Rock of Life
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Rock of Life is an album by Australian singer-songwriter Rick Springfield. He originally released it as an LP through RCA Records in 1988. The album was reached #55 on the Billboard 200 album chart, the least successful of his six RCA releases. The title-track however was successful as a single, hitting #22 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] 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 was Springfield's last release of new material for RCA. Although not a commercial success, "Rock of Life" did garner positive reviews from critics. People reviewer Ralph Novak pointed out that "even [Springfield’s] standard romantic tunes get away from romantic cliches."
Shortly after releasing the album, 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.
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".
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