Repeat Offender (Richard Marx album) explained

Repeat Offender
Type:Album
Artist:Richard Marx
Cover:Richard Marx - Repeat Offender.jpg
Released:April 26, 1989
Recorded:1988–89
Studio:
Length:53:21
Label:Capitol
Prev Title:Richard Marx
Prev Year:1987
Next Title:Rush Street
Next Year:1991

Repeat Offender is the second studio album by singer/songwriter Richard Marx. Released on April 26, 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".

History

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. 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]

Personnel

Production

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 13
European Albums (Music & Media)[6] 95
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 71
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 30
US Billboard 200[9] 26
Chart (1990)Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 32
US Billboard 200[11] 37

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Richard Marx . https://web.archive.org/web/20131219090357/http://www.mtv.com/artists/richard-marx/biography/ . dead . December 19, 2013 . MTV Artists . 2012 . December 18, 2013 . Richard has also made a commitment to several different causes [including] his 1989 recording of "Children of the Night," which brought attention to the plight of homeless children on the streets, raising more than $500k for the Children of the Night Foundation.--> .
  2. News: Singer, songwriter and producer Richard Marx to perform acoustic show at Weinberg . Amy . Dulebohn . . . September 23, 2011 . December 18, 2013 . Two years later, he wrote and recorded the song "Children of the Night" about the plight of homeless children and donated the song's royalties to the Children of the Night Foundation, which houses and reforms street kids.--> . April 17, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150417162021/http://articles.herald-mail.com/2011-09-23/entertainment/30199730_1_richard-marx-acoustic-show-randy-meisner . dead .
  3. News: Richard Marx coming to Kirtland Oct. 15 . . . October 4, 2011 . December 18, 2013 . The song "Children of the Night" was written in support of the Los Angeles-based organization for runaways. All royalties were donated to the charity.--> . April 17, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150417172552/http://articles.petoskeynews.com/2011-10-04/ticket-prices_30244929 . dead .
  4. Web site: 32nd Grammy Awards — 1990 presented February 22, 1990 . Rock on the Net . 2007-04-15 .
  5. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1989. Australian Recording Industry Association. February 25, 2021.
  6. Web site: European Top 100 Albums 1989. December 23, 1989. December 23, 2019. 6. 51. Music & Media. 9. September 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210927175221/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M%26M-1989-12-23.pdf. live.
  7. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. February 25, 2021.
  8. Web site: Top Selling Albums of 1989. Recorded Music NZ. February 16, 2022.
  9. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1989. Billboard. February 25, 2021.
  10. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. February 25, 2021.
  11. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990. Billboard. February 25, 2021.

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