Greatest Hits (Richard Marx album)
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Greatest Hits is the third compilation album by Richard Marx
. Released in 1997, this greatest hits package was the last recording for Marx as a Capitol Records
artist. This album contains fourteen of Marx's hit releases, including "Touch Of Heaven," a promotional single from the album Flesh & Bone, and a new track, "Angel's Lullaby."
Richard Marx
Richard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard"...
. Released in 1997, this greatest hits package was the last recording for Marx as a Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
artist. This album contains fourteen of Marx's hit releases, including "Touch Of Heaven," a promotional single from the album Flesh & Bone, and a new track, "Angel's Lullaby."
Track listing
- "Don't Mean NothingDon't Mean Nothing"Don't Mean Nothing" is the debut single by Richard Marx from his 1987 eponymous album. With the chart success of this and subsequent singles from his debut album, Marx became the first male artist to reach the top three of the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart with four singles from a debut album.In...
" (Marx/Bruce GaitschBruce GaitschBruce R. Gaitsch is an American guitarist, composer, and producer. He is best known for working with notable musicians such as Richard Marx, Chicago, Peter Cetera, Madonna, Agnetha Fältskog and many others as a session musician and songwriter...
) - 4:42 - "Endless Summer NightsEndless Summer Nights"Endless Summer Nights" is a song written and performed by American pop-rock singer Richard Marx, and released in January 1988 as the third single from his eponymous debut album. The song peaked at number two on the U.S...
" (Marx) - 4:32 - "Now And ForeverNow and Forever (Richard Marx song)"Now and Forever" is the title of a 1994 song written, produced and performed by the American singer-songwriter Richard Marx...
" (Marx/David FosterDavid FosterDavid Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...
/Carole Bayer SagerCarole Bayer SagerCarole Bayer Sager is an American lyricist, songwriter, singer, and painter.-Introduction:Born in New York City, Sager graduated from New York University, where she majored in English, dramatic arts and speech...
) - 3:34 - "Should've Known Better" (Marx) - 4:12
- "Angelia" (Marx) - 5:18
- "Hold On to the NightsHold On to the Nights"Hold On to the Nights" is a power ballad and number-one hit for singer Richard Marx. This was the fourth and final single released from his self-titled debut album, and the first to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100.-Charts:...
" (Marx) - 5:14 - "Angel's Lullaby" (Marx) - 3:58
- "Take This HeartTake This Heart"Take This Heart" is a song by Richard Marx, the third single from his 1991 album Rush Street. It hit number twenty on the Billboard Hot 100, while reaching number four on the Adult Contemporary chart in the U.S...
" (Marx) - 4:11 - "Satisfied" (Marx) - 4:14
- "Until I Find You Again" (Marx) - 4:25
- "HazardHazard (song)"Hazard" is a 1991 song performed by adult contemporary artist Richard Marx. It has since become one of the most popular songs by Richard Marx, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. In addition, the song spent one week atop the Billboard adult contemporary chart...
" (Marx) - 5:17 - "The Way She Loves Me" (Marx) - 4:15
- "Keep Coming BackKeep Coming Back (song)"Keep Coming Back" is a 1991 song by American singer-songwriter Richard Marx. It appears on his third solo album, Rush Street, and was both written and produced by Marx.The lyrics to the song detail a man's unrequited love for a woman...
" (Marx) - 6:49 - "Children of the Night" (Marx) - 4:44
- "Touch of Heaven" (Marx) - 4:52
- "Right Here WaitingRight Here Waiting"Right Here Waiting" is a ballad recorded by Richard Marx on his second album, Repeat Offender. "Right Here Waiting" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100, the 700th song to do so. It also peaked at #2 in the United Kingdom.-Background and writing:...
" (Marx) - 4:23
Miscellaneous
- The Japanese version of the album contained the following bonus tracks, "Slipping Away" and "Thanks To You"
- The album was dedicated to Dick MarxDick MarxDick Marx was an American jazz pianist and arranger. He also composed for film, television, and commercials.-Personal:...
, Richard Marx's father