1991 Richard Marx – Rush Street
Rush Street is the third studio album by singer and songwriter Richard Marx. Released in late 1991, it sold over two million copies in the United States alone.
Its first single, “Keep Coming Back,” was #1 on the American Adult Contemporary chart for four consecutive weeks. It reached #5 in Cashbox while peaking at #12 in Billboard. The follow-up single, “Hazard”, also hit #1 Adult Contemporary and reached #6 in Cashbox and #9 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Subsequent single releases included “Take This Heart” and “Chains Around My Heart”, which were Top Ten hits on the US Adult Contemporary charts. All four hits boasted popular music videos as well. Toto members Steve Lukather and Jeff Porcaro were among the session musicians employed on the album, although they play on separate tracks.
Tracks
1 Playing With Fire (Richard Marx, Steve Lukather) 4:29
2 Love Unemotional (Richard Marx) 5:07
3 Keep Coming Back (Richard Marx) 6:50
4 Take This Heart (Richard Marx) 4:10
5 Hazard (Richard Marx) 5:16
6 Hands in Your Pocket (Richard Marx) 3:55
7 Calling You (Richard Marx, Bruce Gaitsch) 4:41
8 Superstar (Richard Marx) 4:41
9 Streets of Pain (Richard Marx, Fee Waybill) 5:11
10 I Get No Sleep (Richard Marx) 3:44
11 Big Boy Now (Richard Marx, Fee Waybill) 5:38
12 Chains Around My Heart (Richard Marx) 5:43
13 Your World (Richard Marx) 5:52
Musicians
1 Playing With Fire
| Bass | Randy Jackson |
| Drums | Terry Bozzio |
| Guitar (solo) | Steve Lukather |
| Background Vocals | Richard Page |
| Background Vocals | Steve George |
| Background Vocals | Paul Warren |
| Background Vocals | Lisa Dal Bello |
| Background Vocals | Tamara Champlin |
| Background Vocals | Mike Egizi |
| Background Vocals | Jim Cliff |
| Background Vocals | Fee Waybill |
| Background Vocals | Brandy Rosenberg |
| Background Vocals | Matt Westfield |
2 Love Unemotional
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Jonathan Moffett |
| Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
| Harmonica | John Logan |
| Sax | Steve Grove |
| Trombone | Lee Thornburg |
| Trumpet | Lee Thornburg |
| Background Vocals | Luther Vandross |
| Background Vocals | Tamara Champlin |
| Background Vocals | Lisa Dal Bello |
3 Keep Coming Back
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Jonathan Moffett |
| Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
| Fender Rhodes | Greg Phillinganes |
| Keyboards | Mike Egizi |
| Sax | Steve Grove |
| Background Vocals | Luther Vandross |
4 Take This Heart
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Jonathan Moffett |
| Guitar (solo) | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Mike Egizi |
| Percussion | Chris Trujillo |
5 Hazard
| Acoustic Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
| Keyboards | Mike Egizi |
| Percussion | Chris Trujillo |
6 Hands In Your Pocket
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar (solo) | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Mike Egizi |
| Background Vocals | Janet Gardner |
7 Calling You
| Bass | Jim Cliff |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar (solo) | Bruce Gaitsch |
| Synthesizer | Kim Bullard |
8 Superstar
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar (solo) | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
| Hammond Organ | Bill Champlin |
| Keyboards | Mike Egizi |
9 Streets of Pain
| Bass | Randy Jackson |
| Drums | Tommy Lee |
| Guitar (solo) | Steve Lukather |
| Background Vocals | Fee Waybill |
| Background Vocals | Tamara Champlin |
| Background Vocals | Lisa Dal Bello |
| Background Vocals | Ruth Marx |
10 I Get No Sleep
| Bass | Randy Jackson |
| Drums | Terry Bozzio |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Piano | Billy Joel |
| Background Vocals | Cheryl Lynn |
| Background Vocals | Cindy Mizelle |
11 Big Boy Now
| Bass | Jim Cliff |
| Drums | Mike Baird |
| Guitar (solo) | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Paul Warren |
| Keyboards | Mike Egizi |
| Piano | Richard Marx |
12 Chains Around My Heart
| Bass | Jim Cliff |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar (solo) | Mike Landau |
| Acoustic Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
| Acoustic Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Fender Rhodes | Richard Marx |
| Keyboards | Mike Egizi |
| Keyboards | Richard Marx |
| Piano | Richard Marx |
| Percussion | Chris Trujillo |
13 Your World
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Terry Bozzio |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
| Keyboards | Mike Egizi |
| Percussion | Chris Trujillo |
Liner Notes
Producer – Richard Marx
Co-producer (Lead Vocal) – Fee Waybill (Track 1)
Coordinator (Production) – Susanne Marie Edgren
Arranged By – Richard Marx
Arranged By – Steve Lukather (Tracks 1, 9, 10)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey (Track 2)
Arranged By – Bruce Gaitsch (Tracks 7, 13)
Arranged By – Jeff Porcaro (Track 8)
Arranged By – Mike Landau (Track 13)
Engineer – Bill Drescher (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10)
Engineer – Peter Doell (Tracks 5, 7, 12)
Engineer (Assistant) – Brad Aldredge, Bryant Arnett, Charlie Paakkari, Jessie Kanner, Kevin Reeves, Lavant Coppock, Leslie Ann Jones, Lolly Grodner, Mark Hagen, Mark Stebbeds, Michael W Douglas, Patrick MacDougall, Randy Wine, Rick Caughron, Rick Norman, Tom Nellen
Mastered By – Wally Traugott
Mixed By – Bill Drescher (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12)
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski (Track 8)
Mixed By – Brian Malouf (Track 11)
Technician (Custom Drums And Tweakage) – Drum Doctors, Ross Garfield
Art Direction, Design – Larry Vigon
Design – Brian Jackson
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Capitol Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Capitol Records, Inc.
Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Recorded At – A&M Studios
Recorded At – Lion Share Recording Studios
Recorded At – Right Track Recording
Recorded At – Sunset Sound
Recorded At – Frantic Studios
Recorded At – Westlake Studios
Recorded At – Capitol Studios
Recorded At – Bill Champlin Studio
Recorded At – The Village Recorder
Recorded At – Elumba Studios
Recorded At – Can-Am Recorders
Recorded At – The Enterprise
Mastered At – Capitol Studios
Pressed By – Capitol Jax
September 17, 2015 @ 09:49
Keep Coming Back is a cool song. My favourite from Marx.
September 17, 2015 @ 17:51
Great smooth track with Luther vandross on backing vocals! Nice cool bass line from Nathan east and the excellent Greg phillinganes on electric piano!