Working Class Dog

Working Class Dog

Infobox Album
Name = Working Class Dog
Type = Studio
Artist = Rick Springfield


Released = 1981
Recorded = 1979 - 1981
Genre = Pop rock Power pop
Length =
Label = RCA
Producer = Bill Drescher & Keith Olsen
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:f9frxqu5ldde link]
Last album = "Wait for Night" (1976)
This album = "Working Class Dog" (1981)
Next album = "Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet" (1982)

"Working Class Dog" is an album by Rick Springfield, released by RCA in 1981. The album went multi-platinum, and produced one Grammy award winning and #1 single, "Jessie's Girl". The song "I've Done Everything for You" was written by Sammy Hagar.

The album was re-released on CD in 2006 as a "25th anniversary edition" with three bonus tracks.

Track listing

*All songs written by Rick Springfield except as noted.

# "Love Is Alright Tonite" - 3:28
# "Jessie's Girl" - 3:14
# "Hole in My Heart" - 3:12
# "Carry Me Away" - 3:01
# "I've Done Everything for You" (Hagar) - 3:17
# "The Light of Love" - 2:43
# "Everybody's Girl" - 2:59
# "Daddy's Pearl" - 2:37
# "Red Hot & Blue Love" - 2:57
# "Inside Sylvia" - 4:43
# "Easy to Cry" - 3:33 *
# "Taxi Dancing" - 3:35 *
# "Jessie's Girl (demo version)" - 3:11 *

* *Tracks 11 - 13 are bonus tracks from the "25th anniversary edition" CD release.

Album cover

The unusual album cover features a picture of a Bull Terrier dog dressed in a white shirt with a black tie. The dog was Rick's pet named Ronnie, who died in 1994. [ [http://www.rickspringfield.com/full/timeline.html rick springfield.com ] ] The album cover (credited to Mike Doud) was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Album Package" in 1981. [ [http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1981/1981grammy.htm The Envelope - LA Times ] ]

Charts

* "Working Class Dog" - #7 on Billboard 200 album charts.
* "Jessie's Girl" - #1 on Billboard Hot 100 singles.
* "I've Done Everything for You" - #8 on Billboard Hot 100.
* "Love Is Alright Tonight" - #40 on Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks.

Personnel

* Rick Springfield - vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
* Robben Ford - guitar
* Neil Geraldo - guitar, bass
* Gabriel Katon - keyboards
* Jeff Rich - bass
* Mike Baird - drums
* Jack White - drums
* Tom Kelly - background vocals

Credits

*Produced by Rick Springfield, Bill Drescher and Keith Olsen
*Engineered by Bill Drescher, Chris Minto and Doug Pakes at Sound City
*Mastered by Gregory Fulginiti at Artisan Sound Recorders

References


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