Artist: RICK SPRINGFIELD
Album: WORKING CLASS DOG RE-ISSUE (CD)

Year: 1981/ 2014
EAN/UPS: 5055300381729
Media type: CD

OF AUSTRALIAN origin, Rick Springfield’s early career saw him flirting with a number of styles, from pop to psychedelia and all points in between. Moving to the US in the early seventies Rick’s recording career slowly ground to a halt whilst, simultaneously, his acting career was growing in leaps and bounds, affording him am envious profile. It wasn’t long before record companies came knocking and by 1981 Rick had secured yet another contract, this time with RCA and released the album ‘Working Class Dog’, a triumph of melody and muscle. Recorded in his adopted home of Los Angeles, at the now famed Sound City studios, with a production combination of Rick Springfield, Bill Drescher and Fleetwood Mac producer, Keith Olsen, the album exploded out of the box to become one of the biggest selling records of the year, eventually achieving three million units. In addition, the single ‘Jessie’s Girl’ reached #1 on the charts, helping to define his clean cut pop rock style and providing a watershed mark for the rest of his career. Penning nine of the ten songs himself, it was left to fellow rocker Sammy Hagar to provide the second hit single taken from this record, ‘I’ve Done Everything For You’, a song originally written in 1977, but not recorded at that time. As near a perfect a pop rock album as you could wish for, ‘Working Class Dog’ set the standard for radio friendly rock for much of the eighties.

Special Deluxe Collector’s Edition, fully remastered sound shaped from 24 BIT digital technology, contains 'Jessie's Girl', and 'I've done Everything Thing For You', 16 page full colour booklet, 3,500 word essay, enhanced artwork and rare photos.

TRACKLIST:

1. LOVE IS ALRIGHT TONITE
2. JESSIE’S GIRL  
3. HOLE IN MY HEART
4. CARRY ME AWAY
5. I’VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU
6. THE LIGHT OF LOVE
7. EVERYBODY’S GIRL
8. DADDY’S PEARL
9. RED HOT & BLUE LOVE
10. INSIDE SILVIA

BONUS TRACKS:

11. EASY TO CRY
12. TAXI DANCING (ORIGINAL VERSION)
13. JESSIE’S GIRL (DEMO VERSION)