Rock of Life
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Rock of Life is an album by Australian
singer-songwriter
Rick Springfield
. He originally released it as an LP through RCA Records
in 1988. The album was reached #55 on the Billboard 200 album chart
, the least successful of his six RCA releases. The title-track also was a success as a single, hitting #22 on the Billboard Hot 100
. 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.
Shortly after releasing the album, Springfield pulled back from his music career (releases as well as touring) in order to spend more time with his two boys and his wife.
Springfield later remarked,
This was Springfield's last release of new material for RCA.
Australian people
Australian people, or simply Australians, are the citizens of Australia. Australia is a multi-ethnic nation, and therefore the term "Australian" is not a racial identifier. Aside from the Indigenous Australian population, nearly all Australians or their ancestors immigrated within the past 230 years...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield is an Australian-born singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. He was a member of pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971 and then started his solo career with his début single "Speak to the Sky" reaching the top 10 in Australia. In mid-1972, he relocated to the United States...
. He originally released it as an LP through RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
in 1988. The album was reached #55 on the Billboard 200 album chart
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, the least successful of his six RCA releases. The title-track also was a success as a single, hitting #22 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. 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.
Shortly after releasing the album, Springfield pulled back from his music career (releases as well as touring) in order to spend more time with his two boys and his wife.
Springfield later remarked,
This was Springfield's last release of new material for RCA.
Track listing
- Rock Of Life
- Honeymoon In Beirut
- World Start Turning
- One Reason (To Believe)
- Soul To Soul
- Tear It All Down
- Woman
- Dream In Colour
- Hold On To Your Dream
- (If You Think You're) Groovy