonite
- Working class dog album sound city reminiscing w rick springfield bill drescher
- Track listing
- Album cover
- Singles
- Personnel
- Credits
- Songs
- References
The album was re-released on CD in 2006 as a "25th anniversary edition" with three bonus tracks.
"Love Is Alright Tonite" was used to comedic effect in the film Wet Hot American Summer.
Working class dog album sound city reminiscing w rick springfield bill drescher
Track listing
All tracks written by Rick Springfield, except "I've Done Everything for You" by Sammy Hagar.
Album cover
The album cover features a picture of a Bull Terrier dog dressed in a white shirt with a black tie. The dog was Rick's pet named Ronnie, who died in 1994. The album cover (credited to Mike Doud) was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Album Package" in 1981. The 2011 Jonathan Coulton song "Je Suis Rick Springfield" makes reference to the album cover. The dog was also used in the subsequent album's cover art.
Singles
Personnel
Credits
Songs
1Love Is Alright Tonite3:26
2Jessie's Girl3:14
3Hole In My Heart3:12