1981 studio album by Rick Springfield
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Working Class Dog is the fourth studio album 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 song, "Jessie's Girl ". Springfield was awarded the 1982 Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male .
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 .
Track listing [ edit ]
All tracks written by Rick Springfield except as indicated.
6. "The Light of Love" 2:43 7. "Everybody's Girl" 2:59 8. "Daddy's Pearl" 2:37 9. "Red Hot & Blue Love" 2:57 10. "Inside Silvia" 4:43
11. "Easy to Cry" (Previously unreleased) 3:33 12. "Taxi Dancing" (Original version, previously unreleased [2] ) 3:35 13. "Jessie's Girl" (Demo Version) 3:11
Album cover [ edit ]
The album cover features a picture of a Bull Terrier [3] dog dressed in a white shirt with a black tie.[4] The dog was Rick's pet named Ronnie, who died in 1994.[5] The album cover (credited to Mike Doud ) was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Album Package " in 1981.[6] 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.
Chart position [ edit ]
Singles [ edit ]
"Jessie's Girl" – #1 on Billboard Hot 100 (Aug 1981)[7]
"I've Done Everything for You" – #8 on Billboard Hot 100 (Nov 1981)[7]
"Love Is Alright Tonight" – #20 on Billboard Hot 100 (Feb 1982)[7]
Personnel [ edit ]
Credits [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Singles Related articles