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Limitless (Richard Marx album)

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Limitless
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2020
GenrePop rock, country
Length41:59
LabelBMG
Producer
Richard Marx chronology
Repeat Offender Revisited
(2019)
Limitless
(2020)
Stories To Tell: Greatest Hits And More
Singles from Limitless
  1. "Last Thing I Wanted"
    Released: May 13, 2016
  2. "Another One Down"
    Released: June 30, 2019
  3. "Let Go"
    Released: October 14, 2019
  4. "Front Row Seat"
    Released: January 10, 2020
  5. "Limitless"
    Released: March 16, 2020

Limitless is the twelfth studio album (36th overall) by American singer/songwriter and record producer/arranger Richard Marx, released on February 7, 2020. It is his first studio album since 2014.[1] It was the first time Marx had recorded an album without the conscious thought of making an album.[2]

Development

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Marx usually produces his albums by himself but this time, he worked with several different producers, all of whom also co-wrote a majority of the songs on the album as well. His son Lucas was one of the producers who also co-wrote two of the tracks, including the single "Another One Down".

"I wasn't really sure what making a new album meant for an artist like me," Marx said of the creative process behind Limitless. "All I knew was that I still write songs all the time and I realised I had a collection of songs I really liked. In my past, my only criteria were to write and record songs that pleased me, and hopefully other people would like them, too. So I returned to that ideology and dismissed any concerns of stylistic consistency and the next thing I knew, I had recorded a diverse album I really liked."[3]

The album was dedicated to his wife Daisy Fuentes.

Chart performance

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Limitless became Marx's first studio album to chart overseas since 2004's My Own Best Enemy.[4]

"Another One Down" was released several months prior to the album and peaked at No. 14 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

Track listing

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Limitless track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Another One Down"R. Marx, Lucas Marx3:13
2."Limitless"R. Marx, Michael Jade3:03
3."Love Affair That Lasts Forever"R. Marx3:28
4."Let Go"R. Marx, Morgan Page, Daisy Fuentes3:44
5."All Along"R. Marx, L. Marx3:17
6."Up All Night"R. Marx3:48
7."Front Row Seat"R. Marx, Matt Scannell, Darrell Brown3:28
8."Strong Enough" (featuring Jana Kramer)R. Marx, Jason Wade3:36
9."Not In Love"R. Marx, Sara Bareilles3:59
10."Break My Heart Tonight"R. Marx, Scannell3:11
11."Last Thing I Wanted"R. Marx, Ashley Gorley, Ross Copperman2:54
12."This One"R. Marx, Scannell4:24
Total length:41:59

Personnel

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  • Richard Marx – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic piano, keyboards, synth bass, acoustic guitar
  • Ross Copperman – instrumentation, programming
  • Michael Jade – instrumentation, keyboards, programming, guitars, backing vocals
  • Lucas Marx – instrumentation, programming, arrangements
  • Morgan Page – synthesizers, programming
  • Jason Webb – keyboards
  • Jerry McPherson – guitars
  • Matt Scannell – acoustic guitar, guitars, bass, drum programming
  • Mark Hill – bass
  • Steve Brewster – drums
  • Jana Kramer – lead vocals (8)

Production

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  • Production – Ross Copperman, Michael Jade, Lucas Marx, Richard Marx, Morgan Page, David Pramik, and Matt Scannell
  • Mixing – Michael Jade, Lucas Marx, Chip Matthews, and Mat Prock
  • Mastering – Mat Prock
  • Art Direction – Paula Scher
  • Design – Dale Voelker
  • Photography – Mike Helfrich

Charts

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Sales chart performance for Limitless
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 77
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 91
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 64

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Why Richard Marx Is Finally Celebrating After Four Decades Of Hits". Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Richard's Twitter". Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "Richard Marx to release new album "Limitless"". Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "Australian Charts". Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  5. ^ Cashmere, Paul (February 16, 2020). "Australian Charts: Green Day 'Father of All Motherfuckers' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Richard Marx – Limitless" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Richard Marx – Limitless". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 19, 2020.