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Paid Vacation (album)

January 01, 1970

Paid Vacation is the fourth studio album by American singer/songwriter Richard Marx, released in 1994.

Paid Vacation
Studio album by
Richard Marx
ReleasedFebruary 8, 1994
RecordedJuly 1992 - December 1993
GenreRock, pop rock
Length49:38
LabelCapitol
ProducerRichard Marx, Terry Thomas, Fee Waybill
Richard Marx chronology
Greatest Hits
(1993) 		Paid Vacation
(1994) 		Ballads
(1994)
Singles from Paid Vacation
  1. "Now and Forever"
    Released: January 12, 1994[1]
  2. "Silent Scream"
    Released: April 18, 1994[2]
  3. "The Way She Loves Me"
    Released: 1994
  4. "Nothing Left Behind Us"
    Released: 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Chicago Tribune [4]
Entertainment Weekly (B) [5]
Los Angeles Times [6]
People(Mixed)[7]

The album features "Now and Forever", Marx's ninth and final Top 10 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and most successful single on the Adult Contemporary chart. It was issued as a lead single for the album and stayed atop the Billboard A/C chart for 11 consecutive weeks. The follow-up single "The Way She Loves Me" also achieved in Billboard, reaching the Top 20 on the Hot 100 and hitting #3 at Adult Contemporary radio.[8]

However, the album itself was less successful than his previous efforts. During a 23-week-long chart run on the U. S. Billboard 200, Paid Vacation only reached #37 and failed to climb higher than its predecessor Rush Street (#35).[8] Nevertheless, received his fourth successive Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America in late 1994. The album sold well globally, especially in Japan, providing Marx with his first Gold record in that country. It was also a success in Southeast Asia, where it sold over 1.1 million copies by 1995, alongside Ballads.[9]

The album was dedicated to Marx's then-wife Cynthia Rhodes and sons Brandon, Lucas, and Jesse Marx.

Track listing edit

All songs written and composed by Richard Marx, except where noted.

International release
  1. "The Way She Loves Me" – 4:15
  2. "One More Try" (Marx, Bruce Gaitsch) – 4:25
  3. "Silent Scream" – 3:52
  4. "Nothing to Hide" (Marx, Terry Thomas) – 5:33
  5. "Whole World to Save" (Marx, Fee Waybill) – 5:31 †
  6. "Soul Motion" (Marx, Gaitsch) – 5:22
  7. "Now and Forever" – 3:32
  8. "Goodbye Hollywood" – 4:56
  9. "Heaven's Waiting" – 3:48
  10. "Nothing Left Behind Us" (Marx, Waybill) – 5:22
  11. "What You Want" – 3:49
  12. "One Man" – 5:12
  13. "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" (Billy Joel) – 4:32 †
  14. "Baby Blues" (Marx, Gaitsch) – 0:53

† denotes additional tracks not included on North American releases. Aside from above bonus tracks, "Another Heaven" (4:31, located in track 15) was exclusively featured on the Japanese edition.

Personnel edit

Strings on "Now and Forever"

Production edit

  • Producers – Richard Marx (Tracks 1–3, 5-13); Terry Thomas (Track 4).
  • Lead vocals on Tracks 3, 5 & 10 co-produced by Fee Waybill.
  • Engineers – Bill Drescher (Tracks 1–3, 5-12); Bruce Gaitsch (Tracks 3 & 4); Richard Marx (Track 4); Rob Jacobs (Track 4); Terry Thomas (Track 4); Peter Doell (Track 13).
  • Mixing – Bill Drescher (Tracks 1, 3, 5-13); Mike Shipley (Track 2); Rafe McKenna (Track 4).
  • Mastered by Wally Traugott
  • Production Coordination – Susanne Marie Edgren
  • Art Direction – Larry Vigon
  • Design – Brian Johnson and Larry Vigon
  • Photography – Nels Israelson
  • Inner Photos – Al Silfen
  • Management – Left Bank Management

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[24] Gold 50,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[25] Gold 130,000[22]
United States (RIAA)[26] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References edit

  1. ^ "ナウ・アンド・フォーエバー | リチャード・マークス" [Now and Forever | Richard Marx] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. April 16, 1994. p. 27.
  3. ^ F. Promis, Jose. Paid Vacation at AllMusic. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  4. ^ Kampart, Patrick (February 17, 1994). "Richard Marx: Paid Vacation (Capitol)". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  5. ^ Eddy, Chuck (February 11, 1994). "MUSIC REVIEW > The Day > Kenneth Babyface Edmonds". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  6. ^ Rosenbluth, Jean (March 27, 1994). "Record Rack: In Brief: Richard Marx, "Paid Vacation"". latimes.com. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  7. ^ . people.com. February 28, 1994. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Richard Marx - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  9. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 20, 1995.
  10. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Richard Marx – Paid Vacation". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  11. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Richard Marx – Paid Vacation" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  12. ^ . RPM. March 21, 1994. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  13. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Richard Marx – Paid Vacation" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  14. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Richard Marx – Paid Vacation" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  15. ^ "ナウ・アンド・フォーエヴァー／リチャード・マークス-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック" [Highest position and charting weeks of Paid Vacation by Richard Marx]. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  16. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Richard Marx – Paid Vacation". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  17. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Richard Marx – Paid Vacation". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  18. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Richard Marx – Paid Vacation". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  19. ^ "Richard Marx | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  20. ^ "Richard Marx Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  21. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  22. ^ a b Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  23. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1994". hitparade.ch. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  24. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Richard Marx – Paid Vacation". Music Canada.
  25. ^ "RIAJ > The Record > September 1994 > Certified Awards (July 1994)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  26. ^ "American album certifications – Richard Marx – Paid Vacation". Recording Industry Association of America.

January 01, 1970
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Paid Vacation is the fourth studio album by American singer songwriter Richard Marx released in 1994 Paid VacationStudio album by Richard MarxReleasedFebruary 8 1994RecordedJuly 1992 December 1993GenreRock pop rockLength49 38LabelCapitolProducerRichard Marx Terry Thomas Fee WaybillRichard Marx chronologyGreatest Hits 1993 Paid Vacation 1994 Ballads 1994 Singles from Paid Vacation Now and Forever Released January 12 1994 1 Silent Scream Released April 18 1994 2 The Way She Loves Me Released 1994 Nothing Left Behind Us Released 1995 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 3 Chicago Tribune 4 Entertainment Weekly B 5 Los Angeles Times 6 People Mixed 7 The album features Now and Forever Marx s ninth and final Top 10 hit on the U S Billboard Hot 100 and most successful single on the Adult Contemporary chart It was issued as a lead single for the album and stayed atop the Billboard A C chart for 11 consecutive weeks The follow up single The Way She Loves Me also achieved in Billboard reaching the Top 20 on the Hot 100 and hitting 3 at Adult Contemporary radio 8 However the album itself was less successful than his previous efforts During a 23 week long chart run on the U S Billboard 200 Paid Vacation only reached 37 and failed to climb higher than its predecessor Rush Street 35 8 Nevertheless received his fourth successive Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America in late 1994 The album sold well globally especially in Japan providing Marx with his first Gold record in that country It was also a success in Southeast Asia where it sold over 1 1 million copies by 1995 alongside Ballads 9 The album was dedicated to Marx s then wife Cynthia Rhodes and sons Brandon Lucas and Jesse Marx Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Certifications 6 ReferencesTrack listing editAll songs written and composed by Richard Marx except where noted International release The Way She Loves Me 4 15 One More Try Marx Bruce Gaitsch 4 25 Silent Scream 3 52 Nothing to Hide Marx Terry Thomas 5 33 Whole World to Save Marx Fee Waybill 5 31 Soul Motion Marx Gaitsch 5 22 Now and Forever 3 32 Goodbye Hollywood 4 56 Heaven s Waiting 3 48 Nothing Left Behind Us Marx Waybill 5 22 What You Want 3 49 One Man 5 12 Miami 2017 Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway Billy Joel 4 32 Baby Blues Marx Gaitsch 0 53 denotes additional tracks not included on North American releases Aside from above bonus tracks Another Heaven 4 31 located in track 15 was exclusively featured on the Japanese edition Personnel editRichard Marx lead vocals backing vocals 1 3 6 8 11 arrangements 1 5 8 10 12 horn arrangements 1 keyboards 2 8 acoustic guitars 4 Ooh vocals 5 additional keyboards 6 finger snaps 9 acoustic piano 10 13 Bill Champlin organ 1 11 12 backing vocals 5 11 BGV arrangement 11 Bill Payne keyboards 3 organ 10 acoustic piano solo 10 David Innis organ 4 Greg Phillinganes Fender Rhodes 5 keyboards 6 Michael Egizi keyboards 13 Bruce Gaitsch arrangements 1 2 guitars 1 3 6 8 12 acoustic guitar 7 mandolin 7 Terry Thomas guitars 4 backing vocals 4 arrangements 4 Paul Warren guitars 5 13 guitar solo 12 Leland Sklar arrangements 1 bass 1 8 12 Randy Jackson bass 2 3 5 6 9 11 13 finger snaps 9 Nathan East bass 7 Jonathan Moffett drums 1 2 6 8 11 finger snaps 9 Russ Kunkel drums 3 Tony Beard drums 4 Jeff Porcaro drums 12 Myron Grombacher drums 13 Luis Conte percussion 3 Chris Trujillo percussion 3 5 Ross Garfield finger snaps 9 Steve Grove saxophone 1 5 Lee Thornburg trombone 1 trumpet 1 John Juke Logan harmonica 11 Lionel Richie backing vocals 1 Luther Vandross backing vocals 1 Cheryl Lynn backing vocals 4 Marilyn Martin backing vocals 4 8 Max Carl backing vocals 5 11 Ruth Marx Ooh vocals 5 Timothy B Schmit backing vocals 8 Vince Gill backing vocals 10 Strings on Now and Forever Dick Marx string arrangements Israel Baker Farhad Behroozi Charlie Bisharat Henry Corbett Gailt Curz Pavel Farkas James Getzoff Jerry Goodman and Sid Page string playersProduction editProducers Richard Marx Tracks 1 3 5 13 Terry Thomas Track 4 Lead vocals on Tracks 3 5 amp 10 co produced by Fee Waybill Engineers Bill Drescher Tracks 1 3 5 12 Bruce Gaitsch Tracks 3 amp 4 Richard Marx Track 4 Rob Jacobs Track 4 Terry Thomas Track 4 Peter Doell Track 13 Mixing Bill Drescher Tracks 1 3 5 13 Mike Shipley Track 2 Rafe McKenna Track 4 Mastered by Wally Traugott Production Coordination Susanne Marie Edgren Art Direction Larry Vigon Design Brian Johnson and Larry Vigon Photography Nels Israelson Inner Photos Al Silfen Management Left Bank ManagementCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1994 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 10 2 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 11 34 Canadian Albums RPM 12 32 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 13 70 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 14 18 Japanese Albums Oricon 15 15 Norwegian Albums VG lista 16 9 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 17 6 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 18 7 UK Albums OCC 19 11 US Billboard 200 20 37 Year end charts edit Chart 1994 Position German Albums Offizielle Top 100 21 76 Japanese Albums Oricon 22 127 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 23 46Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales Canada Music Canada 24 Gold 50 000 Japan RIAJ 25 Gold 130 000 22 United States RIAA 26 Platinum 1 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit ナウ アンド フォーエバー リチャード マークス Now and Forever Richard Marx in Japanese Oricon Retrieved January 20 2024 Single Releases Music Week April 16 1994 p 27 F Promis Jose Paid Vacation at AllMusic Retrieved March 1 2014 Kampart Patrick February 17 1994 Richard Marx Paid Vacation Capitol chicagotribune com Retrieved March 1 2014 Eddy Chuck February 11 1994 MUSIC REVIEW gt The Day gt Kenneth Babyface Edmonds Entertainment Weekly Retrieved March 1 2014 Rosenbluth Jean March 27 1994 Record Rack In Brief Richard Marx Paid Vacation latimes com Retrieved April 1 2014 Picks and Pans Review Paid Vacation people com February 28 1994 Archived from the original on April 26 2014 Retrieved April 1 2014 a b Richard Marx Chart History Billboard Retrieved March 7 2014 Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc May 20 1995 Australiancharts com Richard Marx Paid Vacation Hung Medien Retrieved February 10 2022 Austriancharts at Richard Marx Paid Vacation in German Hung Medien Retrieved February 10 2022 Top Albums CDs Volume 59 No 9 RPM March 21 1994 Archived from the original on April 26 2014 Retrieved May 2 2013 Dutchcharts nl Richard Marx Paid Vacation in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved February 10 2022 Offiziellecharts de Richard Marx Paid Vacation in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved February 10 2022 ナウ アンド フォーエヴァー リチャード マークス リリース ORICON STYLE ミュージック Highest position and charting weeks of Paid Vacation by Richard Marx oricon co jp in Japanese Oricon Style Retrieved May 2 2013 Norwegiancharts com Richard Marx Paid Vacation Hung Medien Retrieved February 10 2022 Swedishcharts com Richard Marx Paid Vacation Hung Medien Retrieved February 10 2022 Swisscharts com Richard Marx Paid Vacation Hung Medien Retrieved February 10 2022 Richard Marx Artist Official Charts UK Albums Chart Retrieved February 10 2022 Richard Marx Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved February 10 2022 Top 100 Album Jahrescharts GfK Entertainment in German offiziellecharts de Retrieved February 10 2022 a b Oricon Album Chart Book Complete Edition 1970 2005 Roppongi Tokyo Oricon Entertainment 2006 ISBN 4 87131 077 9 Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1994 hitparade ch Retrieved February 10 2022 Canadian album certifications Richard Marx Paid Vacation Music Canada RIAJ gt The Record gt September 1994 gt Certified Awards July 1994 PDF Recording Industry Association of Japan in Japanese Retrieved May 2 2013 American album certifications Richard Marx Paid Vacation Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paid Vacation album amp oldid 1219565652, 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