Repeat Offender (Richard Marx album)

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Repeat Offender
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Studio album by
Richard Marx
ReleasedApril 26, 1989
Recorded1988–89
Studio
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Length53:21
Label Capitol
Producer
Richard Marx chronology
Richard Marx
(1987)		Repeat Offender
(1989)		 Rush Street
(1991)

Repeat Offender is the second studio album by singer/songwriter Richard Marx. Released in mid-1989, it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. The album was certified four times platinum in United States due to five major singles on the Billboard charts, including two No. 1 hits: "Satisfied" and the platinum-certified "Right Here Waiting".

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After touring for fourteen months on his first album, Marx returned to the studio with a number of songs that had been written while on the road. The album was recorded with well-known L.A.-area studio musicians and would go on to become even more successful than his debut record, pushing Prince out of the No. 1 spot on Billboard 200 album chart. Repeat Offender was the result of the energy generated from over a year and a half on the road and was written or co-written entirely by Marx. "Some people might think that it would be easier this time around, that I could just kick back." Marx said at the time, "but the truth is, it’s harder, I’ve got more to prove."

The first two singles, "Satisfied" and the platinum-selling "Right Here Waiting," both reached No. 1, completing a string of three consecutive No. 1 singles. When the third single from Repeat Offender, "Angelia" climbed to No. 4, Marx became the first solo artist to reach the Top 5 with his first seven singles. Since then, "Right Here Waiting" has been covered numerous times, most notably by Monica and 112 in a 1998 duet.

Another single from the album, "Children of the Night", was written in support of the suburban Los Angeles (Van Nuys)-based organization for runaways. [1] [2] [3] It became the sixth single from the album, and all royalties were donated to the charity. [2] [3]

Marx's second world tour began in the spring of 1989 and took him to Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Europe, Canada, and the United States, lasting through August 1990.[ citation needed ] Highlights of that tour included a performance in the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London and an invitation from Tina Turner to tour Germany.

Marx also had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform The Beatles' "Help!" at the Berlin Wall in late 1989. Marx also received his second Grammy nomination in 1990 for "Best Pop Vocal Performance — Male" for "Right Here Waiting". [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Richard Marx, unless otherwise noted

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Nothin' You Can Do About It"  4:42
2."Satisfied"  4:12
3."Angelia"  5:16
4."Too Late to Say Goodbye" Fee Waybill  4:57
5."Right Here Waiting"  4:23
6."Heart on the Line"Marx, Bruce Gaitsch Marx, Gaitsch4:43
7."Real World"  4:13
8."If You Don't Want My Love"Waybill 4:07
9."That Was Lulu" (only on CD and Minidisc issues) Dean Pitchford  3:44
10."Wild Life" (Japanese bonus track)Marx, Rick Springfield Marx, Springfield4:08
11."Wait for the Sunrise"  4:13
12."Children of the Night"  4:43

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [22] 2× Platinum200,000 [23]
Canada (Music Canada) [24] 6× Platinum600,000^
Germany (BVMI) [25] Gold250,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [26] Gold10,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ) [27] Gold7,500^
Sweden (GLF) [28] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [29] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [30] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [31] 4× Platinum4,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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