Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl (RCA)

This starts out very like Thin Lizzy but I know it's not because I've met Rick and he's shorter than Phil Lynott. "Human Touch" was a major-minor hit for Rick over here and I imagine this typical piece of American 'rawk' will do the same sort of business. (Paul Simper, No 1, March 17, 1984)

This has Extremely Successful Record written all over it. Now that Rick (a mega-hunk in America) is finally denting the British charts, his follow-up to "Human Touch" is a wise choice. An old number from '81, it still sounds fresh and snappy as it builds around a burly chorus that screams out for a frantic session of scarf waving. (Ian Birch, Smash Hits, March 29, 1984)