Beginnings (Rick Springfield album)

Beginnings
Studio album by Rick Springfield
Released	August 28, 1972
Recorded	February 1972
Studio	Trident Studios, London
Genre	Pop rock
Length	36:26
Label	Sparmac, Capitol (US)
Producer	Robie Porter
Rick Springfield chronology
Beginnings (1972) Comic Book Heroes (1973)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Christgau's Record Guide	C+

Beginnings is the debut studio album by Australian musician Rick Springfield. The album was released on August 28, 1972, by Sparmac Records. This album was issued in the U.S. on Capitol Records (SMAS-11047).

Critical reception

Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "Would you believe second-generation Emitt Rhodes? Well, this is an exemplary singles album—gimmicky, banal, full of filler, and filled out with a few more catchy little numbers to go with "Speak to the Sky". Recommended follow-ups: 'Hooky Jo' to keep on rock-rock-rocking, 'If I Didn't Mean to Love You' for a future in Vegas balladeering."

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rick Springfield

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mother Can You Carry Me"	4:31
2.	"Speak to the Sky"	2:42
3.	"What Would the Children Think"	3:44
4.	"1000 Years"	3:54
5.	"The Unhappy Ending"	3:30
6.	"Hooky Jo"	2:48
7.	"I Didn't Mean to Love You"	3:40
8.	"Come on Everybody"	3:43
9.	"Why?"	3:59
10.	"The Ballad of Annie Goodbody"	3:55

Personnel

• Rick Springfield - vocals, guitar, banjo, organ, harpsichord, piano

Technical

• Robin Geoffrey Cable - engineer
• Bob Willoughby - photography

External links

• Beginnings at Discogs (list of releases)