"Tao" is an album by pop singer Rick Springfield. It was released in 1985 on RCA Records.
Its a very experimental album, very different from ´"Living In Oz" (another work of experiment).
This album gives you great love and passion, because of its underlying spiritual tones, but also because Rick's musical expansion and maturity are clearly evident.
The lyrics are great, and the subject matter surpasses the "get-the-girl" theme of previous songs like: "How Do You Talk To Girls" and "Love is Alright Tonite." Subjects ranging from the destruction of the world in, "Walking on the Edge", to the innocence of childhood in "Celebrate Youth", combined with electronically synthesized dance beats, forces you to think while clapping your hands and tapping your feet. One of the best track is, "My Father's Chair", very touching, it mellows out this very energetic, busy album.
Track listing
01. Dance This World Away (Rick Springfield) - 4:35
02. Celebrate Youth (Rick Springfield) - 3:52
04. State of the Heart (Eric McCusker, Tim Pierce, Rick Springfield) - 4:02
05. Written in Rock (Rick Springfield) - 4:35
06. The Power of Love (The Tao of Love) (Rick Springfield) - 5:00
07. Walking on the Edge (Rick Springfield) - 5:12
08. Walk Like a Man (Rick Springfield) - 4:09
09. The Tao of Heaven (Rick Springfield) - 1:29
10. Stranger in the House (Rick Springfield) - 4:03
11. My Father's Chair (Rick Springfield) - 3:28
Released: 1985
Label: RCA Records
Genre: Pop, Rock
Length: 41:02
Producer: Rick Springfield, Bill Drescher
Personnel
Rick Springfield - Vocals, Guitar, Sampler [Emulator Ii], Programmed By [Dmx Programs], Bass, Synthesizer [Dx 7, Jx-3p], Percussion
Pino Palladino - Bass (Fretless)
Mike Baird - Drums
Tim Pierce - Guitar, Synthesizer [Gr707]
Mike Fischer - Percussion [Acoustic]
Mitchell Froom - Sampler [Emulator Ii], Keyboards [Optigan], Synthesizer [Dx 7, Jupiter 8, Memory Moog], Effects [Expander]
Nicky Hopkins - Synthesizer [Dx 7, Jx-3p]
Jeff Silverman - Synthesizer [Gr707]
John Phillip Shenale - Synthesizer [Ppg, Ob 8, Dx 7]
Nigel Lundemo Pierce - Voice [Talking Boy]
Edie Lehmann - Backing Vocals
Mike Seifrit - Backing Vocals
Richard Page - Backing Vocals
Tom Kelly - Backing Vocals
Tom Funderburk - Backing Vocals
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