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Working Class Dog

Field	Value
name	Working Class Dog
type	studio
artist	Rick Springfield
cover	working_class_dog.jpg
released
recorded	1980–1981
studio	Sound City, Van Nuys, California
*Power pop<ref name	"Breihan 2020"
*pop rock<ref name	AM/
length
label	RCA Victor
producer	Rick Springfield, Bill Drescher, Keith Olsen
prev_title	Wait for Night
prev_year	1976
next_title	Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet
next_year	1982
misc	{{Singles
name	Working Class Dog
type	studio
single1	Jessie's Girl
single1date	February 1981
single2	I've Done Everything for You
single2date	March 1981
single3	Love is Alright Tonite
single3date	November 1981

Power pop
pop rock

Working Class Dog is the fifth studio album by Australian rock musician Rick Springfield, released by RCA Records in 1981. The album was certified Platinum in the United States and eventually sold over three million US copies. It produced Springfield's biggest career hit with the #1 million-selling song, "Jessie's Girl". Springfield was awarded the 1982 Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male.

The album was re-released on CD in 2006 as a "25th anniversary edition" with three bonus tracks.

Track listing

All tracks written by Rick Springfield except as indicated.

Album cover

The album cover features a picture of a Bull Terrier dog dressed in a white shirt with a black tie. The dog was Springfield’s pet named Ronnie, and he briefly cameoed in the music video for "Jessie's Girl". Ronnie would later be featured in the cover art of his owner's next album Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet. ''Working Class Dog'''s cover (credited to Mike Doud) was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Album Package" in 1981. The 2011 Jonathan Coulton song "Je Suis Rick Springfield" makes reference to the album cover. Ronnie died in 1994.

Personnel

Rick Springfield - vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
Robben Ford - guitar
Neil Giraldo - guitar, bass
Gabriel Katona - keyboards
Jeff Eyrich - bass
Mike Baird - drums
Jack White - drums
Jeremiah Cox - French horn, background vocals
Tom Kelly - background vocals

Credits

Produced by Rick Springfield, Bill Drescher and Keith Olsen
Engineered by Bill Drescher, Chris Minto and Doug Pakes at Sound City
Mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Artisan Sound Recorders

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1981)	Peak
position
last=Kent	first=David	author-link=David Kent (historian)	title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992	edition=illustrated	publisher=Australian Chart Book	location=St Ives, N.S.W.	year=1993	isbn=0-646-11917-6	page=289}}	33

Year-end charts

Chart (1981)	Position	Chart (1982)	Position
US Billboard 200	38
US Billboard 200	31

Certifications

References

Breihan, Tom. (May 13, 2020). "The Number Ones: Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl".
"Working Class Dog - Rick Springfield - Songs, Reviews, Credits".
"Rick Springfield - Taxi Dancing Original Version - Lyrics".
"Rick Springfield Reaffirms His Dog Obsession And Wins Fans' Hearts With Adorable Photo Evidence – AngusPost".
(25 August 1981). "Springfield brought dream from Down Under". Chicago Tribune.
"The Envelope: Hollywood's Awards and Industry Insider - Los Angeles Times".
"Archived copy".
Kent, David. (1993). "Australian Chart Book 1970–1992". Australian Chart Book.
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1981".
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1982".

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