Living in Oz
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Living in Oz is an album released by Rick Springfield
in 1983. The album went platinum and Springfield was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
" for the "Affair of the Heart" single, which peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100
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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...
in 1983. The album went platinum and Springfield was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance was an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to male recording artists for works containing quality vocal performances in the rock music genre...
" for the "Affair of the Heart" single, which peaked at number nine 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...
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Track listing
- "Human TouchHuman Touch (Rick Springfield song)"Human Touch" is a 1983 single by singer Rick Springfield from his album Living in Oz. The song reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S....
" - "Alyson"
- "Affair of the HeartAffair of the Heart"Affair of the Heart" is a rock song performed by pop singer Rick Springfield. It was released as the lead single from his album Living in Oz.The song entered the Billboard Top 40 chart on April 23, 1983 and peaked at number 9...
" - "Living in Oz"
- "Me & Johnny"
- "Motel Eyes"
- "Tiger by the Tail"
- "Souls"
- "I Can't Stop Hurting You"
- "Like Father, Like Son"
Credits
- Produced by Rick SpringfieldRick SpringfieldRick 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...
and Bill Drescher - Engineered by Bill Drescher at Sound City
- Mastered by Greg FulginitiGreg FulginitiGregory Fulginiti is an American recording and mastering engineer.In a career spanning three decades, Fulginiti was nominated for the TEC Awards by Mix magazine 6 times, earned 175 Gold and Platinum Awards, 25 Multi-Platinum Awards, 100 Number One recordings, 135 Grammy nominees, including the...
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