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Richard Marx | Artist Essentials
First released: 2004 (year verified)
Original 2004 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The quiet opening gives the rising melody space before the full backing increases its weight.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2004 (year verified)
The original studio recording was released in 2004 and belongs to the original My Own Best Enemy program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.
Recording: Original 2004 studio recording
Credit: Richard Marx
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: My Own Best Enemy
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My Own Best Enemy - licensed original studio program
The public licensed original album program identifies Richard Marx and the selected 2004 studio recordings. Original program membership and year are used; January placeholders, compilation years, acoustic remakes and live versions are not treated as exact first-release events. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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About Richard Marx
Richard Marx is a Chicago-born performer, songwriter and producer whose solo catalog includes Hold On to the Nights, Right Here Waiting and Hazard. His early albums moved from the self-titled debut through Repeat Offender and Rush Street. He also built a substantial writing career for other singers, contributing to This I Promise You for NSYNC and Dance with My Father with Luther Vandross. Acoustic concerts offered another setting for his own songs.
Artist background sources
Richard Marx - Los Angeles Philharmonic artist biography
Chicago identity, performer/writer/producer roles, solo repertoire and album sequence, named external songwriting and acoustic performance. Rankings, sales totals, current projects and personal inspiration claims are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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