Songwriter (Richard Marx album)

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.

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

Background

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
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
  • Burt Bacharach – composer, producer
  • J. Blynn – electric guitars
  • Steve Brewster – drums
  • Topher Brown – writer
  • Paul Bushnell – bass
  • Cliff Colnot – string arrangement
  • Chris Daughtry – composer
  • Nina DiGregorio – violin
  • Shawn Fichter – drums
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Brian Griffin – drums
  • Randy Houser – composer
  • Taylor Hawkins – drums
  • Mark Hill – bass
  • David Hodges – composer
  • Jillian Jacquline – harmony vocals
  • Michael Jade – composer, producer
  • Whynot Jansveld – mastering, bass guitar
  • Michael Landau – electric guitar, all guitars
  • Brice Long – composer
  • Jesse Marx – composer, producer, all instruments, background vocals
  • Lucas Marx – composer, producer, mixer, answer vocals, all instruments
  • Richard Marx – lead vocals, composer, producer, background vocals, all guitars, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, ganjo
  • Chip Matthews – mixing
  • Herman Matthews – drums
  • Jerry McPherson – guitars
  • Miles McPherson – drums
  • Adam Messinger – composer, producer, mixing, all instruments
  • Michael Omartian – string arrangement
  • Richard Page – composer
  • Greg Phillinganes – piano
  • Matthew Prock – engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Darius Rucker – writer
  • Matt Scannell – writer, producer, guitars, verse guitar, bass guitar
  • Keith Urban – writer
  • CJ Vanston – producer, mixing, all instruments
  • Jorge Vivo – recorder
  • Jason Wade – composer
  • Matt Walker – drums
  • Jason Webb – keyboards
  • Bruce Wiegner – composer, producer, mixing, all instruments

Charts
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
  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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