Beginnings_(Rick_Springfield_album)
Beginnings (Rick Springfield album)
1972 studio album by Rick Springfield
Beginnings is the debut studio album by Australian musician Rick Springfield. The album was released on 28 August 1972, by Sparmac Records.[2] This album was issued in the U.S. on Capitol Records (SMAS-11047).
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| Released | 28 August 1972 | |||
| Recorded | February 1972 | |||
| Studio | Trident Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 36:26 | |||
| Label | Sparmac, Capitol (US) | |||
| Producer | Robie Porter | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C+[1] |
Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "Would you believe second-generation Emitt Rhodes? Well, this is an exemplary singles album—gimmicky, banal, full of filler, and filled out with a few more catchy little numbers to go with "Speak to the Sky". Recommended follow-ups: 'Hooky Jo' to keep on rock-rock-rocking, 'If I Didn't Mean to Love You' for a future in Vegas balladeering."[1]
All tracks composed by Rick Springfield
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Mother Can You Carry Me" | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Speak to the Sky" | 2:42 |
| 3. | "What Would the Children Think" | 3:44 |
| 4. | "1000 Years" | 3:54 |
| 5. | "The Unhappy Ending" | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Hooky Jo" | 2:48 |
| 7. | "I Didn't Mean to Love You" | 3:40 |
| 8. | "Come on Everybody" | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Why?" | 3:59 |
| 10. | "The Ballad of Annie Goodbody" | 3:55 |
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 15 |
| United States (Billboard 200) | 35 |
- Rick Springfield - vocals, guitar, banjo, organ, harpsichord, piano
- Del Newman - arrangements
- Technical
- Robin Geoffrey Cable - engineer
- John Hoernle - art direction
- Bob Willoughby - photography
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Beginnings - Rick Springfield - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 289. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- Beginnings at Discogs (list of releases)
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