1997 Richard Marx – Flesh & Bone
Flesh and Bone is the fifth studio album by singer/songwriter Richard Marx. It was released in 1997 and was Marx’s final studio album released on the Capitol Records imprint. (Marx returned to EMI-Capitol in 2004.) This album peaked at #70 on the Billboard album chart and sold approximately 250,000 copies in the United States.
The single “Until I Find You Again” reached #3 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and peaked at #42 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1997. Early pressings featured a bonus acoustic EP titled To The Bone. The single and album both hit #1 in several international markets. It was Richard’s first new studio release that did not produce a #1 song in America.
Tracks
1 Fool’s Game (Richard Marx) 6:26
2 You Never Take Me Dancing (Richard Marx) 5:40
3 Touch Of Heaven (Richard Marx) 4:51
4 What’s The Story (Richard Marx) 5:04
5 Can’t Lie To My Heart (Richard Marx) 6:29
6 Until I Find You Again (Richard Marx) 4:24
7 My Confession (Richard Marx) 5:09
8 Surrender To Me (Duet With Lara Fabian) (Richard Marx) 3:42
9 Eternity (Richard Marx) 5:23
10 What’s Wrong With That (Richard Marx) 4:41
11 The Image (Richard Marx, Fee Waybill) 4:21
12 Too Shy To Say (Richard Marx) 3:20
13 Talk To Ya Later (Duet With Fee Waybill) (David Foster, Steve Lukather, The Tubes) 4:22
14 Breathless (Richard Marx) 5:48
15 Miracle (Richard Marx) 4:21
Media
Musicians
1 Fool’s Game
| Bass | Randy Jackson |
| Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
| Keyboards | Richard Marx |
| Piano | Richard Marx |
2 You Never Take Me Dancing
| Drums | Herman Matthews |
| Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Synthesizer | Richard Marx |
| Background Vocals | Cindy Mizelle |
| Background Vocals | Paulette McWilliams |
3 Touch Of Heaven
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Programming | Randy Jackson |
| Programming | John Lehmkuhl |
4 What’s The Story
| Bass | Randy Jackson |
| Drums | Jonathan Moffett |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Rhodes | Tom Keane |
| Harmonica | Kim Wilson |
| Background Vocals | Cindy Mizelle |
| Background Vocals | Luther Vandross |
| Background Vocals | Paulette McWilliams |
5 Can’t Lie To My Heart
| Bass | Randy Jackson |
| Drums | Jonathan Moffett |
| Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
| Acoustic Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
| Acoustic Guitar | Richard Marx |
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Percussion | Chris Trujillo |
| Background Vocals | Luther Vandross |
6 Until I Find You Again
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
| Keyboards | Richard Marx |
| Keyboards | Simon Franglen |
| Background Vocals | Nita Whittaker |
7 My Confession
| Drums (programming) | Simon Franglen |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | Simon Franglen |
| Keyboards | Richard Marx |
| Background Vocals | Bob Bowker |
8 Surrender To Me (Duet With Lara Fabian)
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | Richard Marx |
| Synclavier | Simon Franglen |
| Vocals | Lara Fabian |
9 Eternity
| Drums (programming) | Simon Franglen |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | Simon Franglen |
| Keyboards | Richard Marx |
| Background Vocals | Jeff Morrow |
| Background Vocals | Bob Bowker |
| Background Vocals | Steve Grissette |
| Background Vocals | Tony Ransom |
10 What’s Wrong With That
| Bass | Randy Jackson |
| Drums | Jonathan Moffett |
| Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
| Horn | Lee Thornburg |
| Horn | Steve Grove |
| Background Vocals | Fee Waybil |
11 The Image
| Bass | Randy Jackson |
| Drums | Jonathan Moffett |
| Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
| Organ | Matt Rollings |
| Sax | Marc Russo |
| Trombone | Charlie Loper |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Background Vocals | Cindy Mizelle |
| Background Vocals | Paulette McWilliams |
12 Too Shy To Say
| Drums | Randy Jackson |
| Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
| Piano | David Innis |
13 Talk To Ya Later (Duet With Fee Waybill)
| Bass | John Pierce |
| Drums | Simon Phillips |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Vocals | Fee Waybill |
14 Breathless
| Bass | Randy Jackson |
| Drums | Jonathan Moffett |
| Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
| Piano | Richard Marx |
| Rhodes | Greg Phillinganes |
| Sax | Marc Russo |
15 Miracle
| Bass | Randy Jackson |
| Drums | Herman Matthews |
| Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
| Keyboards | David Innis |
| Sax | Marc Russo |
Other Musicians
Strings – Bernard Kundell, Bette Byers, Carole Mukogawa, Charles Veal Jr, Cynthia Morrow, Daniel Smith, David Shamban, Ezra Kliger, Farhad Behroozi, Gail Cruz, Henry Ferber, Israel Baker, James Getzoff, Milton Thomas, Murray Adler, Waldemar DeAlmeida (Track 1)
Liner Notes
Producer – Richard Marx
Producer (Additional) – Randy Jackson (2)
Producer (Lead Vocals) – Gorgeous Blonde (Track 6)
Arranged By, Conductor (Intro) – Dick Marx (Tracks 1, 5)
Arranged By – Richard Marx (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15)
Arranged By – Randy Jackson (Track 3)
Arranged By – Michael Landau (Track 4)
Arranged By (Horns) – Dick Marx (Track 11)
Engineer – Bruce Gaitsch, David Wittman, Greg Droman, Richard Flack
Engineer – Allen Abrahamson, Claude Achille, Jess Sutcliffe (Track 3)
Engineer, Mixed By – David Cole (Track 8)
Management – The Left Bank Organization
Mastered By (With Care) – Wally Traugott
Mixed By – Bill Drescher (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
Mixed By – David Cole (Track 3)
Recorded By (Lead Vocals) – Bill Drescher, Craig Bauer (Track 6)
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Capitol Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Capitol Records, Inc.