Paid Vacation (album)

Paid Vacation
Studio album by Richard Marx
Released	January 31, 1994 December 2, 1999 (re-release)[1]
Recorded	July 1993 - January 1994
Genre	Rock, pop rock
Length	49:38 (North America) 60:00 (International)
Label	Capitol
Producer	Richard Marx, Terry Thomas, Fee Waybill
Richard Marx chronology
Greatest Hits (1993) Paid Vacation (1994) Ballads (1994) Singles from Paid Vacation "Now And Forever" "Silent Scream" "The Way She Loves Me" "Nothing Left Behind Us"

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Chicago Tribune	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	(B) [4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
People	(Mixed)[6]

Paid Vacation is the fourth studio album by American singer/songwriter Richard Marx, released in 1994.

The album features "Now And Forever", Marx's 9th and final top-10 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and most successful single on the Adult Contemporary chart. It was issued as a lead single for the album and stayed atop the Billboard AC chart for 11 consecutive weeks. The follow-up single "The Way She Loves Me" also achieved modest success on the Billboard, reaching the top 20 on the Hot 100 and peaking at #3 on the AC chart.^[7]

However, the album itself was less successful than his previous efforts. During a total of 23 week-long chart run on the U.S. Blllboard 200, Paid Vacation only reached #37 and failed to climb higher than its predecessor Rush Street.^[7] Nevertheless, it managed to receive a Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in late 1994. The album sold moderately well in Japan, providing Marx with his first Gold record in that country.

The album was dedicated to Marx's wife Cynthia Rhodes and sons Brandon, Lucas, and Jesse Marx.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Richard Marx, except where indicated.

International release

1. "The Way She Loves Me" – 4:15
2. "One More Try" (Marx, Bruce Gaitsch) – 4:25
3. "Silent Scream" – 3:52
4. "Nothing to Hide" (Marx, Terry Thomas) – 5:33
5. "Whole World to Save" (Marx, Fee Waybill) – 5:31
6. "Soul Motion" (Marx, Gaitsch) – 5:22
7. "Now and Forever" – 3:32
8. "Goodbye Hollywood" – 4:56
9. "Heaven's Waiting" – 3:48
10. "Nothing Left Behind Us" (Marx, Waybill) – 5:22
11. "What You Want" – 3:49
12. "One Man" – 5:12
13. "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" (Billy Joel) – 4:32
14. "Baby Blues" (Marx, Gaitsch) – 0:53

denotes additional tracks not included on North American releases. Aside from above bonus tracks, "Another Heaven" (4:31, located in track 15) was exclusively featured on the Japanese edition.

Album credits

Personnel

• Guitars: Bruce Gaitsch, Terry Thomas, Paul Warren, Richard Marx
• Organ: Bill Champlin, David Innis
• Keyboards: Bill Payne, Greg Phillinganes, Mike Egizi, Richard Marx
• Bass guitar: Leland Sklar, Randy Jackson, Felix Krish, Nathan East
• Drums: Jonathan Moffett, Russ Kunkel, Tony Beard, Jeff Porcaro, Myron Grombacher
• Percussion: Chris Trujillo, Luis Conte
• Harmonica: Juke Logan
• Saxophone: Steve Grove
• Trumpet: Lee Thornburg
• Strings: Jerry Goodman, Pavel Farkas, Israel Baker, Farhad Behroozi, Sid Page, Charlie Bisharat, Gailt Curz, James Getzoff, Henry Corbett
• Background vocals: Lionel Richie, Luther Vandross, Marilyn Martin, Cheryl Lynn, Terry Thomas, Bill Champlin, Max Carl, Timothy B. Schmit, Vince Gill

Engineers

• Bill Drescher
• Bruce Gaitsch
• Rob Jacobs
• Richard Marx
• Terry Thomas

Charts

Peak positions Chart (1994) Position Australian ARIA Album Chart[8] 2 Austrian Albums Chart[9] 34 Canadian RPM Albums Chart[10] 32 Dutch Albums Chart[11] 70 German Media Control Albums Chart[12] 18 Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[13] 15 Norwegian Albums Chart[14] 9 Swedish Albums Chart[15] 6 Swiss Albums Chart[16] 7 UK Albums Chart[17] 11 US Billboard 200[18] 37

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position Japanese Albums Chart[19] 127 Swiss Albums Chart[20] 46 Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Canada (Music Canada)[21] Gold 50,000^^ Japan (RIAJ)[22] Gold 130,000[19] United States (RIAA)[23] Platinum 1,000,000^^ ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

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