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Rick Springfield Biography
Although Rick Springfield's music was frequently dismissed as
vapid teen idol fare, his best moments have actually withstood the test
of time far better than most critics would ever have imagined, emerging
as some of the best-crafted mainstream power pop of the decade. A
singer turned soap-opera star turned singer, Springfield was born
Richard Springthorpe on August 23, 1949 in Sydney, Australia to a
military man; the family moved around Australia and England a great
deal during Rick's childhood, and he sought his escape from the
difficulty of making friends in books and music. He formed a band in
high school and eventually joined a '50s revival group called Rock
House, moving on from there to join the teenybopper band Zoot in 1968.
Zoot became one of the most popular groups in Australia until 1971,
scoring several hits. Springfield went solo after the breakup and
garnered his first U.S. success the following year with a re-recording
of his Australian hit Speak to the Sky ; the song reached number 14 in
the U.S., but would prove to be his last major success for quite some
time. Subsequent '70s albums stiffed, and record company difficulties
prevented Springfield from recording after 1976.
In the meantime, Springfield had begun taking acting classes; he signed
a contract with Universal Studios in 1980 and appeared on several
television programs. Although Universal dropped him shortly thereafter,
he was able to secure a recording contract with RCA on the strength of
his demos; in the midst of recording his debut for the label, he was
signed to play the young, eligible Dr. Noah Drake on General Hospital
in 1981. Springfield's popularity skyrocketed, setting the stage for
the release of Working Class Dog later that year. Powered by the
classic single Jessie's Girl, which eventually hit the top of the
charts, and the Top Ten follow-up I've Done Everything for You,
Working Class Dog was a smash success, and Springfield eventually
returned to his first love of music when concerts conflicted with his
television career. The follow-up, Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet, was
released in 1982, spawning the Top Ten smash Don't Talk to Strangers ;
1983's Living in Oz offered more of the same, including the Top Ten
Affair of the Heart, although it betrayed signs that the gears were
beginning to wear down on the Springfield machine. Springfield made the
leap to the big screen in 1984 with Hard to Hold, which was much more
successful at the box office than with critics; the soundtrack spawned
his last Top Ten hit to date, Love Somebody. His career seemed to
bottom out afterwards, although he recorded several more albums over
the rest of the '80s, and continued to land television roles into the
'90s. In 1999, Springfield returned with a new album, Karma. ~ Steve
Huey, All Music Guide
Written by Steve Huey