Songwriter (Richard Marx album)

Songwriter is the thirteenth studio album by American singer/songwriter and record producer/arranger Richard Marx, released on September 30, 2022.[1] The debut single "Same Heartbreak, Different Day" peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

Songwriter
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2022
Genre
Length69:54
LabelBMG
Producer
Richard Marx chronology
Stories to Tell: Greatest Hits and More
(2021)
Songwriter
(2022)
Singles from Songwriter
  1. "Just Go"
    Released: February 14, 2013
  2. "Same Heartbreak, Different Day"
    Released: July 15, 2022
  3. "One Day Longer"
    Released: August 12, 2022
  4. "Shame On You"
    Released: September 1, 2022
  5. "Believe In Me"
    Released: 2023

Background

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Songwriter features songs in the genres pop, rock and country, as well as ballads. For this album, Marx worked with many other songwriters, including his sons Lucas and Jesse,[2][3] Keith Urban, Darius Rucker, Burt Bacharach, Richard Page, and Chris Daughtry among others.

Track listing

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Songwriter track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Same Heartbreak, Different Day"
3:08
2."Only a Memory"3:00
3."Anything"
  • R. Marx
  • Bruce Wiegner
2:37
4."Moscow Calling"R. Marx4:52
5."Believe in Me"
  • R. Marx
  • L. Marx
3:13
6."Shame on You"
  • R. Marx
  • Jesse Marx
2:31
7."My Love, My Enemy"2:35
8."Just Go"R. Marx4:17
9."One More Yesterday"3:22
10."We Are Not Alone"
  • R. Marx
  • J. Marx
3:44
11."Everything I've Got"R. Marx3:12
12."Misery Loves Company"
  • R. Marx
  • L. Marx
  • Wiegner
2:56
13."One Day Longer"4:07
14."Breaking My Heart"3:46
15."We Had It All"3:23
16."Always"3:41
17."Still in My Heart"4:11
18."Maybe"R. Marx4:15
19."As If We'll Never Love Again"
3:23
20."Never After"
  • R. Marx
  • Topher Brown
3:41
Total length:69:54

Personnel

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  • Burt Bacharach – composer, producer
  • J. Blynn – electric guitars
  • Steve Brewster – drums
  • Topher Brown – writer
  • Paul Bushnell – bass
  • Cliff Colnot – string arrangement
  • Chris Daughtry – composer
  • Nina DiGregorio – violin
  • Shawn Fichter – drums
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Brian Griffin – drums
  • Randy Houser – composer
  • Taylor Hawkins – drums
  • Mark Hill – bass
  • David Hodges – composer
  • Jillian Jacquline – harmony vocals
  • Michael Jade – composer, producer
  • Whynot Jansveld – mastering, bass guitar
  • Michael Landau – electric guitar, all guitars
  • Brice Long – composer
  • Jesse Marx – composer, producer, all instruments, background vocals
  • Lucas Marx – composer, producer, mixer, answer vocals, all instruments
  • Richard Marx – lead vocals, composer, producer, background vocals, all guitars, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, ganjo
  • Chip Matthews – mixing
  • Herman Matthews – drums
  • Jerry McPherson – guitars
  • Miles McPherson – drums
  • Adam Messinger – composer, producer, mixing, all instruments
  • Michael Omartian – string arrangement
  • Richard Page – composer
  • Greg Phillinganes – piano
  • Matthew Prock – engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Darius Rucker – writer
  • Matt Scannell – writer, producer, guitars, verse guitar, bass guitar
  • Keith Urban – writer
  • CJ Vanston – producer, mixing, all instruments
  • Jorge Vivo – recorder
  • Jason Wade – composer
  • Matt Walker – drums
  • Jason Webb – keyboards
  • Bruce Wiegner – composer, producer, mixing, all instruments

Charts

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Chart performance for Songwriter
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[4] 5
Australian Physical Albums (ARIA)[5] 87
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 95
Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] 28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 68
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[9] 29
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[10] 11

References

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  1. ^ Jansons, Andris (July 20, 2022). "Richard Marx Announces New Multi-genre-spanning Album Songwriter Out September 30". S.L.R. Magazine. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Powers, Jim (July 21, 2022). "A Man of Many Words". Palm Springs Life. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Rapp, Allison (July 15, 2022). "Richard Marx Announces New Album, 'Songwriter'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 10 October 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1701. Australian Recording Industry Association. October 10, 2022. p. 10.
  5. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 17 October 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1702. Australian Recording Industry Association. October 17, 2022. p. 8.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Richard Marx – Songwriter" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Richard Marx – Songwriter". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  9. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  10. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2022.