Richard Marx session discography

This is a list of Richard Marx's session work playing various instruments and singing backing vocals for various artists.

## 1980s

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### 1982

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Lionel Richie \- Lionel Richie

* "You Are" (backing vocals)

### 1983

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Lionel Richie \- Can't Slow Down

* "All Night Long" (backing vocals)
* "Running with the Night" (backing vocals)

### 1984

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George Benson \- 20/20

* "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (backing vocals)

Chicago \- Chicago 17

* "We Can Stop the Hurting" (backing vocals)

Julio Iglesias \- 1100 Bel Air Place

* "Moonlight Lady" (backing vocals)

Fee Waybill \- Read My Lips

* "Who Loves You Baby" (backing vocals)

Peabo Bryson \- Straight from the Heart

* If Ever You're in My Arms Again (backing vocals)
* Learning the Ways of Love (backing vocals)

### 1985

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Whitney Houston \- Whitney Houston

* "Saving All My Love for You" (backing vocals, guitars)
* "All at Once" (backing vocals, guitars)
* "The Greatest Love of All" (backing vocals, guitars)
* "Hold Me" (backing vocals, guitars)

### 1986

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Madonna \- True Blue

* "White Heat" (backing vocals)

### 1987

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Barbra Streisand \- One Voice

* "Somewhere" (backing vocals)
* "Evergreen" (backing vocals)
* "Something's Coming" (backing vocals)
* "People" (backing vocals)
* "Send In the Clowns" (backing vocals)
* "Over the Rainbow" (backing vocals)
* "Guilty" (backing vocals)
* "What Kind of Fool" (backing vocals)
* "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" (backing vocals)
* "The Way We Were" (backing vocals)
* "It's a New World" (backing vocals)
* "Happy Days Are Here Again" (backing vocals)
* "America the Beautiful" (backing vocals)

### 1988

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Vixen \- Vixen

* "Edge of a Broken Heart" (keyboards)

### 1989

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Michael Bolton \- Soul Provider

* "Soul Provider" (backing vocals)

Billy Joel \- Storm Front

* "That's Not Her Style" (backing vocals)
* "Storm Front" (backing vocals)

## 1990s

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### 1990

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Tim Feehan \- Full Contact

* "Heart in Pieces" (backing vocals)

### 1993

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John Farnham \- Then Again

* "The Reason Why" (piano)

### 1995

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Michael Bolton \- Greatest Hits (1985–1995)

* "Soul Provider" (backing vocals)

Amy Sky \- Cool Rain

* "Til Tomorrow" (backing vocals)

### 1997

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Fee Waybill \- Don't Be Scared By These Hands

* "I Know You" (backing vocals)
* "Tall Dark and Harmless" (backing vocals)
* "Shut Up and Love Me" (backing vocals)
* "The Swing of Things" (backing vocals)
* "Fools Cry" (backing vocals)
* "Surprise Yourself" (backing vocals)
* "I've Seen This Movie Before" (backing vocals)
* "What's Wrong with That" (backing vocals)
* "Somewhere Deep Inside" (keyboards)

### 1998

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Sarah Brightman \- Eden

* The Last Words You Said (backing vocals)

### 1999

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Barbra Streisand \- A Love Like Ours

* "If You Ever Leave Me" (Duet with Vince Gill) (keyboards)

## 2000s

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### 2000

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Natalie Cole \- Greatest Hits-Volume 1

* "Angel on My Shoulder" (backing vocals)

Barry Mann \- Soul and Inspiration

* "Rock and Roll Lullaby" (backing vocals)

Kenny Rogers \- There You Go Again

* "Crazy Me" (backing vocals)
* "I Do It for Your Love" (backing vocals, keyboards)

### 2001

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Natalie Cole \- Love Songs

* "Angel on My Shoulder" (backing vocals)

Josh Groban \- Josh Groban

* "To Where You Are" (keyboards, piano)

### 2002

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Michael Bolton \- Only a Woman Like You

* "Slowly" (backing vocals)
* "I Surrender" (backing vocals, keyboards)
* "Eternally" (backing vocals, keyboards)

Chris Botti \- December

* "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (backing vocals)

Marie Sisters \- Marie Sisters

* "I Will Hold On" (strings)
* "If I Fall in Love Tonight" (backing vocals)

Olivia Newton-John \- 2

* "Never Far Away" (Duet with Richard Marx) (keyboards)

Barbra Streisand \- Duets

* "If You Ever Leave Me" (Duet with Vince Gill) (keyboards)

### 2003

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Chicago \- The Box

* "We Can Stop the Hurting" (backing vocals)

Billy Ray Cyrus \- The Other Side

* "Tip of My Heart" (backing vocals)

Kenny Loggins \- It's About Time

* "With This Ring" (backing vocals, keyboards)
* "I Miss Us" (backing vocals, keyboards)
* "The One That Got Away" (acoustic piano)

Kristy Starling \- Kristy Starling

* To Where You Are (keyboards)

Luther Vandross \- Dance with My Father

* "Dance with My Father" (keyboard and drum programming)

### 2004

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Sissel \- My Heart

* Someone Like You (all instruments)
* Beyond Imagination (backing vocals, keyboards, drum programming)

### 2005

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Disney's Happiest Celebration on Earth: 50 Years

* LeAnn Rimes \- "Remember When" (piano, keyboards, backing vocals)

### 2006

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Sister Hazel \- Absolutely

* "Meet Me in the Memory" (keyboards))

Luther Vandross \- The Ultimate Luther Vandross

* "Dance with My Father" (keyboards and drum programming)

### 2007

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Kenny Loggins \- How About Now

* "I'll Remember Your Name" (backing vocals, acoustic guitar)

New Music from an Old Friend

* Kenny Loggins \- "I'll Remember Your Name" (backing vocals, acoustic guitar)

### 2008

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George Canyon \- What I Do

* "Just Like You" (backing vocals)
* "Pretty Drunk Out Tonight" (backing vocals)
* "All or Nothing" (backing vocals)
* "Let It Out" (backing vocals)
* "In Your Arms Again" (arranger, piano, strings)
* "Back to Life" (backing vocals)
* "Betty's Buns" (backing vocals)
* "If I Was Jesus" (backing vocals)
* "What I Do" (arranger, strings)
* "Last Man" (backing vocals)
* "I Believe in Angels" (backing vocals)

### 2009

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Katherine Jenkins \- Believe

* "Fear of Falling" (backing vocals)

Red \- Innocence & Instinct

* "Out from Under" (backing vocals)

Vertical Horizon \- Burning the Days

* "Here" (piano)

## 2010s

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### 2010

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Ringo Starr \- Y Not

* "Mystery of the Night" (backing vocals)

Rhonda Vincent \- Taken

* "Taken" (backing vocals)

### 2013

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Heart

* All Through the Night (backing vocals)

Vertical Horizon \- Echoes from the Underground

* "You Never Let Me Down" (piano, backing vocals)
* "Evermore" (backing vocals)
* "Song for Someone" (backing vocals)
* "Consolation" (backing vocals)

### 2014

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Heart \- Home for the Holidays

* All Through the Night - (vocals)

### 2015

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Ringo Starr \- Postcards from Paradise

* "Right Side of the Road" (backing vocals)
* "Not Looking Back" (guitars, backing vocals)

### 2018

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Vertical Horizon \- The Lost Mile

* "I'm Not Running" (backing vocals)

### 2019

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Matt Nathanson \- Postcards (from Chicago)

* "Surrender" (Duet with Richard Marx)

## 2020s

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### 2020

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Fee Waybill \- Rides Again

* "Faker" (background vocals)
* "How Dare You" (guitar, bass, keyboards, background vocals)
* "Don't Want to Pull the Trigger" (background vocals)
* "Say Goodbye" (acoustic guitar, keyboards, background vocals)
* "Promise Land" (guitar, bass, keyboards, background vocals)
* "Man Of the World" (guitar, keyboards, background vocals)
* "Still You on the Inside" (guitar, keyboards, background vocals)
* "Woulda Coulda Shoulda" (bass, keyboards, background vocals)
* "Meant To Be Alone" (background vocals)

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Richard Marx

Studio albums|

* Richard Marx
* Repeat Offender
* Rush Street
* Paid Vacation
* Flesh and Bone
* Days in Avalon
* My Own Best Enemy
* Emotional Remains
* Sundown
* Christmas Spirit
* Beautiful Goodbye
* Limitless
* Songwriter

Compilations|

* Ballads
* Greatest Hits (1997)
* The Best of Richard Marx
* The Essential Richard Marx
* Timeline
* Duo
* Stories to Tell
* Hits & Ballads
* Inside My Head
* The Ultimate Collection

Promo compilations|

* Greatest Hits (1993)
* The Music of Richard Marx: 1987–2009

Live albums|

* Live in USA 1988/92
* Live Music Hall Koln 1992
* Channel V at the Hard Rock Live
* Duo Live
* A Night Out with Friends

Singles|

* "Don't Mean Nothing"
* "Should've Known Better"
* "Endless Summer Nights"
* "Hold On to the Nights"
* "Satisfied"
* "Right Here Waiting"
* "Angelia"
* "Nothin' You Can Do About It"
* "Children of the Night"
* "Keep Coming Back"
* "Hazard"
* "Take This Heart"
* "Chains Around My Heart"
* "Now and Forever"
* "At the Beginning"
* "Everybody"
* "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
* "Little Drummer Boy"
* "O Holy Night"
* "Dance With My Father"
* "Another One Down"

Songs written|

* "What About Me"
* "The Best of Me"
* "If You Ever Leave Me"
* "One More Time"
* "This I Promise You"
* "To Where You Are"
* "Dance with My Father"
* "Better Life"
* "Everybody"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Songwriting/Production
* Sessions

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