Rick Springfield discography

Rick Springfield discography
Springfield in 2010
Studio albums	22
Soundtrack albums	2
Live albums	5
Compilation albums	12
Singles	34
Music videos	11
No. 1 singles (US)	1

The discography of Australian rock musician Rick Springfield consists of 22 studio albums, 12 compilation albums, five live albums, 34 singles, and 11 music videos. In 1995, Springfield formed a side-project, Sahara Snow, with Tim Pierce on guitar and Bob Marlette on keyboards and percussion, which released a self-titled studio album in 1997. ^[1] In 2021, he formed a similar side project with the Red Locusts.

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
		AUS [2] [3]	CAN	US [4]
Beginnings	Released: 28 August 1972 Label: Sparmac, (SPL 003) Capitol (SMAS-11047) Format: LP, 8-track, Cassette	15	23	35
Comic Book Heroes	Released: 17 September 1973 Label: Wizard (ZL-201), Capitol (SMAS-11206), Columbia (KC-32704) Format: LP, 8-track, Cassette	54	—	—
Mission Magic!	Released: 15 July 1974 Label: Wizard (ZL-205) Format: LP (No US release)	97	—	—
Wait for Night	Released: 1976 [A] Label: Chelsea (CHL 515, CHL 5005), RCA (AFL1-4235) (1982 reissue) Format: LP, 8-track, Cassette	—	—	159
Working Class Dog	Released: 14 February 1981 Label: RCA (RCA AFL1-3697, RCA LP 6014, RCA K 6014) Format: LP, 8-track, Cassette	33	33	7	MC: 2× Platinum [5] RIAA: Platinum [6]
Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet	Released: 23 March 1982 Label: RCA (RCA AFL1-4125, RCA LP 6033, RCA K 6033) Format: LP, 8-track, Cassette	28	6	2	MC: Platinum [5] RIAA: Platinum [6]
Living in Oz	Released: 18 July 1983 Label: RCA (RCA AFL1-4660, RCA PL 84660, RCA PK 84660) Format: LP, Cassette	45	20	12	MC: Gold [5] RIAA: Platinum [6]
Hard to Hold	Released: 23 July 1984 Label: RCA (RCA ABL1-4935, RCA BL 84935) Format: LP, Cassette	87	29	16	MC: Gold [5] RIAA: Platinum [6]
Beautiful Feelings	Released: October 1984 [B] Label: Mercury (824 107-1, 824 107-4) Format: LP, Cassette, CD	—	—	78
Tao	Released: May 1985 Label: RCA (AJL1-5370, RCA PL 85370) Format: LP, Cassette, CD	85	50	21	RIAA: Gold [6]
Rock of Life	Released: February 1988 Label: RCA (RCA 6620-1-R, RCA 6620-4-R, RCA 6620-2-R) Format: LP, Cassette, CD	—	66	55
Karma	Released: 13 April 1999 Label: Platinum Entertainment (15095 9561 2), Victor (60519) Format: Cassette, CD	—	—	189
Shock/Denial/Anger/Acceptance	Released: 24 February 2004 Label: Gomer (99999-2) Format: CD	—	—	—
The Day After Yesterday	Released: 12 July 2005 Label: Gomer (4812002) Format: CD	—	—	197
Christmas with You	Released: 6 November 2007 Label: Compass (43737) Format: CD	—	—	—
Venus in Overdrive	Released: 29 July 2008 Label: New Door (B0011347-02) Format: CD	—	—	28
My Precious Little One: Lullabies for a New Generation	Released: 10 March 2009 Label: Gomer Format: CD	—	—	—
Songs for the End of the World	Released: 9 October 2012 Label: Hip-O Format: CD	—	—	44
Rocket Science [7]	Released: 19 February 2016 Label: Frontiers Format: CD	—	—	69
The Snake King	Released: 26 January 2018 Label: Frontiers Format: LP, CD	—	—	—
Orchestrating My Life	Released: 26 April 2019 Label: August Day Format: CD	—	—	—
Springfield	Released: 12 May 2023 [D] Label: Iconoclassic, Columbia Format: CD	—	—	—
Automatic	Released: 4 August 2023 Label: SongVest Format: LP, CD	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

With Sahara Snow

List of albums with Sahara Snow

Title	Album details
Sahara Snow	Released: 1997 Label: MTM Music (199623) Format: CD

With The Red Locusts

List of albums with The Red Locusts

Title	Album details
The Red Locusts [8] [9]	Released: 26 March 2021 Label: Lolipop Format: LP, CD

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums

Title	Album details
Greatest Hits	Released: 1989 [C] Label: RCA (RCA 9817-1-R, RCA 9817-4-R RCA 9817-2-R) Format: LP, Cassette, CD
Best Of	Released: 1996 Label: Camden (74321 431602) Format: CD
Rick Springfield (The Encore Collection)	Released: 1997 Label: BMG Special Products Format: CD
The Best of Rick Springfield	Released: 1999 Label: RCA (07863 67797-2) Format: CD
Anthology (Australia only)	Released: 5 April 1999 Label: BMG International Format: CD
VH1 Behind the Music: The Rick Springfield Collection	Released: 12 September 2000 Label: RCA Format: CD
The Best of Rick Springfield	Released: 2003 Label: Camden (828765 33422) Format: CD
Platinum & Gold Collection: Rick Springfield (2003) Collections (2006)	Released: 19 August 2003 Re-released with 'Collections' title: 8 May 2006 Label: RCA Format: CD
Written in Rock: The Rick Springfield Anthology (2005) The Essential Rick Springfield (2011)	Released: 25 April 2005 Re-released with 'Essential' title: 15 March 2011 Label: RCA Format: CD
We Are the '80s (2006) Playlist: The Very Best of Rick Springfield (2008)	Released: 18 July 2006 Re-released with 'Playlist' title: 8 July 2008 Label: RCA/Legacy Format: CD
The Early Sound City Sessions	Released: 2007 Label: Voiceprint / Sonic Past Music Format: CD
Super Hits	Released: 2009 Label: Sony BMG Format: CD
From the Vault	Credited to Rick Springfield, Jeff Silverman Released: 2010 Label: Frontiers Format: CD

Live albums

List of live albums

Title	Album details
The Greatest Hits...Alive	Released: 30 January 2001 Label: Hip-O Format: CD
Live in Rockford	Released: 24 October 2006 Label: Gomer Format: DVD
Live and Kickin'	Released: 2 May 2008 Label: Golden Core Format: CD
Stripped Down [10]	Released: 24 February 2015 Label: Loud & Proud Format: CD/DVD
Orchestrating My Life: Live	Released: 14 February 2021 Label: August Day Format: CD, digital download

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions								Certifications	Album
		AUS [2]	CAN	CAN AC	UK [11]	US [12]	US AC [13]	US Main. [14]	GER
"Speak to the Sky"	1971	6	10	8	—	14	16	—	—		Beginnings
"Hooky Jo"	1972	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"What Would the Children Think?"		38	—	4	—	70	—	—	—
"I'm Your Superman"	1973	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Comic Book Heroes
"Believe in Me"		62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Streaking the Australian Way"	1974	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Mission Magic!"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Mission Magic!
"American Girls"		—	74	—	—	98	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Take a Hand"	1976	—	56	—	—	41	—	—	—		Wait for Night
"Million Dollar Face"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Jessica"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Treat Me Gently in the Morning"	1977	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Archangel"	1979	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Bruce"	1980	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Jessie's Girl"	1981	1	6	—	43 [E]	1	—	10	—	BPI: Platinum [15] MC: Gold [5] RIAA: Gold [6]	Working Class Dog
"I've Done Everything for You"		31	40	19	—	8	—	—	—
"Love Is Alright Tonite"		—	26	—	—	20	—	40	—
"Don't Talk to Strangers"	1982	10	3	3	—	2	30	11	—		Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet
"Calling All Girls"		—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—
"What Kind of Fool Am I"		—	41	—	—	21	—	—	—
"I Get Excited"		—	42	—	—	32	—	—	—
"Affair of the Heart"	1983	26	11	—	—	9	—	23	—		Living in Oz
"Human Touch"		92	—	—	23	18	—	34	—
"Me & Johnny"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Souls"		—	—	—	—	23	—	—	—
"Love Somebody"	1984	83	13	—	95	5	—	13	23		Hard to Hold
"Don't Walk Away"		—	—	—	—	26	—	41	—
"Bop 'Til You Drop"		—	70	—	—	20	—	—	—
"Taxi Dancing (Duet with Randy Crawford)/[B-side of "Bop 'Til You Drop"]"		—	—	15	—	59	16	—	—
"Bruce" [Re-release]		—	—	—	—	27	—	—	—		Beautiful Feelings
"Celebrate Youth"	1985	—	39	—	80	26	—	—	5		Tao
"State of the Heart"		—	75	—	145	22	—	—	44
"Dance This World Away" [France, Germany, Japan only]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Rock of Life"	1988	92	28	—	83	22	—	45	—		Rock of Life
"Honeymoon in Beirut"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"It's Always Something"	1999	—	—	34	—	—	—	—	—		Karma
"Beautiful You"	2004	—	—	—	—	—	28	—	—		Shock/Denial/Anger/Acceptance
"Broken Wings"	2005	—	—	—	—	—	29	—	—		The Day After Yesterday
"What's Victoria's Secret"	2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Venus in Overdrive
"I Hate Myself" [16]	2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Songs for the End of the World
"Light This Party Up" [17]	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Rocket Science
"Down" [18]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Little Demon" [19]	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Snake King
"In the Land of the Blind" [20]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Jessie's Girl"	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Orchestrating My Life
"Automatic"	2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Automatic
"She Walks With the Angels"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Exit Wound"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Love Ain't Cool (Sha Doo Wup)"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Lose Myself"	2024	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Big Hits: Rick Springfield's Greatest Hits, Volume 2

"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Year	Song	Album
1994	"Jessie's Girl" [Live Version]	Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume IV [21]
2013	"The Man That Never Was" with Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear	Sound City: Real to Reel

Notes

• A ^ Wait for Night was originally released on Chelsea Records in 1976. It was re-released by RCA Records in 1982 and peaked on the Billboard 200 in 1983. ^[4]
• B ^ Beautiful Feelings was originally recorded in 1978 but was not issued at that time. Mercury Records re-recorded the instrumentation and released it in late 1984 without Springfield's approval. ^[22] It peaked on the Billboard 200 in 1985. ^[4] In 1980, "Bruce" had been released by Springfield as a non-album single; it became the lead track of the album and was re-issued by Mercury Records by December 1984. ^[22] The original 1978 recordings were released by Springfield in 2007 as The Early Sound City Sessions.
• C ^ Greatest Hits was released by Evergreen Records in 1988 as a CD with ten tracks. RCA Records issued a twelve-track compilation of the same name in 1989 as a CD and LP.
• D ^ Springfield was originally supposed to be released in 1974, however Columbia decided to cancel it after it was complete. It would be released to the public on May 12, 2023. ^[23]
• E ^ "Jessie's Girl" did not chart in the UK until 1984, when it was re-released following the success of "Human Touch".

References

1. Holmgren, Magnus; Sanders, Tiffany. "Sahara Snow". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN   0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
3. Ryan (bulion), Gavin. "ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Albums Pre-1989, Part 2". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
4. "Rick Springfield Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved 13 October 2021.
5. "Canadian certifications – Rick Springfield". Music Canada . Retrieved 13 September 2022.
6. "American certifications – Rick Springfield". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 13 September 2022.
7. "Rocket Science". Amazon. 2017.
8. "Limited Edition Vinyl - The Red Locusts". Rick Springfield Merchandise. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
9. "THE RED LOCUSTS - "S/T" (CD)". Lolipop Records. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
10. "Stripped Down (Live) by Rick Springfield". iTunes . Archived from the original on July 14, 2015.
11. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 521–522. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
12. "Rick Springfield Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard . Retrieved 13 October 2021.
13. "Rick Springfield Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard . Retrieved 13 October 2021.
14. "Rick Springfield Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard . Retrieved 13 October 2021.
15. "British certifications – Rick Springfield". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 9 June 2024.Type Rick Springfield in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
16. "Rick Springfield brings 'Human Touch' to Joe's Bar". ...the new single "I Hate Myself"
17. "Rocket Science - New Album! - Rick Springfield". .. the rollicking first single "Light This Party Up,"
18. "Rick Springfield Debuts Music Video for 'Down'". ABC News . ..they might also want to familiarize themselves with his new single "Down"
19. "Rick Springfield's Got The Blues on New Album 'The Snake King'". ...an immediate download of leadoff single "Little Demon"
20. "Rick Springfield New Video 'In The Land Of The Blind'". February 2018. Songs such as 'In The Land Of The Blind' (released as a single)...
21. "Grammy's Greatest Moments, Volume IV". Amazon. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
22. McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Rick Springfield'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN   1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
23. "Springfield 1974 Unreleased Album". Rick Springfield .

External links

• Rick Springfield discography at Discogs