The Best of Rick Springfield [Import]

Rick Springfield | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 23, 1999)
• Original Release Date: March 23, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B00000I9EH
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,407 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #4 in Music > Rock > Power Pop
  • #28 in Music > Imports > Rock

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Still holds up as a catchy teen pop record., April 27, 2000

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Marc Axelrod (Potter, Wi USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of Rick Springfield (Audio CD)

Let me tell you something about Rick Springfield: His music sounds much better than I remember it. Back in 1983, I agreed to go with my sister to see Rick in concert at the Blossom Music Center in Richfield, Ohio. And there may have been other members of the male species attending, too. But not many. That was definitely a woman's night out.

But years later, as I listen to this collection, I am amazed at how well crafted Rick's pop rock really was. The songs are definitely aimed at the teenage market: "Jessie's Girl," "I've Done Everything for You," and "What Kind of Fool am I" deal with teenage love and heartbreak with emotional clarity and classic pop tunefulness. After I played this CD once, I was singing "Jessie's Girl," "Don't Talk to Strangers," and "What Kind of Fool am I" for weeks. Especially the latter song.

If you liked the catchier music of the early 1980's, then you couldn't go wrong picking this CD up.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This brings back memories of 80s pop music fun, June 24, 1999

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[e-mail] (Richmond VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best of Rick Springfield (Audio CD)

In an era of sampling and remakes, it is refreshing to hear this collection of Rick Springfield hits. This CD brings back memories of why pop music of the 80s was and still is fun. Springfield wrote or co-wrote almost all the songs on this collection. "Human Touch," "Love Somebody," "Affair of the Heart," and the timeless "Jessie's Girl" remind us of the 70s and 80s when truly talented musicians cared about lyrics as well as melody. Springfield and Springsteen we need more like you!

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They Call Him Bruce., February 28, 2000

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Jason Stein (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of Rick Springfield (Audio CD)

If you are looking for the best of Rick Springfield, search no further. With the exception of the 1978 song, Bruce, everything popular from Rick Springfield is included on this disc. If you want individual cds, start with Working Class Dog or Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet--you can't go wrong with either. If you want Rick's early material prior to 1981, you might try finding the Australian import that has all of his early work AND his post-1981 work (except Karma). THAT's a greatest hits! To be honest, most of Rick's cds are middle of the road. I have Tao, Rock of Life and Karma, and none of them match Working Class Dog, Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet or Living in Oz. Stay away from the Hard to Hold soundtrack. So, his greatest hits is the perfect disc to have for those who aren't staunch Springfield fans.