Tao (album)
Encyclopedia
Tao is an album by pop
singer Rick Springfield
. It was released in 1985 on RCA Records
. It was released on CD in 1990.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield is an Australian-born singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. He was a member of pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971 and then started his solo career with his début single "Speak to the Sky" reaching the top 10 in Australia. In mid-1972, he relocated to the United States...
. It was released in 1985 on RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
. It was released on CD in 1990.
Track listing
- "Dance This World Away"
- "Celebrate Youth"
- "State of the Heart"
- "Written in Rock"
- "The Power of Love"
- "Walking on the Edge"
- "Walk Like a Man"
- "The Tao of Heaven"
- "Stranger in the House"
- "My Father's Chair"
Credits
- Produced by Rick Springfield and Bill Drescher
- Engineered by Bill Drescher
- Mastered by Greg FulginitiGreg FulginitiGregory Fulginiti is an American recording and mastering engineer.In a career spanning three decades, Fulginiti was nominated for the TEC Awards by Mix magazine 6 times, earned 175 Gold and Platinum Awards, 25 Multi-Platinum Awards, 100 Number One recordings, 135 Grammy nominees, including the...
Charts
- "Celebrate Youth" reached 26 on the US chartsBillboard Hot 100The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. - "State of the Heart" reached 22 on the US charts.