We Are the '80s

Artist	Rick Springfield
Format	CD
Genre	Rock
Label Name	RCA/Legacy
Release Date	2006 07 18
Song List	1: Jessie's Girl (3:15) 2: I've Done Everything for You (3:18) 3: Love Is Alright Tonite [Single Version] (3:22) 4: Don't Talk to Strangers (2:59) 5: What Kind of Fool Am I? (3:20) 6: I Get Excited (2:34) 7: Affair of the Heart [Single Version] (3:50) 8: Human Touch [Single Version] (3:57) 9: Love Somebody (3:35) 10: Don't Walk Away [Single Version] (3:41) 11: Bop 'Til You Drop [Single Version] (4:01) 12: State of the Heart (4:03) 13: Celebrate Youth (3:54) 14: Rock of Life (3:51)
Style.Categories	Album Rock, Pop/Rock, Power Pop

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Rick Springfield made several very good records in the '70s and also had a handful of hits, most notably 1972's "Speak to the Sky," which climbed to number 14 on the Billboard chart, and he continued to record into the new millennium, but for most listeners, he will be forever identified with the streak of hits he had in the early '80s. After over a decade of hard work, he finally had a huge hit in 1981 with the terrific "Jessie's Girl," a tense power pop classic that turned into a number one hit and turned Springfield into a huge star. Over the next five years, he had 14 Top 40 singles in America, the great majority of which are collected on VH1 Classic/Legacy's 2006 release We Are the '80s. As the title suggests, this 14-track compilation focuses entirely on Springfield's '80s work -- those looking for a more comprehensive retrospective should turn to Legacy's excellent 2005 double-disc set Written in Rock -- and it does a good job of rounding up the biggest singles, including "Don't Talk to Strangers," "What Kind of Fool Am I?," "I Get Excited," "Love Somebody," "State of the Heart," "I've Done Everything for You," and the single versions of "Love Is Alright Tonight," "Affair of the Heart," "Human Touch," "Don't Walk Away," and "Bop Til You Drop." Not every single is here -- most regrettably, the very funny "I'm not Springsteen" single "Bruce" is once again left off a domestic Springfield comp, and "Souls," "Don't Walk Away," and "Taxi Dancing" are also missing -- but those absences are for those fans who know the catalog very well. All other listeners will find this to be a first-rate overview of Springfield's popular peak. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide