Beginnings (Rick Springfield album)

Beginnings
Studio album by
Rick Springfield
Released28 August 1972
RecordedFebruary 1972
StudioTrident Studios, London
GenrePop rock
Length36:26
LabelSparmac, Capitol (US)
ProducerRobie Porter
Rick Springfield chronology
Just Zoot
(1970) 		Beginnings
(1972) 		Comic Book Heroes
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record GuideC+[1]

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).

Critical reception

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]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rick Springfield

No.TitleLength
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

Charts

Chart (1972) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 15
United States (Billboard 200) 35

Personnel

  • Rick Springfield - vocals, guitar, banjo, organ, harpsichord, piano
  • Del Newman - arrangements
Technical
  • Robin Geoffrey Cable - engineer
  • John Hoernle - art direction
  • Bob Willoughby - photography

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Beginnings - Rick Springfield - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. ^ 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.


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