Tao is a Electronic album by Rick Springfield, originally released in 1985. On Gatefold: 60 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Synth-Pop / New Wave
- synthetic
- driving
- urban
About
With Tao, Springfield decided to experiment with new wave and synthrock. Springfield noted in a 2012 interview, "Tao had a lot of European influences and I perhaps went a little bit too far in that direction. The production was more European orientated, with the massive synths and that stuff actually did it really well in Europe, especially in Germany, 'Celebrate Youth' was a hit." Springfield considers Tao to be his finest album to date. "We just had a lot of new ideas. It is probably the one I experimented on the most. Whatever I thought of we tried it. It .
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Tracklist
- 1Dance This World Away4:35
- 2Celebrate Youth3:52
- 3Ride 'Em B Do Jr.0:31
- 4State of the Heart4:02
- 5Written In Rock4:35
- 6The Power of Love (The Tao of Love)5:00
- 7Walking On the Edge5:12
- 8Walk Like a Man4:09
- 9The Tao of Heaven1:29
- 10Stranger In the House4:03
- 11My Father's Chair3:28
Credits
Performers
- Mike SeifritBACKING VOCALS
- Tom KellyBACKING VOCALS
- Tommy FunderburkBACKING VOCALS
- Mike BairdDRUMS
- Pino PalladinoFRETLESS BASS BASS
- Rick SpringfieldGUITAR SYNTHESIZER BASS
- Tim PierceGUITAR SYNTHESIZER SYNTH
- Michael FisherPERCUSSION
- Mitchell FroomSYNTHESIZER KEYBOARDS
- Jeff SilvermanSYNTHESIZER SYNTH GUITAR SYNTHESIZER
- Nicky HopkinsSYNTHESIZER SYNTH
- John Philip ShenaleSYNTHESIZER SYNTH
- Edie LehmannBACKING VOCALS
- Richard PageBACKING VOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 60 pressings tracked on Gatefold