Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet

Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet is the sixth studio album by Australian rock musician Rick Springfield, released by RCA Records in 1982. The album was certified platinum in the United States, and produced three top 40 singles: "Don't Talk to Strangers" (No. 2 for four weeks), "What Kind of Fool Am I" (No. 21, not the show tune of the same name) and "I Get Excited" (No. 32). "Don't Talk to Strangers" and "Calling All Girls" also received considerable album rock airplay, charting at No. 11 and No. 4 respectively.

Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet
Studio album by
Rick Springfield
Released23 March 1982
Recorded1981
GenreRock, pop
LabelRCA
ProducerKeith Olsen
Rick Springfield chronology
Working Class Dog
(1981)		 Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet
(1982)		 Living in Oz
(1983)
Singles from Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet
  1. "Don't Talk to Strangers"
    Released: February 1982
  2. "What Kind of Fool Am I"
    Released: May 1982
  3. "I Get Excited"
    Released: August 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

Billboard said of the single "I Get Excited" that it "lacks the irresistible dynamics and killer hook of 'Don't Talk to Strangers'" and that it "rehashes the formulas of Springfield's past hits," such as "the guitar opening of 'Jessie's Girl.'"[3]

The album's name is a play on the question Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, the name used for a 1955 play and a 1957 film that were mostly unrelated to each other. As the follow-up to the breakout album Working Class Dog, the album features cover art with a return of Springfield's pet Bull Terrier dog, Ronnie, this time enjoying the fruits of success.

In an interview with Songfacts, Springfield explained that "Don't Talk to Strangers" was about his paranoia that his girlfriend was being unfaithful when he was away. The song melody is actually from the earlier recording called "Spanish Eyes", found on Rick's "Sound City Recordings" from 1978. "Kristina" is a remake of the Bachman–Turner Overdrive song "Jamaica", using different lyrics.[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Rick Springfield, except where noted.

  1. "Calling All Girls" – 3:26
  2. "I Get Excited" – 2:32
  3. "What Kind of Fool Am I" – 3:19
  4. "Kristina" (Springfield, Jim Vallance) – 3:01
  5. "Tonight" – 3:19
  6. "Black Is Black" (Tony Hayes, Michelle Grainger, Steve Wadey) – 2:52
  7. "Don't Talk to Strangers" – 2:59
  8. "How Do You Talk to Girls" – 3:17
  9. "Still Crazy for You" (Charles Sanford) – 3:56
  10. "The American Girl" – 3:09
  11. "Just One Kiss" (Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg) – 3:14
  12. "April 24, 1981" – 1:33

Production
  • Produced by Keith Olsen
  • Engineered by Chris Minto at Goodnight LA
  • Assistant engineer: Kim Turner
  • Mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Artisan Sound Recorders

Personnel
  • Rick Springfield - lead vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, backing vocals
  • Tim Pierce - guitars
  • Charles Sandford - guitars
  • Gabriel Katona, Alan Pasqua - keyboards
  • Dennis Belfield - bass
  • Mike Baird - drums
  • Tommy Funderburk, Tom Kelly, Richard Page - backing vocals

Charts
Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 28
Canada (Canadian Albums Chart) 6
United States (Billboard 200) 2

Certifications
Certifications for Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[6] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[7] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. Rolling Stone review
  3. "Top Single Picks". Billboard. 11 September 1982. p. 55. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  4. "Rick Springfield - Kristina". Archived from the original on 24 November 2010.
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 289. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. "Canadian album certifications – Rick Springfield – Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet". Music Canada. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  7. "American album certifications – Rick Springfield – Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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