Living in Oz

Living in Oz
Studio album by Rick Springfield
Released	30 March 1983
Studio	Sound City Studios
Genre	Rock
Length	39:19
Label	RCA
Producer	Bill Drescher
Rick Springfield chronology
Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet (1982) Living in Oz (1983) Hard to Hold (1984)
Singles from Living in Oz
"Affair of the Heart" Released: April 1983 "Human Touch" Released: June 1983 "Souls" Released: October 1983

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

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).

Track listing

All songs written by Rick Springfield, except "Affair of the Heart", co-written with Danny Tate and Blaise Tosti.

1. "Human Touch" - 5:08
2. "Alyson" - 3:49
3. "Affair of the Heart" - 4:33
4. "Living in Oz" - 3:49
5. "Me & Johnny" - 4:26
6. "Motel Eyes" - 3:12
7. "Tiger by the Tail" - 3:25
8. "Souls" - 4:15
9. "I Can't Stop Hurting You" - 3:44
10. "Like Father, Like Son" - 2:57

Personnel

• Rick Springfield - lead vocals, guitar, bass, backing vocals
• Tim Pierce - guitar
• Mike Seifrit, Dennis Belfield - bass
• Brett Tuggle, Alan Pasqua, Gabriel Katona, John Philip Shenale, Mitchell Froom - keyboards
• Mike Baird - drums
• Jack White - electronic drums
• Richard Elliot - saxophone solo on "Human Touch"
• Michael Fisher - percussion
• Richard Page, Tom Kelly - backing vocals
• String arrangements on "Like Father, Like Son": Tom Scott (also the conductor), Rick Springfield, John Philip Shenale
• Engineered by Bill Drescher at Sound City
• Mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Artisan Sound Recorders

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]	45
Canada (Canadian Albums Chart)	20
United States (Billboard 200)	12

Certifications

Certifications for Living in Oz

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[4]	Gold	50,000^^
United States (RIAA)[5]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Living in Oz at AllMusic
2. Rollingstone
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.
4. "Canadian album certifications – Rick Springfield – Living in Oz". Music Canada. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
5. "American album certifications – Rick Springfield – Living in Oz". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 13 September 2022.