W 1972 r. przeniósł się do USA, gdzie wytypowano go na nowego idola nastolatków. Nowa wersja „Speak To The Sky” trafiła do amerykańskiej Top 20, jednak dalszą karierę Springfielda zablokowały na dwa lata spory kontraktowe, rozstrzygnięte ostatecznie na korzyść wytwórni Chelsea Wesa Farella. Na albumie Wait For The Night piosenkarzowi towarzyszyli muzycy z sekcji rytmicznej Eltona Johna: Dee Murray (bas) i Nigel Olsson (perkusja).
Wkrótce po nagraniu płyty firma zbankrutowała, a Springfield zadebiutował jako aktor telewizyjny. Wystąpił w epizodycznych rolach w filmach „The Rockford Files”, „Wonder Woman” i „The Six Million Dollar Man” oraz w roli głównej w serialu „General Hospital”. Ekranowa popularność zaowocowała kontraktem z wytwórnią RCA i singlowymi przebojami z lat 1980-1982: „Jessie’s Girl”, „I’ve Done Everything For You”, „Don’t Talk To Strangers”.
W 1984 r. wystąpił w roli gwiazdy rocka w filmie „Hard To Hold” („Trudno zatrzymać” - reż. Larry Peerce), z którego pochodził popularny przebój „To Love Somebody”. W 1985 r. na listy przebojów trafiła reedycja tematu „Bruce” z 1978 r., opisującego skutki pomylenia wykonawcy z Bruce’em Springsteenem. Późniejsze albumy wokalisty cieszyły się jednakową popularnością w Anglii i w USA.
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Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [US] | Komentarz |
Speak To The Sky/Why? | Rick Springfield | 08.1972 | - | 14[13] | Capitol 3340 | [written by Rick Springfield][produced by Robie Porter] |
What Would The Children Think/Come On Everybody | Rick Springfield | 11.1972 | - | 70[4] | Capitol 3466 | [written by Rick Springfield][produced by Robie Porter] |
American Girls/Weep No More | Rick Springfield | 07.1974 | - | 98[2] | Columbia 46057 | [written by Rick Springfield][produced by Robie Porter, Steve Binder] |
Take A Hand/Archangel | Rick Springfield | 08.1976 | - | 41[9] | Chelsea 3051 | [written by Rick Springfield][produced by Mark K. Smith] |
Jessie's Girl/Carry Me Away | Rick Springfield | 03.1981 | - | 1[2][32] | RCA 12201 | [gold-US][written by Rick Springfield][produced by Keith Olsen] |
I've Done Everything For You/Red Hot And Blue Love | Rick Springfield | 08.1981 | - | 8[22] | RCA 12166 | [written by S. Hagar][produced by Keith Olsen] |
Love Is Alright Tonite/Everybody's Girl | Rick Springfield | 12.1981 | - | 20[16] | RCA 13 008 | [written by R. Springfield][produced by Rick Springfield, Bill Drescher] |
Don't Talk To Strangers/Tonight | Rick Springfield | 03.1982 | - | 2[21] | RCA 13 070 | [written by Rick Springfield][produced by Keith Olsen] |
What Kind Of Fool Am I/How Do You Talk To Girls | Rick Springfield | 06.1982 | - | 21[12] | RCA 13 245 | [written by Rick Springfield][produced by Keith Olsen] |
I Get Excited/Kristina | Rick Springfield | 09.1982 | - | 32[12] | RCA 13 303 | [written by Rick Springfield][produced by Keith Olsen] |
Affair Of The Heart/Like Father, Like Son | Rick Springfield | 04.1983 | - | 9[18] | RCA 13 497 | [written by Rick Springfield, Blaise Tosti, Danny Tate][produced by Rick Springfield, Bill Drescher] |
Human Touch/Alyson | Rick Springfield | 07.1983 | 23[7] | 18[15] | RCA 13 576 | [written by Rick Springfield][produced by Rick Springfield, Bill Drescher ] |
Souls | Rick Springfield | 10.1983 | - | 23[15] | RCA 13 650 | [written by Rick Springfield][produced by Rick Springfield, Bill Drescher] |
Jessie's Girl/Affair Of The Heart | Rick Springfield | 03.1984 | 43[7] | - | RCA RICK 2 [UK] | [written by R. Springfield][produced by Keith Olsen] |
Love Somebody/The Great Lost Art Of Conversation | Rick Springfield | 03.1984 | 95[1] | 5[16] | RCA 13 738 | [written by Rick Springfield, Bill Drescher][produced by Rick Springfield, Bill Drescher] |
Don't Walk Away/S.F.O. | Rick Springfield | 05.1984 | - | 26[12] | RCA 13 813 | [written by Rick Springfield][produced by Rick Springfield, Bill Drescher] |
Bop 'Til You Drop/Taxi Dancing | Rick Springfield | 08.1984 | - | A:20[15];:59[10] | RCA 13 861 | [written by Rick Springfield][produced by Rick Springfield, Bill Drescher] |
Bruce/Guenevere | Rick Springfield | 11.1984 | - | 27[13] | Mercury 880 405 | [written by R. Springfield][produced by Tom Perry, Joey D. Vieira] |
Celebrate Youth/Stranger In The House | Rick Springfield | 04.1985 | 80[4] | 26[11] | RCA 14 047 | [written by Rick Springfield][produced by Rick Springfield, Bill Drescher For Famous Dog Productions] |
State Of The Heart/The Power Of Love (The Tao Of Love) | Rick Springfield | 06.1985 | - | 22[15] | RCA 14 120 | [written by Eric McCusker, Rick Springfield, Tim Pierce][produced by Rick Springfield, Bill Drescher] |
Rock Of Life/The Language Of Love | Rick Springfield | 02.1986 | 83[4] | 22[15] | RCA 6853 | [written by Rick Springfield][produced by Keith Olsen, Rick Springfield] |
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Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [US] | Komentarz |
Beginnings | Rick Springfield | 08.1972 | - | 35[17] | Capitol 11 047 | [produced by Robie Porter] |
Working Class Dog | Rick Springfield | 03.1981 | - | 7[73] | RCA Victor 3697 | [platinum-US][produced by Rick Springfield, Bill Drescher and Keith Olsen] |
Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet | Rick Springfield | 03.1982 | - | 2[35] | RCA Victor 4125 | [platinum-US][produced by Keith Olsen] |
Wait for Night | Rick Springfield | 12.1982 | - | 159[8] | RCA Victor 4235 | [produced by Mark K. Smith] |
Living in Oz | Rick Springfield | 04.1983 | 41[4] | 12[57] | RCA Victor 4660 | [platinum-US][produced by Bill Drescher] |
Hard to Hold | Rick Springfield | 04.1984 | - | 16[36] | RCA Victor 4935 | [platinum-US][produced by Rick Springfield, Bill Drescher, Graham Parker, Harvey Goldberg, Tom Scott, Peter Gabriel, Peter Walsh] |
Beautiful Feelings | Rick Springfield | 12.1984 | - | 78[13] | Mercury 824 107 | [produced by Tom Perry] |
Tao | Rick Springfield | 04.1985 | 68[3] | 21[27] | RCA Victor 5370 | [gold-US][produced by Rick Springfield, Bill Drescher] |
Rock of Life | Rick Springfield | 02.1988 | 80[1] | 55[16] | RCA 6620 | [produced by Keith Olsen, Rick Springfield] |
Karma | Rick Springfield | 05.1999 | - | 189[1] | Platium 9561 | [produced by Rick Springfield & Bill Drescher] |
The Day After Yesterday | Rick Springfield | 07.2005 | - | 197[1] | Gomer 481200 | [produced by Rick Springfield] |
Venus in Overdrive | Rick Springfield | 08.2008 | - | 28[2] | New Door B0011347 | [produced by Rick Springfield and Matt Bissonette] |
Songs for the End of the World | Rick Springfield | 10.2012 | - | 44[1] | Gomer 602537351176 | [produced by Rick Springfield and Matt Bissonette] |
Rocket Science | Rick Springfield | 03.2016 | - | 69[1] | Frontiers Music SRL FRCD 722S | [produced by Rick Springfield and Matt Bissonette] |
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