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 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" (Sammy 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 *
* Bonus track from the "25th anniversary edition"
+ Later rerecorded as a duet with Randy Crawford for the Hard to Hold soundtrack.
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. [1] The album cover (credited to Mike Doud) was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Album Package" in 1981.[2]
Charts
Personnel
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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