Wait for Night
Encyclopedia
Wait for Night is an album by Australian
singer-songwriter
Rick Springfield
. He originally released it through Chelsea Records in 1976. He later re-released it through RCA Records
in 1982, and that version managed to crack into the Billboard album charts. A CD version has been available since July 2010 through Wounded Bird Records
. Stylistically, the album represented a move away from his early 70s
light rock sound to the trademark arena
-ready power pop
/pop rock
sound that Springfield would later find success with over the 80s
. It received a mostly favorable review from Stephen Thomas Erlewine
of the All Music Guide
.
Album opener "Take a Hand" would later be included in several 'best of' albums for Springfield, and it continues to a staple of Springfield's live performances.
Australian people
Australian people, or simply Australians, are the citizens of Australia. Australia is a multi-ethnic nation, and therefore the term "Australian" is not a racial identifier. Aside from the Indigenous Australian population, nearly all Australians or their ancestors immigrated within the past 230 years...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
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...
. He originally released it through Chelsea Records in 1976. He later re-released it through 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...
in 1982, and that version managed to crack into the Billboard album charts. A CD version has been available since July 2010 through Wounded Bird Records
Wounded Bird Records
Wounded Bird Records is a CD only, re-issue record label, that was founded in 1998 in Guilderland, New York. They re-release lesser known albums from both popular and lesser known artists, including Deborah Harry, Chic, David Blue, Marilyn Martin, Gordon Haskell, Jon Anderson, Adrian Belew, Ellen...
. Stylistically, the album represented a move away from his early 70s
70s
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light rock sound to the trademark arena
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
-ready power pop
Power pop
Power pop is a popular musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and rock music. It typically incorporates a combination of musical devices such as strong melodies, crisp vocal harmonies, economical arrangements, and prominent guitar riffs. Instrumental solos are...
/pop rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
sound that Springfield would later find success with over the 80s
80s
-Significant people:* Titus Flavius VespasianusRoman Emperor * Titus Flavius Domitianus, Roman Emperor...
. It received a mostly favorable review from Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine is a senior editor for Allmusic. He is the author of many artist biographies and record reviews for Allmusic, as well as a freelance writer, occasionally contributing liner notes. He is also frontman and guitarist for the Ann Arbor-based band Who Dat?Erlewine is the nephew...
of the All Music Guide
All Music Guide
Allmusic is a service of music guide, owned by All Media Guide. Allmusic was founded in 1991 by popular-culture archivist Michael Erlewine as a guide for consumers. Its first reference book was published the following year...
.
Album opener "Take a Hand" would later be included in several 'best of' albums for Springfield, and it continues to a staple of Springfield's live performances.
Track listing
Rick Springfield wrote and performed all of the songs.- Take a Hand
- Goldfever
- One Broken Heart
- Where’s All the Love
- Archangel
- Jessica
- Million Dollar Face
- Old Gangsters Never Die
- Treat Me Gently in the Morning
- Life Is a Celebration