Rush Street (album)

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Rush Street
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Studio album by
Richard Marx
ReleasedOctober 28, 1991
RecordedNovember 1990−June 1991
Studio A&M, Lion's Share, Right Track, Sunset Sound, Frantic Studio, Westlake, Capitol, Bill Champlin Studio, Village Recorder, Elumba Studios, Can-Am Studios, The Enterprise
Genre Pop rock, adult contemporary
Length65:35
Label Capitol
Producer Richard Marx, Fee Waybill
Richard Marx chronology
Repeat Offender
(1989)		Rush Street
(1991)		 Live in USA 1988/92
(1992)
Singles from Richard Marx
  1. "Keep Coming Back"
    Released: October 1991
  2. "Hazard"
    Released: January 1992
  3. "Take This Heart"
    Released: June 1992
  4. "Chains Around My Heart"
    Released: October 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Calgary Herald C [2]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly D [4]

Rush Street is the third studio album by singer and songwriter Richard Marx. Released in late 1991, it sold over two million copies in the United States alone. It was Richard's third consecutive multi-million seller in the U. S.

Contents

Its first single, "Keep Coming Back," was #1 on the American Adult Contemporary chart for four consecutive weeks. It reached #5 in Cashbox while peaking at #12 in Billboard . The follow-up single, "Hazard", also hit #1 Adult Contemporary. It reached #6 in Cashbox and #9 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Subsequent single releases included "Take This Heart" and "Chains Around My Heart", which were Top Ten hits on the US Adult Contemporary charts. All four hits boasted popular music videos as well. Toto members Steve Lukather and Jeff Porcaro were among the session musicians employed on the album, although they play on separate tracks.

Marx admitted in 2001 that the track "Superstar" is about Madonna. [5] The album was dedicated to son Brandon Marx and grandmother Lois.

Track listing

  1. "Playing with Fire" (Richard Marx, Steve Lukather) – 4:29
  2. "Love Unemotional" (Marx) – 5:06
  3. "Keep Coming Back" (Marx) – 6:51
  4. "Take This Heart" (Marx) – 4:10
  5. "Hazard" (Marx) – 5:17
  6. "Hands in Your Pocket" (Marx) – 3:54
  7. "Calling You" (Marx, Bruce Gaitsch) – 4:42
  8. "Superstar" (Marx) – 4:42
  9. "Streets of Pain" (Marx, Fee Waybill) – 5:10
  10. "I Get No Sleep" (Marx) – 3:44
  11. "Big Boy Now" (Marx, Waybill) – 5:38
  12. "Chains Around My Heart" (Marx, Waybill) – 5:42
  13. "Your World" (Marx) – 5:54

Bonus Tracks on Japanese release

Bonus Tracks on Latin America release

Personnel

Musicians

Background vocals

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991/92)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 11
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [7] 31
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [8] 12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 27
The Billboard 200 Albums Chart35
UK Albums Chart7

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)Position
Australia (ARIA Charts) [10] 52

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [11] Platinum70,000^
United States (RIAA) [12] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Obee, Dave (November 17, 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald .
  3. ↑ Deknock, Jan (November 14, 1991). "Home Entertainment: Recordings". Chicago Tribune . p. 7.
  4. ↑ Reynolds, Simon (November 15, 1991). "Rush Street". Entertainment Weekly .
  5. ↑ "Ask Richard: August 2001". richardmarxonline.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-07. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
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