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Beginnings

Rick Springfield

A sun-drenched collection of 1972 piano-pop and acoustic ballads. Far from the neon 80s, this is a warm, orchestral, and deeply earnest debut.

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It's Rick Springfield before the 80s happened, sounding like a sunny afternoon in 1972.

A gentle, sun-soaked collection of melodic pop that feels both earnest and slightly fragile.

Beginnings · vs · Rick Springfield
Wistful+3.0σ

Wistful saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
Mother Can You Carry Me
4:27
03
What Would the Children Think
3:38
04
1000 Years
3:49
05
The Unhappy Ending
3:23
06
Hooky Jo
2:45
07
I Didn't Mean to Love You
3:36
08
Come on Everybody
3:37
09
Why
3:58
10
The Ballad of Annie Goodbody
3:52
Moments Worth Waiting For
The lush, sweeping orchestral swell that elevates the chorus of Speak to the Sky into a spiritual anthem.
The delicate, finger-picked acoustic guitar opening of Mother Can You Carry Me that sets a somber, reflective tone.
The surprising psychedelic fuzz guitar solo that cuts through the otherwise polite arrangement of Hooky Jo.
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