Speak to the Sky

"Speak to the Sky"
Single by Rick Springfield
from the album Beginnings
B-side"Why?"
ReleasedMay 1972 (1972-05)
GenreBubblegum pop[1]
Length2:42
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Rick Springfield
Producer(s)Robie Porter
Rick Springfield singles chronology
"Speak to the Sky"
(1972) 		"What Would the Children Think"
(1972)

"Speak to the Sky" is the debut single by Rick Springfield. It reached No. 6 in Australia, No. 8 on the Canadian adult contemporary chart, No. 10 on the Canadian pop chart, No. 14 on the U.S. pop chart, and No. 16 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart in 1972.[2] It was featured on his 1972 album Beginnings.[3]

The song was arranged by Del Newman and produced by Robie Porter.[4]

The song ranked No. 96 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1972.[5]

  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (May 13, 2020). "The Number Ones: Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl". Stereogum. Retrieved July 19, 2023. "Speak To The Sky" is a weak oompah-fart bubblegum song, but it did well in the US...
  2. ^ "Rick Springfield, "Speak to the Sky" Chart Positions". Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "Rick Springfield, Beginnings". Discogs. 1972. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "Rick Springfield, "Speak to the Sky" Single Release". Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1972". Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2019.