Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American singer/songwriter/producer Richard Marx. Released in 1997, this hits package was Marx's final release under his ten-year-long Capitol Records recording contract. It contains fourteen of his single releases, plus "Touch of Heaven", a promotional single from the 1997 album Flesh & Bone, and "Angel's Lullaby", a track that had appeared on the 1996 compilation album For Our Children, Too, released to benefit the Pediatric AIDS Foundation.[2]
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| Released | November 1997 April 1998 (VCD version) | |||
| Recorded | 1986–1997 | |||
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| Length | 74:40 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Greatest Hits was certified Gold in the United Kingdom in 2024 for sales of 100,000 copies. In 2016, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA—which represents U.S. sales of over 500,000 copies—becoming Marx's fifth American Gold album.
The album was dedicated to Dick Marx, Richard Marx's father.
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Richard Marx, except where noted
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Don't Mean Nothing" (Marx, Bruce Gaitsch) | Richard Marx, 1987 | 4:42 |
| 2. | "Endless Summer Nights" | Richard Marx | 4:32 |
| 3. | "Now and Forever" | Paid Vacation, 1994 | 3:34 |
| 4. | "Should've Known Better" | Richard Marx | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Angelia" | Repeat Offender, 1989 | 5:18 |
| 6. | "Hold On to the Nights" | Richard Marx | 5:14 |
| 7. | "Angel's Lullaby" | For Our Children, Too, 1996 | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Take This Heart" | Rush Street, 1991 | 4:11 |
| 9. | "Satisfied" | Repeat Offender | 4:14 |
| 10. | "Until I Find You Again" | Flesh and Bone, 1997 | 4:25 |
| 11. | "Hazard" | Rush Street | 5:17 |
| 12. | "The Way She Loves Me" | Paid Vacation | 4:15 |
| 13. | "Keep Coming Back" | Rush Street | 6:49 |
| 14. | "Children of the Night" | Repeat Offender | 4:42 |
| 15. | "Touch of Heaven" | Flesh and Bone | 4:52 |
| 16. | "Right Here Waiting" | Repeat Offender | 4:23 |
- The Japanese version of the album contains the bonus tracks "Slipping Away" and "Thanks to You".
Charts
edit| Chart (1997–98) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Albums Chart[3] | 18 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart[4] | 2 |
| Swedish Albums Chart[5] | 13 |
| UK Albums Chart[6] | 34 |
| US Billboard 200[7] | 140 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[8] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Greatest Hits (liner notes). Richard Marx. Capitol. 1997.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "charts.org.nz - Discography Richard Marx". charts.nz.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Discography Richard Marx". norwegiancharts.com.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Discography Richard Marx". swedishcharts.com.
- ^ "RICHARD MARX | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
- ^ "Richard Marx". Billboard.
- ^ "British album certifications – Richard Marx – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 February 2024.