Hold On to the Nights
Richard Marx
1988
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About Richard Marx
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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
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Retained annual-list context
Hold On to the Nights by Richard Marx appears at number 24 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1988. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1988 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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Billboard year-end 1988 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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