![]() ![]() Tracks 1, 3 and 10 produced by Humberto Gatica for Hum Productions, Inc.All songs arranged by Richard Marx, except track 1 (Marx and Tom Keane), tracks 4 and 7 (Marx, Rhett Lawrence), track 8 (Jim Lang) and track 10 (Marx and the band)."Get Lost" Chorus on "Rhythm of Life – Ruth Marx, Cynthia Rhodes, Richard Marx, Terry Williams, Dean Pitchford, Bobby Colomby, Peter Doell, DeWayne Brady, Dick Marx, Loretta Munoz, Ross and Anne Schwartz, Susanne Christian, Susanne Edgren, Brittney Cole and Julie Landau.Horns on "Rhythm of Life" – Jerry Hey, Bill Reichenbach, Jr., Gary Grant and Larry Williams Arranged by Michael Omartian, Richard Marx and Jerry Hey.Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 4, 5, 10).Joe Walsh – rhythm guitar (2), guitar solo (2).Bruce Gaitsch – rhythm guitar (2), guitar (3, 6, 7), 1st and 2nd guitar solos (4).Michael Landau – guitar (1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10), end guitar solo (4), guitar solo (5, 6).Jim Lang – keyboards (8), drum programming (8). ![]() Rhett Lawrence – keyboards (4, 7), programming (4, 7), drums (4, 7).Michael Omartian – acoustic piano (2), keyboards (9).Richard Marx – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 7, 9), keyboards (4-7), drums (4, 7), acoustic piano (5).Filled with carefully constructed radio-ready tracks, it was no surprise that the album became a huge hit." Track listing Īll tracks are written by Richard Marx, except where noted. The album received praise from music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic, who stated that "Richard Marx's self-titled debut album was a finely crafted record of mainstream pop/rock. In the United Kingdom, the album entered the charts on Apwhere it stayed for two weeks peaking at number 68. The album went to number eight on the Billboard charts and spent 86 weeks on that chart. Bailey, and Fee Waybill appeared in the video for the lead single "Don't Mean Nothing". Reception įive singles were released from the album, each of them doing well on the charts. In the liner notes, Marx dedicated the album to his parents, Ruth and Dick Marx. Marx co-wrote the music for the album with Bruce Gaitsch, Jim Lang, and Michael Omartian. Marx wrote the lyrics for all of the songs on his debut, with the exception of "Lonely Heart" and "Remember Manhattan" which were written by Fee Waybill from The Tubes. ![]() Marx was subsequently nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Rock Vocal Performance - Solo" for "Don't Mean Nothing" in 1988. Schmit also sang background vocals on that track. Two other members of the Eagles, Randy Meisner and Timothy B. Marx's manager convinced Eagles' guitarist Joe Walsh to play on the track "Don't Mean Nothing". David and I worked closely together on the production to insure that the record had that kind of sound." Īnother advantage for Marx was the roster of musicians who played on the album. Cole had previously produced singer-songwriter Bob Seger's album Like a Rock which Marx stated that it ".sounded great. The album was co-produced by David Cole, whom Marx enjoyed working with. Through trial and error, I came up with a record that feels right and that's me." I wasn't told to go into the studio and write hits I was told to make an album I believed in. Marx's relationship with the label was positive, with Marx stating that "Manhattan Records was behind my writing and my voice. When the deal with Manhattan Records came through early in '86, I put everything else on hold - I saw this album as a challenge to show what I could really do." It was the song I could've placed the easiest, but I knew that I should be the one to do it. "Should've Known Better", for instance, was written three years ago, and whenever I'd play it for an artist I'd get a real good response. Marx was determined to become a solo artist, stating that "I didn't want to give my best songs away. In the early 1980s, Richard Marx had started his music career in Los Angeles as a background singer and songwriter for other artists. ![]()
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