Richard Marx Greatest Hits CD

Personnel includes: Richard Marx, Luther Vandross, Lionel Richie (vocals).
Producers: Richard Marx, David Cole, Humberto Gatica, Randy Jackson.
Includes liner notes by Richard Marx.
Richard Marx's Greatest Hits performs a valuable service for his fans, collecting all of his hit singles -- "Don't Mean Nothing," "Should've Known Better," "Endless Summer Nights," "Hold on to the Nights," "Satisfied," "Right Here Waiting," "Angela," "Children of the Night," "Keep Coming Back," "Hazard," "Take This Heart," "Now and Forever" -- on one disc. For both the casual and the longtime fan, this is a blessing, since Marx's albums were usually uneven, featuring a few strong cuts surrounded by filler. Greatest Hits cuts away the chaff, leaving behind on the best cuts, resulting in an ideal career summary of this popular MOR pop/rocker. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Although he began his career singing backup for musicians such as Lionel Richie and Madonna, Richard Marx made his mark on the pop music scene in 1987 with his hit single, "Don't Mean Nothing." Over the next ten years, Marx racked up thirteen top five singles and four multi-platinum albums; his biggest are included on GREATEST HITS, including familiar songs like "Hold Onto the Nights," the sweet ballad "Now and Forever," and the kicky, uptempo "Satisfied." Other standouts include "Angel's Lullaby," which was included on the Pediatric AIDS Foundation benefit cd, FOR OUR CHILDREN TOO, and which Marx wrote for his young sons: "I was never alive til the day I was blessed with you/I hold you late at night/Knowing what I was put here to do."