Single:
Speak to the Sky entered the Australian singles chart* on 11 October 1971 and peaked at #6. It was #40 on the Top 100 of 1971.
Album:
The song is on Beginnings which entered the Australian albums chart* on 28 August 1972 and peaked at #15.
Songwriter:
Rick Springfield
Producer:
Robie Porter
Record label of Australian release:
Sparmac
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
Australian-American musician and actor Richard Lewis Springthorpe is known professionally as Rick Springfield. He was a member of the pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971.
Springfield then signed with Sparmac Records and issued his debut solo single, Speak to the Sky. Sparmac label owner, Robie Porter, was also producer and manager for Springfield. After recording his debut album, Beginnings, in London, Springfield moved to the United States in mid-1972.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Springfield
Lyrics:
Speak to the sky when ever things go wrong
And you know you′re not talkin’ to the air, to the air
And the world will look better from up there
Speak to the sky ′cause things can get ya down
And you know when you’re talkin’ to the Lord, to the Lord
The world will look better than before
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