Living in Oz | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Rick Springfield |
Cover: | Rickoz.jpg |
Released: | 30 March 1983 |
Studio: | Sound City Studios |
Genre: | Rock |
Length: | 39:19 |
Label: | RCA |
Producer: | Bill Drescher |
Prev Title: | Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet |
Prev Year: | 1982 |
Next Title: | Hard to Hold |
Next Year: | 1984 |
Living in Oz is the seventh studio album by Australian rock musician Rick Springfield, released on 30 March 1983, by RCA Records. The album was quickly certified platinum in America.
In 1984, 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 and No. 10 on the Cash Box Top 100. "Human Touch" peaked at No. 18 and "Souls" peaked at No. 23 on the Hot 100.
The album's title is an allusion to living in Australia (Oz = Australia).
All songs written by Rick Springfield, except "Affair of the Heart", co-written with Danny Tate and Blaise Tosti.
Chart (1983) | Peak position | |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] | 45 | |
Canada (Canadian Albums Chart) | 20 | |
United States (Billboard 200) | 12 |