Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet
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Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet is an album by Rick Springfield
, released by RCA
in 1982. The album went platinum, and produced three top 40 singles; "Don't Talk to Strangers" (#2 for 4 weeks), "What Kind of Fool Am I" (#21) and "I Get Excited" (#32). "Don't Talk to Strangers" and "Calling All Girls" also received Album Rock airplay, charting at #11 and #4 respectively.
In an interview with Songfacts, Springfield explained that "Don't Talk to Strangers" was about his paranoia that his girlfriend was being unfaithful when he was away.
"Kristina" is a remake of the Bachman–Turner Overdrive song "Jamaica
", using different lyrics.
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...
, released by RCA
RCA
RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor...
in 1982. The album went platinum, and produced three top 40 singles; "Don't Talk to Strangers" (#2 for 4 weeks), "What Kind of Fool Am I" (#21) and "I Get Excited" (#32). "Don't Talk to Strangers" and "Calling All Girls" also received Album Rock airplay, charting at #11 and #4 respectively.
In an interview with Songfacts, Springfield explained that "Don't Talk to Strangers" was about his paranoia that his girlfriend was being unfaithful when he was away.
"Kristina" is a remake of the Bachman–Turner Overdrive song "Jamaica
Jamaica (BTO song)
"Jamaica" is a song by Canadian rock group Bachman–Turner Overdrive that appears on the 1979 album Rock n' Roll Nights. It features Jim Clench on lead vocals. It was written by well-known songwriter Jim Vallance. It was released as a single but did not chart...
", using different lyrics.
Track listing
- All songs written by Rick Springfield, except where noted.
- "Calling All Girls" 3:26
- "I Get Excited" 2:32
- "What Kind of Fool Am I" 3:19
- "Kristina" (Springfield, Charity Vallance) 3:01
- "Tonight" 3:19
- "Black Is BlackBlack Is Black"Black Is Black" is a song by rock band Los Bravos, released in 1966 as the group's debut single for Decca Records. Produced by Ivor Raymonde, the song reached number two in the UK,number four in the U.S.,and number one in Canada....
" (Tony Hayes, Steve Wadey) 2:52 - "Don't Talk to Strangers" 2:59
- "How Do You Talk to Girls" 3:17
- "Still Crazy for You" (Charles Sandford) 3:56
- "The American Girl" 3:09
- "Just One Kiss" (Tom Kelly, Billy SteinbergBilly SteinbergWilliam Endfield "Billy" Steinberg is an American songwriter. He has achieved most of his success as part of a song writing team, most notably with Tom Kelly. He has also co-written several hit songs with Rick Nowels.-Biography:...
) 3:14 - "April 24, 1981" (Springfield) 1:33
Production
- Produced by Keith OlsenKeith OlsenKeith Olsen is one of the most prolific and successful music producers in the industry.-Career:With over 120 albums produced netting a 1 in 4 Gold or better ratio, of which more than 24 are Platinum or better, and more than 14 are multi-Platinum, sales from Keith Olsen’s work exceeds 110 million...
- Engineered by Chris Minto at Goodnight LA
- Assistant engineer: Kim Turner
- 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...
at Artisan Sound Recorders
Personnel
- Rick Springfield: lead vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, bass, keyboards
- Tim Pierce, Charles Sandford: guitars
- Gabriel Katona, Alan PasquaAlan PasquaAlan Pasqua is a jazz pianist, educator and composer who co-composed the CBS Evening News theme. He also has had an extensive career in pop and rock music, most notably as a founding member, keyboardist and songwriter of the 80s hard rock band, Giant. He studied at Indiana University and the New...
: keyboards - Dennis Belfield: bass
- Michael Baird: drums
- Tommy Funderburk, Tom Kelly, Richard PageRichard PageRichard Lewis Page is a former Conservative Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and from December 1979 to 2005.-Early life:He is the son of Victor Charles Page...
: backing vocals