Paid Vacation (album)
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Paid Vacation is the fourth studio album by singer/songwriter Richard Marx
. The album's first single "Now And Forever
" hit #7 on the Billboard Hot 100
in the United States. This song also spent eleven consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart
. The follow-up single, "The Way She Loves Me" hit #3 in the United States.
The album was dedicated to Marx's wife Cynthia Rhodes
and sons Brandon, Lucas, and Jesse Marx.
Bonus Tracks on European release
• "Whole World To Save" - 5:31
• "Miami 2017
" - 4:32
Bonus Tracks on Japanese release
• "Whole World To Save" - 5:31
• "Miami 2017
" - 4:32
• "Another Heaven" - 4:31
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"...
. The album's first single "Now And Forever
Now 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...
" hit #7 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
in the United States. This song also spent eleven consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
. The follow-up single, "The Way She Loves Me" hit #3 in the United States.
The album was dedicated to Marx's wife Cynthia Rhodes
Cynthia Rhodes
Cynthia Rhodes is an American actress, singer and dancer most noted for her roles in Dirty Dancing, Flashdance and Staying Alive.- Career :...
and sons Brandon, Lucas, and Jesse Marx.
Track listing
- "The Way She Loves Me" (Marx) - 4:15
- "One More Try" (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...
) - 4:25 - "Silent Scream" (Marx) - 3:52
- "Nothing to Hide" (Marx, Thomas) - 5:33
- "Soul Motion" (Marx, Gaitsch) - 5:22
- "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) - 3:32 - "Goodbye Hollywood" (Marx) - 4:56
- "Heaven's Waiting" (Marx) - 3:48
- "Nothing Left Behind Us" (Marx, Fee WaybillFee WaybillJohn Waldo Waybill , known as Fee Waybill, is the lead singer and songwriter of the band the Tubes...
) - 5:22 - "What You Want" (Marx) - 3:49
- "One Man" (Marx) - 5:12
- "Baby Blues" (Marx, Gaitsch) - 0:53
Bonus Tracks on European release
• "Whole World To Save" - 5:31
• "Miami 2017
Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)
"Miami 2017 " is a song written by Billy Joel which appeared as the final song on the album Turnstiles in 1976...
" - 4:32
Bonus Tracks on Japanese release
• "Whole World To Save" - 5:31
• "Miami 2017
Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)
"Miami 2017 " is a song written by Billy Joel which appeared as the final song on the album Turnstiles in 1976...
" - 4:32
• "Another Heaven" - 4:31
Personnel
- Guitars: 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...
, Terry Thomas, Paul Warren, Richard Marx - Organ: Bill ChamplinBill ChamplinWilliam Bradford "Bill" Champlin is an American singer, guitarist, keyboard player, arranger, producer, and songwriter. His performance work is principally associated with the bands Chicago and the Sons of Champlin...
, David Innis - Keyboards: Bill PayneBill PayneBill Payne is a founding member of American rock band Little Feat. He is considered by many other piano rock musicians, including Elton John, to be one of the finest American piano rock and blues music artists...
, Greg Phillanganes, Mike Egizi, Richard Marx - Bass: Leland SklarLeland SklarLeland "Lee" Bruce Sklar is an American musician, singer-songwriter and film score composer. A prominent bass guitarist, Sklar has contributed to thousands of albums as a session musician...
, Randy JacksonRandy JacksonRandall Darius "Randy" Jackson is an American bassist, singer, record producer, music manager, A&R executive, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is best known as a judge on American Idol and executive producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew...
, Felix Krish, Nathan EastNathan EastNathan Harrell East is a jazz, R&B and rock bass player and vocalist. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the University of California, San Diego... - Drums: Jonathan Moffett, Russ KunkelRuss KunkelRussell Kunkel , also known as Russ Kunkel, is an American drummer and producer who has worked as a session musician with a number of well-known artists.Kunkel was born in Pittsburgh, PA...
, Tony Beard, Jeff PorcaroJeff PorcaroJeffrey Thomas "Jeff" Porcaro was an American session drummer and a founding member of the Grammy Award winning band Toto. Porcaro was one of the most recorded drummers in history, working on hundreds of albums and thousands of sessions...
, Myron Grombacher - Percussion: Chris Trujillo, Luis ConteLuis ConteLuis Conte is a Cuban percussionist.-Early years:As a child in Cuba, Conte began his musical odyssey playing the guitar. However, he soon switched to percussion, and that has remained his mode since....
- Harmonica: Juke Logan
- Saxophone: Steve Grove
- Horns: Steve Grove, Lee ThornburgLee ThornburgLee Thornburg is a trumpeter who has played with many artists, and also has been a member of Supertramp and Tower of Power. Thornburg also played with Wayne Cochran and the C.C. Riders in the 1970s.-Biography:...
- Strings: Jerry GoodmanJerry GoodmanJerry Goodman is an American violinist best known for playing electric violin in the bands The Flock and the jazz fusion Mahavishnu Orchestra. Goodman actually began his musical career as The Flock's roadie before joining the band on violin. Trained in the conservatory, both of his parents were...
, Pavel Farkas, Israel Baker, Farhad Behroozi, Sid Page, Charlie BisharatCharlie BisharatCharlie Bisharat is a Grammy-winning violinistwho has extensively toured and/or recorded with numerous artists. He was a member of Shadowfax who won a Grammy in 1988 for Best New Age Performance for Folksongs for a Nuclear Village...
, Gailt Curz, James Getzoff, Henry Corbett - Background Vocals: Lionel RichieLionel RichieLionel Brockman Richie, Jr. , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Since 1968, he has been a member of the musical group Commodores signed to Motown Records...
, Luther VandrossLuther VandrossLuther Ronzoni Vandross was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times...
, Marilyn MartinMarilyn MartinMarilyn Martin is an American singer best known for her 1985 hit duet with Phil Collins, "Separate Lives."Born in Tennessee but raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Martin gained notice as a back-up singer for such artists as Stevie Nicks, Joe Walsh, Don Henley, Tom Petty and Kenny Loggins, touring...
, Cheryl LynnCheryl LynnLynda Cheryl Smith , known better by her professional name Cheryl Lynn, is a female African-American disco, R&B and soul singer known best for her 1978 disco song, "Got to Be Real".-Early career:...
, Terry Thomas, Bill Champlin, Max Carl, Timothy B. SchmitTimothy B. SchmitTimothy Bruce Schmit is an American musician and songwriter, best known for his work as bass guitar player and singer for Poco and the Eagles. Schmit has also worked for decades as a session musician and solo artist.-Early career:Raised in Sacramento, Schmit began playing in the folk music group...
, Vince GillVince GillVincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...