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Songwriter
Studio album by
Richard Marx
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

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.

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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  • Richard Marx – lead vocals, backing vocals (1-5, 7-9, 11-15), acoustic guitar (2, 3, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20), keyboards (4, 8, 14, 18), all guitars (4), bass (4), acoustic piano (7, 19), ganjo (13)
  • Lucas Marx – all instruments (1, 5), answer vocals (3)
  • Adam Messinger – all instruments (2)
  • Bruce Wiegner – all instruments (3), all other instruments (12)
  • Jesse Marx – all other instruments (6), backing vocals (6, 10), all instruments (10)
  • Jason Webb – keyboards (15)
  • Greg Phillinganes – acoustic piano (16)
  • CJ Vanston – all instruments (17)
  • Matt Scannell – guitars (7), bass (7, 14), "verse" guitar (14), guitar solo (14)
  • Jerry McPherson – guitars (8, 11-13, 15), additional guitars (14)
  • Michael Landau – guitars (9), electric guitar (20), electric guitar solo (20)
  • Jason Blynn – electric guitar (18)
  • Mark Hill – bass (8, 11, 13, 15)
  • Paul Bushnell – bass (9, 20)
  • Whynot Jansveld – bass (18)
  • Matt Walker – drums (4)
  • Taylor Hawkins – drums (6)
  • Brian Griffin – drums (7)
  • Shawn Fichter – drums (8)
  • Josh Freese – drums (9)
  • Steve Brewster – drums (11, 13-15)
  • Miles McPherson – drums (12)
  • Herman Matthews – drums (20)
  • Nina DiGregorio – violin solo (4)
  • Michael Omartian – string arrangements (16)
  • Cliff Colnot – string arrangements (19)
  • Jillian Jacqueline – harmony vocals (20)


Production

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  • Lucas Marx – producer (1, 5), mixing (1, 5)
  • Michael Jade – additional production (1)
  • Adam Messinger – producer (2), mixing (2)
  • Bruce Wiegner – producer (3, 12), mixing (3)
  • Richard Marx – producer (4, 6-11, 13-16, 18-20), liner notes
  • Matt Scannell – producer (6, 7)
  • Jesse Marx – producer (10)
  • Burt Bacharach – producer (16)
  • CJ Vanston – producer (17), mixing (17)
  • Matthew Prock – engineer (4), mixing (4, 6, 10, 12, 18, 19), mastering (6-15)
  • Chip Matthews – mixing (7, 8, 11, 13-16, 20)
  • Jorge Vivo – recording (19)
  • Whynot Jansveld – mastering (1-5, 16-20)
  • Dale Voleker – design
  • Nick Spanos – photography
  • Daisy Fuentes – photo of Richard Marx (pg. 14)

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.
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