2000 Richard Marx – Days In Avalon
Days In Avalon is the sixth studio album by singer/songwriter Richard Marx, released independently in 2000 on the now defunct label Signal 21. This was the only release on the label created by Marx and Blood, Sweat, and Tears drummer Bobby Colomby.
The title track, “Days In Avalon”, was the only song within the album to appear on any charts. The song spent twelve weeks on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at #25. “Straight From My Heart” was later released to country radio but failed to appear on any chart.
Tracks
1 Days In Avalon (Richard Marx) 04:52
2 Shine (Richard Marx) 04:34
3 Someone Special (Richard Marx) 04:12
4 Almost Everything (Richard Marx; Bruce Gaitsch) 04:46
5 The Edge Of Forever (Richard Marx; Chely Wright) 04:20
6 Power Of You And Me (Richard Marx) 03:41
7 One More Time (Richard Marx) 04:24
8 Waiting On Your Love (Richard Marx; Fee Waybill) 04:26
9 More Than A Mystery (Richard Marx) 04:18
10 Boy Next Door (Richard Marx) 04:43
11 Too Early To Be Over (Richard Marx; Fee Waybill) 03:53
12 Straight From My Heart (Richard Marx) 04:04
Musicians
1 Days In Avalon
Bass | Randy Jackson |
Drums | Herman Matthews |
Guitar | Mike Landau |
Acoustic Guitar | Mike Landau |
Keyboards | CJ Vanston |
Programming | CJ Vanston |
Background Vocals | Fee Waybill |
Vocals | Richard Marx |
2 Shine
Drums (programming) | CJ Vanston |
Guitar | Michael Thompson |
Programming | CJ Vanston |
Vocals | Richard Marx |
3 Someone Special
Bass | Michael Rhodes |
Drums | Eddie Bayers |
Guitar | JT Corenflos |
Acoustic Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
Slide Guitar | Paul Franklin |
Keyboards | Gary Smith |
Vocals | Richard Marx |
4 Almost Everything
Bass | Randy Jackson |
Drums | Herman Matthews |
Guitar | Michael Thompson |
Slide Guitar | Don Kirkpatrick |
Acoustic Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
Acoustic Guitar | Richard Marx |
Vocals | Richard Marx |
5 The Edge Of Forever
Bass | George Hawkins |
Drums | Eddie Bayers |
Guitar | JT Corenflos |
Acoustic Guitar | Richard Marx |
12 String Guitar | Richard Marx |
Steel Guitar | Paul Franklin |
Keyboards | Richard Marx |
Vocals | Chely Wright |
Vocals | Richard Marx |
6 Power Of You And Me
Bass | Duncan Mullins |
Drums | Eddie Bayers |
Guitar | JT Corenflos |
Acoustic Guitar | Blue Miller |
Keyboards | Gary Smith |
Percussion | Eric Darken |
Background Vocals | Shannon Brown |
Vocals | Richard Marx |
7 One More Time
Guitar | Michael Thompson |
Acoustic Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
Keyboards | Richard Marx |
Synthesizer | Richard Marx |
Vocals | Richard Marx |
8 Waiting On Your Love
Drums (programming) | CJ Vanston |
Guitar | Michael Thompson |
Programming | CJ Vanston |
Vocals | Richard Marx |
9 More Than A Mystery
Bass | Randy Jackson |
Drums | Herman Matthews |
Guitar | Michael Thompson |
Keyboards | Tim Akers |
Vocals | Richard Marx |
10 Boy Next Door
Bass | Randy Jackson |
Drums | Herman Matthews |
Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
Piano | Richard Marx |
Wurlitzer | Greg Phillinganes |
Strings (Synthesizer) | Richard Marx |
Vocals | Richard Marx |
11 Too Early To Be Over
Bass | Randy Jackson |
Drums | Herman Matthews |
Guitar | Mike Landau |
Acoustic Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
Acoustic Guitar | Michael Thompson |
Organ | Matt Rollings |
Background Vocals | Yvonne Gage |
Background Vocals | Joan Collaso |
Background Vocals | Robin Robinson |
Vocals | Richard Marx |
12 Straight From My Heart
Bass | Michael Rhodes |
Drums | Eddie Bayers |
Guitar | JT Corenflos |
Acoustic Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
Pedal Steel Guitar | Paul Franklin |
Keyboards | Richard Marx |
Background Vocals | Alison Krauss |
Vocals | Richard Marx |
Other Musicians
Liner Notes
Producer – Richard Marx
Arranged By – Richard Marx
Engineer – Bill Drescher, Craig Bauer, Luke Wooten, Matt Prock
Engineer (Assistant) – Alan Mason, Cesar Ramirez, Chad Brown, Christine Sirois, Darrell Thorp, Kelly Schoenfeld, Ok Hee Kim
Mastered By – Steve Hall
Mixed By – David Cole
Design – Masae Hamanoya
Photography – Nels Israelson
Mastered At Future Disc
Mixed At Conway Studios
Mixed At The Village Recorder
Recorded At Renegade Studio,
Recorded At Chicago Recording Company
Recorded At Hinge Studios, Chicago
Recorded At Music Grinder, Los Angeles
Recorded At Capitol Studios, Los Angeles
Recorded At The Treehouse, Los Angeles
Recorded At AndorraLos Angeles
Recorded At CocoButt Studio, Los Angeles
Recorded At Woodland Studios, Nashville
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording, Nashville
Recorded At Soundstage, Nashville
Recorded At The Sound Kitchen, Franklin
Copyright Signal 21
Copyright Chi-Boy Music