| Working Class Dog | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Rick Springfield |
| Cover: | working_class_dog.jpg |
| Recorded: | 1980–1981 |
| Studio: | Sound City, Van Nuys, California |
| Genre: | |
| Label: | RCA |
| Producer: | Rick Springfield, Bill Drescher, Keith Olsen |
| Prev Title: | Wait for Night |
| Prev Year: | 1976 |
| Next Title: | Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
Working Class Dog is the fifth studio album by Australian rock musician Rick Springfield, released by RCA Records in 1981. The album was certified Platinum in the United States and eventually sold over three million US copies. It produced Springfield's biggest career hit with the #1 million-selling song, "Jessie's Girl". Springfield was awarded the 1982 Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male.
The album was re-released on CD in 2006 as a "25th anniversary edition" with three bonus tracks.
All tracks written by Rick Springfield except as indicated.
The album cover features a picture of a Bull Terrier[2] dog dressed in a white shirt with a black tie.[3] The dog was Springfield’s pet named Ronnie, and he briefly cameoed in the song’s music video. Ronnie would later be featured in the cover art of his owner’s next album Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet. Working Class Dog‘s cover (credited to Mike Doud) was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Album Package" in 1981.[4] The 2011 Jonathan Coulton song "Je Suis Rick Springfield" makes reference to the album cover. Ronnie passed away in 1994.[5]
| Chart (1981) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[7] | 38 | |
| Chart (1982) | Position | |
| US Billboard 200[8] | 31 |