Rock of Life

Not to be confused with Rock for Life.
Rock of Life
Studio album by Rick Springfield
Released March, 1988
Genre Pop rock, power pop
Label RCA Victor
Rick Springfield chronology
Tao
(1985)		 Rock of Life
(1988)		 Karma
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Rock of Life is an album by Australian singer-songwriter Rick Springfield. It was released by RCA Records in 1988. The disc peaked at a modest #55 on the Billboard album chart, selling approximately 350,000 copies in United States. It was the least successful of Springfield's six RCA releases.

The title-track, however, was a successful single, reaching #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 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 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.

  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" (R.S., Jeff Silverman)
  9. "Hold On To Your Dream"
  10. "(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".

See also

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "Rock of Life - Rick Springfield". All Music Guide. Retrieved April 11, 2011.


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