Repeat Offender (Richard Marx album)

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Repeat Offender
Repeat Offender cover
Studio album by Richard Marx
Released May 1989
Recorded A&M Studios, Capitol Studios, Lion Share, Cherokee Studios, Sunset Sound Studios
Genre Rock
Length 49:16
Label Capitol Records
Producer Richard Marx & David Cole
Professional reviews
Richard Marx chronology
Richard Marx
(1987)		 Repeat Offender
(1989)		 Rush Street
(1991)

Repeat Offender is the second album by singer/songwriter Richard Marx. Released in mid-1989, it went on to sell over four million copies due to three singles in the Billboard Top Five charts including two #1 hit songs: "Satisfied" and "Right Here Waiting".

Contents

[edit] History

After touring for 14 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.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Nothin' You Can Do About It" (Richard Marx) - 4:44
  2. "Satisfied" (Marx) - 4:14
  3. "Angelia" (Marx) - 5:17
  4. "Too Late to Say Goodbye" (Marx, Fee Waybill) - 4:52
  5. "Right Here Waiting" (Marx) - 4:24
  6. "Heart on the Line" (Marx, Bruce Gaitsch) - 4:43
  7. "Real World" (Marx) - 4:14
  8. "If You Don't Want My Love" (Marx, Waybill) - 4:07
  9. "That Was Lulu" (Marx, Dean Pitchford) - 3:44
  10. "Wait for the Sunrise" (Marx) - 4:15
  11. "Children of the Night" (Marx) - 4:44

[edit] Singles

The following singles were released from the album, with the highest charting positions listed.

# Title Date United States United Kingdom
1. "Satisfied" 1989 1 52
2. "Right Here Waiting" 1989 1 2
3. "Angelia" 1989 4 45
4. "Too Late to Say Goodbye" 1990 12 38
5. "Children of the Night" 1990 13 54

[edit] Album credits

[edit] Personnel

  • Richard Marx - vocals
  • Mike Baird - drums on "Nothin' You Can Do About It", "Satisfied"
  • Prairie Prince - drums on "Angelia", "Too Late to Say Goodbye", "Heart on the Line", "Children of the Night"
  • John Keane - drums on "Real World", "Wait for the Sunrise"
  • John Robinson - drums on "If You Don't Want My Love"
  • Mike Derosier - drums on "That Was Lulu"
  • John Pierce - bass on "Nothin' You Can Do About It"
  • Randy Jackson - bass on "Satisfied", "Heart on the Line", "If You Don't Want My Love", "Children of the Night"
  • Jim Cliff - bass on "Angelia", "Too Late to Say Goodbye", "Real World", "That Was Lulu", "Wait for the Sunrise"
  • Steve Lukather - guitars on "Nothin' You Can Do About It"
  • Michael Landau - guitars on "Satisfied", "Angelia", "Too Late to Say Goodbye", "Heart on the Line", "Real World", "Wait for the Sunrise", "Children of the Night"
  • Bruce Gaitsch - guitars on "Satisfied", "Angelia", "Too Late to Say Goodbye", "Right Here Waiting", "Heart on the Line", "If You Don't Want My Love"
  • Jon Walmsley - guitars on "Real World", "That Was Lulu"
  • Paul Warren - guitars on "Real World", "That Was Lulu", "Wait for the Sunrise"
  • Michael Omartian - piano on "Nothin' You Can Do About It", "Real World", "Children of the Night"
  • Bill Champlin - Hammond B3 organ on "Nothin' You Can Do About It", "Real World", "If You Don't Want My Love", "That Was Lulu"
  • Bill Payne - B3 organ on "Satisfied"
  • Jeffery Vanston - keyboards on "Satisfied", "Angelia", "Too Late to Say Goodbye", "Right Here Waiting", "If You Don't Want My Love", "Wait for the Sunrise", "Children of the Night"
  • Bill Cuomo - keyboards on "Wait for the Sunrise"
  • Paulinho Da Costa - percussion on "Satisfied", "If You Don't Want My Love", "Children of the Night"
  • Marc Russo - saxophone on "Angelia", "Heart on the Line", "Children of the Night"
  • Dave Koz - saxophone on "Real World", "That Was Lulu"
  • Larry Williams - saxophone on "Children of the Night"
  • Tom Scott - saxophone on "Children of the Night"
  • Jerry Hey - trumpet on "Children of the Night"
  • Gary Grant - trumpet on "Children of the Night"

[edit] Background Vocals

[edit] Production

  • Producer: Richard Marx, David Cole
  • Arrangements: Richard Marx, Steve Lukather, Jeffery Vanston, Bruce Gaitsch
  • Engineer & Mixer: David Cole
  • Assistant Engineer: Peter Doell
  • Art Direction - Henry Marquez
  • Design - DZN, The Design Group
  • Photography: E.J. Camp

[edit] Chart performance

Year Chart Position
1989 The Billboard 200 1

[edit] Album certifications

  • U.S. Certification: 4x Platinum (4,000,000 as of Apr. 1999) by RIAA.
Preceded by
Batman (soundtrack) by Prince		 Billboard 200 number-one album
September 2 - September 8, 1989		 Succeeded by
Hangin' Tough by New Kids on the Block