Songwriter (Richard Marx album)

Songwriter
Studio album by Richard Marx
Released	September 30, 2022
Genre	Pop rock country
Length	69:54
Label	BMG
Producer	Richard Marx Lucas Marx Jesse Marx Bruce Wiegner Matt Scannell Burt Bacharach CJ Vanston Adam Messinger Michael Jade
Richard Marx chronology
Stories to Tell: Greatest Hits and More (2021) Songwriter (2022)
Singles from Songwriter
"Just Go" Released: February 14, 2013 "Same Heartbreak, Different Day" Released: July 15, 2022 "One Day Longer" Released: August 12, 2022 "Shame On You" Released: September 1, 2022 "Believe In Me" Released: 2023

Songwriter is the thirteenth studio album by American singer/songwriter and record producer/arranger Richard Marx, released on September 30, 2022. ^[1] The debut single "Same Heartbreak, Different Day" peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

Background

Songwriter features songs in the genres pop, rock and country, as well as ballads. For this album, Marx worked with many other songwriters, including his sons Lucas and Jesse, ^{[2] [3]} Keith Urban, Darius Rucker, Burt Bacharach, Richard Page, and Chris Daughtry among others.

Track listing

Songwriter track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Same Heartbreak, Different Day"	Richard Marx Lucas Marx Michael Jade	3:08
2.	"Only a Memory"	R. Marx Adam Messinger	3:00
3.	"Anything"	R. Marx Bruce Wiegner	2:37
4.	"Moscow Calling"	R. Marx	4:52
5.	"Believe in Me"	R. Marx L. Marx	3:13
6.	"Shame on You"	R. Marx Jesse Marx	2:31
7.	"My Love, My Enemy"	R. Marx Matt Scannell	2:35
8.	"Just Go"	R. Marx	4:17
9.	"One More Yesterday"	R. Marx Chris Daughtry Jason Wade	3:22
10.	"We Are Not Alone"	R. Marx J. Marx	3:44
11.	"Everything I've Got"	R. Marx	3:12
12.	"Misery Loves Company"	R. Marx L. Marx Wiegner	2:56
13.	"One Day Longer"	R. Marx Keith Urban	4:07
14.	"Breaking My Heart"	R. Marx Darius Rucker David Hodges	3:46
15.	"We Had It All"	R. Marx Randy Houser Brice Long	3:23
16.	"Always"	R. Marx Burt Bacharach	3:41
17.	"Still in My Heart"	R. Marx Richard Page	4:11
18.	"Maybe"	R. Marx	4:15
19.	"As If We'll Never Love Again"	R. Marx Gary Burr	3:23
20.	"Never After"	R. Marx Topher Brown	3:41
Total length:			69:54

Personnel

• Richard Marx – lead vocals, backing vocals (1-5, 7-9, 11-15), acoustic guitar (2, 3, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20), keyboards (4, 8, 14, 18), all guitars (4), bass (4), acoustic piano (7, 19), ganjo (13)
• Lucas Marx – all instruments (1, 5), answer vocals (3)
• Adam Messinger – all instruments (2)
• Bruce Wiegner – all instruments (3), all other instruments (12)
• Jesse Marx – all other instruments (6), backing vocals (6, 10), all instruments (10)
• Jason Webb – keyboards (15)
• Greg Phillinganes – acoustic piano (16)
• CJ Vanston – all instruments (17)
• Matt Scannell – guitars (7), bass (7, 14), "verse" guitar (14), guitar solo (14)
• Jerry McPherson – guitars (8, 11-13, 15), additional guitars (14)
• Michael Landau – guitars (9), electric guitar (20), electric guitar solo (20)
• Jason Blynn – electric guitar (18)
• Mark Hill – bass (8, 11, 13, 15)
• Paul Bushnell – bass (9, 20)
• Whynot Jansveld – bass (18)
• Matt Walker – drums (4)
• Taylor Hawkins – drums (6)
• Brian Griffin – drums (7)
• Shawn Fichter – drums (8)
• Josh Freese – drums (9)
• Steve Brewster – drums (11, 13-15)
• Miles McPherson – drums (12)
• Herman Matthews – drums (20)
• Nina DiGregorio – violin solo (4)
• Michael Omartian – string arrangements (16)
• Cliff Colnot – string arrangements (19)
• Jillian Jacqueline – harmony vocals (20)

Production

• Lucas Marx – producer (1, 5), mixing (1, 5)
• Michael Jade – additional production (1)
• Adam Messinger – producer (2), mixing (2)
• Bruce Wiegner – producer (3, 12), mixing (3)
• Richard Marx – producer (4, 6-11, 13-16, 18-20), liner notes
• Matt Scannell – producer (6, 7)
• Jesse Marx – producer (10)
• Burt Bacharach – producer (16)
• CJ Vanston – producer (17), mixing (17)
• Matthew Prock – engineer (4), mixing (4, 6, 10, 12, 18, 19), mastering (6-15)
• Chip Matthews – mixing (7, 8, 11, 13-16, 20)
• Jorge Vivo – recording (19)
• Whynot Jansveld – mastering (1-5, 16-20)
• Dale Voleker – design
• Nick Spanos – photography
• Daisy Fuentes – photo of Richard Marx (pg. 14)

Charts

Chart performance for Songwriter

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) [4]	5
Australian Physical Albums (ARIA) [5]	87
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6]	95
Scottish Albums (OCC) [7]	28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [8]	68
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [9]	29
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [10]	11

References

1. Jansons, Andris (July 20, 2022). "Richard Marx Announces New Multi-genre-spanning Album Songwriter Out September 30". S.L.R. Magazine. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
2. Powers, Jim (July 21, 2022). "A Man of Many Words". Palm Springs Life. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
3. Rapp, Allison (July 15, 2022). "Richard Marx Announces New Album, 'Songwriter'". Ultimate Classic Rock . Retrieved July 24, 2022.
4. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 10 October 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1701. Australian Recording Industry Association. October 10, 2022. p. 10.
5. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 17 October 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1702. Australian Recording Industry Association. October 17, 2022. p. 8.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Richard Marx – Songwriter" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
7. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
8. "Swisscharts.com – Richard Marx – Songwriter". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
9. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
10. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2022.