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Personal Data:
Born: |
23.08.1949 |
(Sydney, Australia, as Richard Springthorpe) |
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Appearances:
Albums Discography:
# | Title | Release Date | Label | Type | UK | USA | 1. | Beginnings | 1972 | | | | | 2. | Comic Book Heroes | 1973 | | | | | 3. | Mission Magic | 1974 | | | | | 4. | Wait For Night | 10/1976 | Chelsea | | | | 5. | Working Class Dog | 7/1981 | RCA | | | 13 | 6. | Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet | 3/1982 | RCA | | | 4 | 7. | Living In Oz | 10/1983 | RCA | | 41 | 43 | 8. | Hard To Hold | 3/1984 | RCA | | | 16 | 9. | Beautiful Feelings | 11/1984 | Mercury | | | 78 | 10. | Tao | 4/1985 | RCA | | 68 | 21 | 11. | Rock Of Life | 2/1988 | RCA | | 80 | 55 | 12. | Best Of Rick Springfield | 23.03.1999 | | | | | 13. | Ultimate Collection: Anthology (in Australia) | 27.04.1999 | | | | | 14. | Karma | 27.04.1999 | | | | 189 | 15. | Backtracks | 18.05.1999 | | | | | 16. | VH1 Behind The Music: The Collection | 12.09.2000 | RCA | | | | 17. | Alive: The Greatest Hits | 30.01.2001 | Hip-O | | | | 18. | Calling All Girls - The Romantic | 07.08.2001 | RCA | | | | 19. | Platinum & Gold Collection | 09.09.2003 | RCA | | | | 20. | Shock / Denial / Anger / Acceptance | 24.02.2004 | Red Ink | | | | 21. | 12 Inch Collection | 01.03.2005 | BMG | | | | 22. | Written in Rock: The Rick Springfield Anthology | 26.04.2005 | RCA | | | | 23. | The Day After Yesterday | 12.07.2005 | Gomer | | | 197 | 24. | We Are the '80s | 18.07.2006 | RCA | | | | 25. | Catch Me If You Can | 05.12.2006 | Renaissance | | | | 26. | Christmas with You | 06.11.2007 | Gomer | | | | 27. | Live and Kickin' | 02.05.2008 | zyx | | | | 28. | Playlist: The Very Best of Rick Springfield | 08.07.2008 | Playlist | | | | 29. | Venus In Overdrive | 29.07.2008 | Gomer/New Door | | | 28 | 30. | Super Hits | 04.11.2008 | Sbme Special Mkts | | | | 31. | My Precious Little One | 05.05.2009 | Adrenaline | | | | 32. | The Essential Rick Springfield | 15.03.2011 | Sony Legacy | | | | 33. | Songs For The End Of The World | 09.10.2012 | Hip-O | | | 44 | 34. | Original Album Classics | 18.02.2014 | Legacy | | | | 35. | The 80s: Rick Springfield | 06.10.2014 | BMG | | | | 36. | Stripped Down | 10.02.2015 | Loud & Proud | | | | 37. | Rocket Science | 19.02.2016 | Frontiers | | | 69 | 38. | The Snake King | 26.01.2018 | | | | | 39. | Orchestrating My Life | 26.04.2019 | | | | |
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Singles Discography:
# | SP/EP Title | Release Date | Label | UK | USA | 1. | Speak To The Sky (v Austrálii 10/71) | 7/1972 | Capitol | | 14 | 2. | Hooky Jo | 7/1972 | | | | 3. | What Would The Children Think | 11/1972 | Capitol | | 70 | 4. | American Girls | 6/1974 | Columbia | | 98 | 5. | Take A Hand | 17.09.1976 | Chelsea | | 41 | 6. | Jessie's Girl | 3/1981 | RCA | | 1 | 7. | I've Done Everything For You | 8/1981 | RCA | | 8 | 8. | Love Is Alright Tonite | 11/1981 | RCA | | 20 | 9. | Don't Talk To Strangers | 2/1982 | RCA | | 2 | 10. | What Kind Of Fool Am I | 5/1982 | RCA | | 19 | 11. | I Get Excited | 9/1982 | RCA | | 32 | 12. | Affair Of The Heart | 4/1983 | RCA | | 9 | 13. | Human Touch (v GB 12/83, Rick) | 6/1983 | RCA | 23 | 18 | 14. | Souls | 10/1983 | RCA | | 23 | 15. | Love Somebody / The Great Lost Art Of Conversation 12" + What Kind Of Fool Am I? | 2/1984 | RCA | 95 | 5 | 16. | Jessie's Girl / Affair Of The Heart 12" + Don't Talk To Strangers | 16.03.1984 | RCA | 43 | | 17. | Don't Walk Away | 5/1984 | | | 26 | 18. | Bop 'Til You Drop | 8/1984 | RCA | | 20 | 19. | Taxi Driving & Randy Crawford | 11/1984 | | | 59 | 20. | Bruce | 11/1984 | Mercury | | 27 | 21. | Celebrate Youth | 3/1985 | | 80 | 28 | 22. | State Of The Heart | 5/1985 | RCA | | 22 | 23. | Dance This World Away | 12/1985 | | | | 24. | Rock Of Life | 1/1988 | RCA | 83 | 22 |
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Movies:
1. Hard To Hold (1984, starring)
2. General Hospital (2006, starring)
Awards:
1981 Grammy Awards - Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male (SP "Jessie's Girl")
Press References:
Melody Maker | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | 1974 | 25 | 22.06.1974 | 62 | Caught In The Act | gig review | 1984 | 6 | 11.02.1984 | 8 | Talk Talk Talk | profile | 1984 | 11 | 17.03.1984 | 4 | Fast Forward - Record News | | 1984 | 11 | 17.03.1984 | 26 | Singles | single review | 1984 | 13 | 31.03.1984 | 4 | Fast Forward - Record News | | 1984 | 19 | 12.05.1984 | 4 | Fast Forward - Record News | | New Musical Express | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | 1976 | 0 | 23.10.1976 | 48 | | album review | Rock & Pop | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | 1999 | 8 | | 36 | Music Midtown Festiv | gig review |
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