Greatest Hits (1997 Richard Marx album)

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American singer/songwriter/producer Richard Marx. Released in 1997, this hits package was Marx's final release under his ten-year-long Capitol Records recording contract. It contains fourteen of his single releases, plus "Touch of Heaven", a promotional single from the 1997 album Flesh & Bone, and "Angel's Lullaby", a track that had appeared on the 1996 compilation album For Our Children, Too, released to benefit the Pediatric AIDS Foundation.[2]

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedNovember 1997
April 1998 (VCD version)
Recorded1986–1997
Genre
Length74:40
LabelCapitol
Producer
Richard Marx chronology
Flesh and Bone
(1997)
Greatest Hits
(1997)
The Best of Richard Marx
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Greatest Hits was certified Gold in the United Kingdom in 2024 for sales of 100,000 copies. In 2016, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA—which represents U.S. sales of over 500,000 copies—becoming Marx's fifth American Gold album.

The album was dedicated to Dick Marx, Richard Marx's father.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Richard Marx, except where noted

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Don't Mean Nothing" (Marx, Bruce Gaitsch)Richard Marx, 19874:42
2."Endless Summer Nights"Richard Marx4:32
3."Now and Forever"Paid Vacation, 19943:34
4."Should've Known Better"Richard Marx4:12
5."Angelia"Repeat Offender, 19895:18
6."Hold On to the Nights"Richard Marx5:14
7."Angel's Lullaby"For Our Children, Too, 19963:58
8."Take This Heart"Rush Street, 19914:11
9."Satisfied"Repeat Offender4:14
10."Until I Find You Again"Flesh and Bone, 19974:25
11."Hazard"Rush Street5:17
12."The Way She Loves Me"Paid Vacation4:15
13."Keep Coming Back"Rush Street6:49
14."Children of the Night"Repeat Offender4:42
15."Touch of Heaven"Flesh and Bone4:52
16."Right Here Waiting"Repeat Offender4:23
  • The Japanese version of the album contains the bonus tracks "Slipping Away" and "Thanks to You".

Charts

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Chart (1997–98) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums Chart[3] 18
Norwegian Albums Chart[4] 2
Swedish Albums Chart[5] 13
UK Albums Chart[6] 34
US Billboard 200[7] 140

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Gold 100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Greatest Hits (liner notes). Richard Marx. Capitol. 1997.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "charts.org.nz - Discography Richard Marx". charts.nz.
  4. ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Discography Richard Marx". norwegiancharts.com.
  5. ^ "swedishcharts.com - Discography Richard Marx". swedishcharts.com.
  6. ^ "RICHARD MARX | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  7. ^ "Richard Marx". Billboard.
  8. ^ "British album certifications – Richard Marx – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 February 2024.