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Not to be confused with Rock for Life.
Rock of Life
Studio album by
Rick Springfield
ReleasedMarch 1988
GenrePop rock, power pop
LabelRCA
ProducerRick Springfield
Rick Springfield chronology
Tao
(1985) 		Rock of Life
(1988) 		Karma
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Rock of Life is the tenth studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Rick Springfield, issued by RCA Records in 1988. The record peaked at a modest No. 55 on the Billboard album chart, selling approximately 350,000 copies in United States. It was the least successful of Springfield's RCA album releases.

The title-track, however, was a successful single, reaching No. 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 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 to spend more time with his wife and children, as well as focus on his acting career. He would not release another album for 11 years.

Track listing

All songs written by Rick Springfield, except where noted.

  1. "Rock of Life"
  2. "Honeymoon in Beirut"
  3. "World Start Turning"
  4. "One Reason (to Believe)"
  5. "Soul to Soul"
  6. "Tear It All Down"
  7. "Woman"
  8. "Dream in Colour" (Springfield, Jeff Silverman)
  9. "Hold On to Your Dream"
  10. "(If You Think You're) Groovy" (Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane)

Personnel

  • Rick Springfield - vocals, guitar, keyboards, sampler, percussion, backing vocals
  • Randy Jackson - bass
  • Curt Cress - drums, percussion
  • Rose Banks, Tommy Funderbunk - backing vocals

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".[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Rock of Life – Rick Springfield". All Music Guide. Retrieved 11 April 2011.


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