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Repeat Offender (1989)

Where the lyrics of Repeat Offender take you, and where it was really made.

Repeat Offender knocked Prince's Batman off the top of the Billboard 200, and the album was recorded across several Los Angeles studios.

Key places

Capitol Studios, Hollywood (1989)

Recording site Capitol Studios — One of the recording studios for Repeat Offender. The album was also mastered at Capitol Studios. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Lion Share Studios, Los Angeles (1989)

Recording site Lion Share — One of the recording studios for Repeat Offender. The album was mixed at Lion Share Studios. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Cherokee Studios, Hollywood (1989)

Recording site Cherokee Studios — One of the recording studios listed among the recording locations of Repeat Offender. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Sunset Sound, Hollywood (1989)

Recording site Sunset Sound — One of the recording studios listed among the recording locations of Repeat Offender. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Repeat Offender: second studio album by Richard Marx
• Released 26 April 1989
• Reached number one on the Billboard Pop Albums chart
• Written or co-written entirely by Marx
• Certified four times platinum in the United States
• Five major singles on the Billboard charts, including two number-one hits: "Satisfied" and "Right Here Waiting"

Background

• Marx toured for 14 months to promote his debut album
• Returned to the studio with songs written while on the road
• Recorded with well-known L.A.-area studio musicians
• Surpassed the debut record in success
• Pushed Prince's Batman out of the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200
• Marx said at the time that it was harder this time because he had more to prove

Recording

• Recorded at A&M, Capitol, Lion Share, Cherokee and Sunset Sound Studios
• Mastered at Capitol Studios
• Mixed at Lion Share Studios
• Produced by Richard Marx and David Cole
• Recorded by David Cole, assisted by Peter Doell
• Mixed by David Cole
• Mastered by Wally Traugott

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Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Early life

• Born September 16, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois; American singer-songwriter.
• Only child of former singer Ruth and jazz musician Dick Marx, founder of a jingle company.
• Began his career at age five singing commercial jingles written by his father's company.
• At 17, a tape of his songs reached Lionel Richie, who encouraged him to move to Los Angeles.

Career

• Scored number one hits as a songwriter with "What About Me?" (1984) and "Crazy" (1985).
• Debut album (1987) went triple platinum; "Don't Mean Nothing" reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Repeat Offender (1989) rose to No. 1 on the Billboard album chart and sold over 5 million copies in the US.
• "Right Here Waiting" reached No. 1 in several European countries and gave him his first UK top ten.
• Won a Grammy for Song of the Year for "Dance with My Father" co-written with Luther Vandross (2004).
• Has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and holds 14 Billboard number one singles as performer and songwriter.

Recent activity

• Released Songwriter (2022) and After Hours (2026).
• Became a coach on The Voice Australia in 2025.

Reception

At release

• Released 26 April 1989
• Reached number one on the Billboard Pop Albums chart after release
• The first two singles, "Satisfied" and "Right Here Waiting", both reached number one
• Those two hits completed a string of three consecutive number-one singles
• The fourth single, "Angelia", reached number four

Reappraisal

• "Right Here Waiting" has been covered numerous times, most notably by Monica and 112 in a 1998 duet
• "Children of the Night" was written in support of a Van Nuys-based organization for runaways

Records

• Billboard Pop Albums chart: number one
• Billboard 200: number one, pushing Prince's Batman out of the top spot
• United States: certified four times platinum
• Five major singles on the Billboard charts, two of them number one
• Marx became the first solo artist to reach the top five with his first seven singles
• 1990 Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male, for "Right Here Waiting", his second Grammy nomination

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Marx performed the Beatles' "Help!" at the Berlin Wall in late 1989
• "Children of the Night" was the sixth single from the album, and all its royalties went to the charity
• Marx's second world tour began in spring 1989 and lasted through August 1990, including a performance at the Royal Albert Hall
• Tina Turner invited Marx to tour Germany during that tour
• The album was dedicated to Gabrielle de Martino
• For the 30th anniversary, Marx released re-recorded versions of five singles as part of a catalog deal with BMG Rights Management

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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