Richard Marx

Richard Marx is an American pop and rock singer, songwriter and producer.

Richard Marx - Greatest Hits

It's telling that Richard Marx broke into the music business singing backup vocals for Lionel Richie and writing songs with Kenny Rogers and Chicago, for he kept to the straightforward, middle-of-the-road approach of those acts once he became a recording artist in his own right--not that there's anything wrong with that. A dependable hitmaker throughout the late '80s and early '90s, Marx scored with rockers ("Don't Mean Nothing," "Should've Known Better"), and ballads ("Right Here Waiting," "Endless Summer Nights") alike. Greatest Hits collects those songs as well as the lion's share of his high-end chart action--of which there was plenty, proving that a devotion to craft sometimes pays off better than fickle inspiration. --Daniel Durchholz

Richard Marx - Greatest Hits

1. Don't Mean Nothing
2. Endless Summer Nights
3. Now And Forever
4. Should've Known Better
5. Angelia
6. Hold On To The Nights
7. Angel's Lullaby
8. Take This Heart
9. Satisfied
10. Until I Find You Again
11. Hazard
12. The Way She Loves Me
13. Keep Coming Back
14. Children Of The Night
15. Touch Of Heaven
16. Right Here Waiting

It's summertime between my fifth and sixth grades...the year is 1988. I've just experienced my first dance outside of elementary school. It's the morning after, and I'm still in a daze from the magical slow dance that I'd just experienced last night with Tara, someone I had a huge crush on...that song was "Hold On To The Nights"...

Since then, I've come to know Richard Marx as a master of soft pop rock; with R&B aftershocks vibrating through his wonderfully pleasant voice. Personal favorites like "Should've Known Better" and "Endless Summer Nights" also dominated my favorite radio station at the time, but it was 1989's "Right Here Waiting" that solidly established Mr. Marx as a pop icon during the era of Paula Abdul, MC Hammer and the New Kids On The Block.

Words cannot express how much I appreciate and enjoy this album because it is so darn pleasant. Other standouts for me are "Angelia" (love this one), "Children Of The Night" (ditto), "Hazard" (lyrically haunting...), "Keep Coming Back" (deliciously bluesy - listen for Luther Vandross!), and "Now and Forever" (extremely sincere, perfect for a wedding).

"Satisfied" and "The Way She Loves Me" rock in a Bryan Adams-ish sort of way, and while these songs aren't personal favorites, they're still irresistable for the zestful vibrancy they communicate.

"Touch Of Heaven" is a pleasant surprise, and Richard's vocals are in top form here - fans of R&B music will definitely appreciate this one. Randy Jackson (yes, Michael's little brother) worked on this one.

...also check out the liner notes on this album; Mr. Marx shares a personal thought about every song. Upon reading this information, it becomes quite clear that Richard Marx is truly a wonderful human being. This is honestly one of the best CDs I have purchased in a long time - totally worth it - expecially for those who like pop, soft rock, or even R&B. Go get it...I mean it. -- Knyte (Chicago, IL)

Release Date: 11/04/1997

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Richard Marx at a Glance

Richard Noel Marx (born September 16, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois) is an adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of highly successful hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard". Although most of his major hit songs were slow ballads like these, many of his songs had a classic rock style, such as "Don't Mean Nothing," "Should've Known Better," "Satisfied," and "Too Late To Say Goodbye". Marx placed himself in the record books by being the first solo a...

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My Own Best Enemy - Richard Marx

Never mind that Richard Marx's cool meter is hovering around the same level as Michael Bolton's just now. The man knows what he's good at--that would be syrupy, rock-tinged power ballads--and, as evidenced by My Own Best Enemy, he's sticking to it. Here he grinds his sandpapery voice forcefully into the groove of a dozen songs designed to stoke or soothe mushy-hearted sensibilities. Lyrics, accordingly, are Lifetime movie-ready: He's discovering all that he is on "Again"; wallowing over who will dry his tears, hold his hand, etc., on "When You're Gone"; and sharing secrets as "deep as the ocean," his "truth laid open," on "Falling." The disc, it should be argued, matches Marx's work on early '90s hits like "Should've Known Better," and he's bound to find an appreciative audience among the throngs of lady worshippers who have been waiting for him to re-emerge. But his crime is being unfashionable, and for it he'll serve a sentence: As friendly as Enemy is to the ear, it won't earn him a new--and much-needed--generation of fans. --Tammy La Gorce

My Own Best Enemy

1. Nothing Left To Say
2. When You're Gone
3. One Thing Left
4. Love Goes On
5. Ready To Fly
6. Again
7. Colder
8. Everything Good
9. The Other Side
10. Someone Special
11. Suspicion
12. Falling

Richard Marx set the standard of adult oriented rock during late 80s through early 90s. After Paid Vacation album in 1993 when he made a huge hit NOW AND FOREVER he seemed to have been cast away from the corporate music world and Flesh and Bone and Days In Avalon could not score huge hits as their pedecessors.

My Own Best Enemy is the strong work that should lead him back to the front I hope. WHEN YOU'RE GONE and NOTHNING LEFT TO SAY has already been minor hits but the best track from the album has not yet introduced. Overall the album is somewhat like when the Paid Vacation went off. Nothing Left To Say is probably the remake(redone) of NOTHING LEFT BETWEEN US nice country rock flavored masterpiece track from PAID VACATION and WHEN YOU'RE GONE the first single might also fit in the aforementioned album. COLDER is the catchy pop rock track that reminds me of debut era Richard. And THE OTHER SIDE my #1 favorite from the album is so touching. FALLING, AGAIN are also my favorites.

It should take some time for you to sink in but it is truly deeply themed and should be listened wide variety of pop rock fans who love Eric Clapton, Bryan Adams, and John Mellencamp. -- susumu-5 (Japan)

Release Date: 08/10/2004

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Days in Avalon - Richard Marx

The platinum-selling Richard Marx was a radio staple in the late '80s and early '90s; he's continued to keep his hand in as a songwriter for the likes of 'N Sync ("This I Promise You"). Days in Avalon, his first album since 1997, isn't likely to change anyone's mind about Marx. But anyone who has enjoyed him in the past will appreciate this disc, whose only real surprise is the closing duet with Alison Krauss, "Straight from My Heart." Elsewhere, Marx indulges his passion for melodramatic storytelling (remember "Hazard"?) on "Boy Next Door," the tale of a Midwestern teenager who goes on a shooting spree. --Rickey Wright

Days in Avalon

1. Days In Avalon
2. Shine
3. Someone Special
4. Almost Everything
5. The Edge Of Forever
6. Power Of You And Me
7. One More Time
8. Waiting On Your Love
9. More Than A Mystery
10. Boy Next Door
11. Too Early To Be Over
12. Straight From My Heart

I have to admit, I hadn't been listening to Richard Marx for awhile, until a friend of mine reintroduced me to his incredible sound by playing his music over and over when I was around. I had almost forgot how amazing a singer/songwriter this guy was! After I got reacquainted I had to get Days In Avalon. This album is just as wonderful, if not more so, than all of his earlier stuff. The songs range from the slow love ballads like "One More Time" to the more upbeat, positive songs like "Too Early to Be Over." The music is good, but the lyrics are even better. I have listened to it over and over since I got it and it just keeps getting better every time. My favorite songs are "Days In Avalon," "Almost Everything," "Someone Special," "Power of You and Me," "The Boy Next Door" (I always was a "Hazard" fan), "Too Early to Be Over," and "Straight from My Heart" (very country!) In conclusion, I recommend this album for anyone looking for good music written by a truly underrated and talented man. -- Nicole "rockinrenee" (Steubenville, Ohio United States)

Release Date: 10/24/2000

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Repeat Offender - Richard Marx

Although this album is only his second, Richard Marx has revolutioned the way people think about music. He has combined Rock, Pop, and R&B music into one album that's sure to make you say, "This is Richard Marx?" (although his first album may make you think that as well). When I first listened to this album, I didn't know what to expect. I had listened to his Greatest Hits album and his first album, being "Satisfied" that he was truly, a great songwriter, as well as singer. After listening to this album, I really got into the songs that Richard Marx had written. I could relate to many of them and they became my personal favorites. Even though I ahve pretty much worn out the cd, I keep buying new copies of it because I love the music, the way it is written, and most of all, the fifth song on the cd. This song is called "Right Here Waiting" and it was a major hit. This was the only song I knew before I became interested in Richard Marx and his music. It is my favorite song of all time, and, I think, the most beautiful song ever written. So, if you like a little variety, maybe songs that you can relate to, listen to this album. It's one experience you never forget. -- "wolfybl" (Brooklyn, NY)

Repeat Offender

1. Nothin' You Can Do About It
2. Satisfied
3. Angelia
4. Too Late To Say Goodbye
5. Right Here Waiting
6. Heart On The Line
7. Real World
8. If You Don't Want My Love
9. That Was Lulu
10. Wait For The Sunrise
11. Children Of The Night

I prefer the "rock side" of Richard Marx to the more recent R & B style he turned to in the mid-'90s. That being said, this is probably his best album--with a wonderful variety of rock and pop.

The opening track, "Nothin You Can Do About It", is a crunching rocker which I actually heard briefly on rock radio way back when--proving that Marx was once about more than ballads. Equally as catchy is the second track, the lead single and #1 hit "Satisfied". Then comes another big hit, the beautiful yet still somewhat rock-based "Angelia". Gorgeous song.

Everyone who reviews Richard Marx's greatest hits album says it is an absolutely complete collection. I disagree for one reason: the top 20 hit "Too Late To Say Goodbye", which is the fourth song on this album, was not included. This song is a gorgeous, powerful anthem which to me is one of Marx's best singles ever. At the end of that song comes a soft instrumental that leads right in to the all-time famous ballad "Right Here Waiting".

From that point until the last track, the album is filled with non-hit rockers which are all good to great. "Heart On The Line" and "If You Don't Want My Love" are great, while the haunting, rocking "Wait For The Sunrise" is exceptional. That song to me is truly the best of Richard Marx--a fantastic rocker. Then comes that last track, the also-incredible "Children Of The Night". This song has a touching, heartfelt message not to mention melodic, anthemic sound. Beautiful way to end the album.

Along with certain "pop metal" albums, this album represents the epitome of why "'80s music" was so great and fun to listen to. A nearly perfect blend of the best of melodic pop and rock music of that era. I bought this album when it first came out (just months before I turned 20 years old) and still love it to this day. -- Brad (CT)

Release Date: 10/20/1998

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I just bought this cd because I heard the song "Endless Summer Nights" in a movie and remembered what a great song it was and how much I LOVED this cd (Which of course I had on cassette).

Also I thought that these facts were interesting:
- Over 30 million records sold
- Writer of Eleven #1 songs
- Nineteen Top 20 Singles as an Artist, including SEVEN #1 HITS
- 2004 Grammy Song of the Year Winner, with Luther Vandross, for "Dance With My Father"

S. Jenkins (Clarksburg, WV United States)

Richard Marx

1. Should've Known Better
2. Don't Mean Nothing
3. Endless Summer Nights
4. Lonely Heart
5. Hold On The Nights
6. Have Mercy
7. Remember Manhattan
8. The Flame Of Love
9. Rhythm Of Life
10. Heaven Only Knows

Its been a very long time since i've heard most of the songs on this CD. But i still know them like i've been listening to them since day one. There isn't a song on this cd that i dont love. Some of favs on this cd:
Should've Known Better
Don't Mean Nothing
Endless Summer Nights
Hold on to the Nights
Heaven Only Knows

This is by no means a slight to the other songs on the CD. Because quite frankly i listen to and love each and everone of them. I listed those because they kind of felt like. Something that i could agree or identify with. I'm hoping that folks will check this CD out as well as others by Richard Marx like "My Own Best Enemy" his newest CD. -- Derrick Jenkins "Lover of music/anime" (Hampton VA USA)