title: Richard Marx session discography
text: # Richard Marx session discography
  
  This is a list of Richard Marx's session work playing various instruments and singing backing vocals for various artists.
  
  ## 1980s
  
  ### 1982
  
  Lionel Richie - Lionel Richie
  
  * "You Are" (backing vocals)
  
  ### 1983
  
  Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down
  
  * "All Night Long" (backing vocals)
  * "Running with the Night" (backing vocals)
  
  ### 1984
  
  George Benson - 20/20
  
  * "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (backing vocals)
  
  Chicago - Chicago 17
  
  * "We Can Stop the Hurting" (backing vocals)
  
  Julio Iglesias - 1100 Bel Air Place
  
  * "Moonlight Lady" (backing vocals)
  
  Fee Waybill - Read My Lips
  
  * "Who Loves You Baby" (backing vocals)
  
  Peabo Bryson - Straight from the Heart
  
  * If Ever You're in My Arms Again (backing vocals)
  * Learning the Ways of Love (backing vocals)
  
  ### 1985
  
  Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
  
  * "Saving All My Love for You" (backing vocals, guitars)
  * "All at Once" (backing vocals, guitars)
  * "The Greatest Love of All" (backing vocals, guitars)
  * "Hold Me" (backing vocals, guitars)
  
  ### 1986
  
  Madonna - True Blue
  
  * "White Heat" (backing vocals)
  
  ### 1987
  
  Barbra Streisand - One Voice
  
  * "Somewhere" (backing vocals)
  * "Evergreen" (backing vocals)
  * "Something's Coming" (backing vocals)
  * "People" (backing vocals)
  * "Send In the Clowns" (backing vocals)
  * "Over the Rainbow" (backing vocals)
  * "Guilty" (backing vocals)
  * "What Kind of Fool" (backing vocals)
  * "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" (backing vocals)
  * "The Way We Were" (backing vocals)
  * "It's a New World" (backing vocals)
  * "Happy Days Are Here Again" (backing vocals)
  * "America the Beautiful" (backing vocals)
  
  ### 1988
  
  Vixen - Vixen
  
  * "Edge of a Broken Heart" (keyboards)
  
  ### 1989
  
  Michael Bolton - Soul Provider
  
  * "Soul Provider" (backing vocals)
  
  Billy Joel - Storm Front
  
  * "That's Not Her Style" (backing vocals)
  * "Storm Front" (backing vocals)
  
  ## 1990s
  
  ### 1990
  
  Tim Feehan - Full Contact
  
  * "Heart in Pieces" (backing vocals)
  
  ### 1993
  
  John Farnham - Then Again
  
  * "The Reason Why" (piano)
  
  ### 1995
  
  Michael Bolton - Greatest Hits (1985–1995)
  
  * "Soul Provider" (backing vocals)
  
  Amy Sky - Cool Rain
  
  * "Til Tomorrow" (backing vocals)
  
  ### 1997
  
  Fee Waybill - Don't Be Scared By These Hands
  
  * "I Know You" (backing vocals)
  * "Tall Dark and Harmless" (backing vocals)
  * "Shut Up and Love Me" (backing vocals)
  * "The Swing of Things" (backing vocals)
  * "Fools Cry" (backing vocals)
  * "Surprise Yourself" (backing vocals)
  * "I've Seen This Movie Before" (backing vocals)
  * "What's Wrong with That" (backing vocals)
  * "Somewhere Deep Inside" (keyboards)
  
  ### 1998
  
  Sarah Brightman - Eden
  
  * The Last Words You Said (backing vocals)
  
  ### 1999
  
  Barbra Streisand - A Love Like Ours
  
  * "If You Ever Leave Me" (Duet with Vince Gill) (keyboards)
  
  ## 2000s
  
  ### 2000
  
  Natalie Cole - Greatest Hits-Volume 1
  
  * "Angel on My Shoulder" (backing vocals)
  
  Barry Mann - Soul and Inspiration
  
  * "Rock and Roll Lullaby" (backing vocals)
  
  Kenny Rogers - There You Go Again
  
  * "Crazy Me" (backing vocals)
  * "I Do It for Your Love" (backing vocals, keyboards)
  
  ### 2001
  
  Natalie Cole - Love Songs
  
  * "Angel on My Shoulder" (backing vocals)
  
  Josh Groban - Josh Groban
  
  * "To Where You Are" (keyboards, piano)
  
  ### 2002
  
  Michael Bolton - Only a Woman Like You
  
  * "Slowly" (backing vocals)
  * "I Surrender" (backing vocals, keyboards)
  * "Eternally" (backing vocals, keyboards)
  
  Chris Botti - December
  
  * "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (backing vocals)
  
  Marie Sisters - Marie Sisters
  
  * "I Will Hold On" (strings)
  * "If I Fall in Love Tonight" (backing vocals)
  
  Olivia Newton-John - 2
  
  * "Never Far Away" (Duet with Richard Marx) (keyboards)
  
  Barbra Streisand - Duets
  
  * "If You Ever Leave Me" (Duet with Vince Gill) (keyboards)
  
  ### 2003
  
  Chicago - The Box
  
  * "We Can Stop the Hurting" (backing vocals)
  
  Billy Ray Cyrus - The Other Side
  
  * "Tip of My Heart" (backing vocals)
  
  Kenny Loggins - It's About Time
  
  * "With This Ring" (backing vocals, keyboards)
  * "I Miss Us" (backing vocals, keyboards)
  * "The One That Got Away" (acoustic piano)
  
  Kristy Starling - Kristy Starling
  
  * To Where You Are (keyboards)
  
  Luther Vandross - Dance with My Father
  
  * "Dance with My Father" (keyboard and drum programming)
  
  ### 2004
  
  Sissel - My Heart
  
  * Someone Like You (all instruments)
  * Beyond Imagination (backing vocals, keyboards, drum programming)
  
  ### 2005
  
  Disney's Happiest Celebration on Earth: 50 Years
  
  * LeAnn Rimes - "Remember When" (piano, keyboards, backing vocals)
  
  ### 2006
  
  Sister Hazel - Absolutely
  
  * "Meet Me in the Memory" (keyboards))
  
  Luther Vandross - The Ultimate Luther Vandross
  
  * "Dance with My Father" (keyboards and drum programming)
  
  ### 2007
  
  Kenny Loggins - How About Now
  
  * "I'll Remember Your Name" (backing vocals, acoustic guitar)
  
  New Music from an Old Friend
  
  * Kenny Loggins - "I'll Remember Your Name" (backing vocals, acoustic guitar)
  
  ### 2008
  
  George Canyon - What I Do
  
  * "Just Like You" (backing vocals)
  * "Pretty Drunk Out Tonight" (backing vocals)
  * "All or Nothing" (backing vocals)
  * "Let It Out" (backing vocals)
  * "In Your Arms Again" (arranger, piano, strings)
  * "Back to Life" (backing vocals)
  * "Betty's Buns" (backing vocals)
  * "If I Was Jesus" (backing vocals)
  * "What I Do" (arranger, strings)
  * "Last Man" (backing vocals)
  * "I Believe in Angels" (backing vocals)
  
  ### 2009
  
  Katherine Jenkins - Believe
  
  * "Fear of Falling" (backing vocals)
  
  Red - Innocence & Instinct
  
  * "Out from Under" (backing vocals)
  
  Vertical Horizon - Burning the Days
  
  * "Here" (piano)
  
  ## 2010s
  
  ### 2010
  
  Ringo Starr - Y Not
  
  * "Mystery of the Night" (backing vocals)
  
  Rhonda Vincent - Taken
  
  * "Taken" (backing vocals)
  
  ### 2013
  
  Heart
  
  * All Through the Night (backing vocals)
  
  Vertical Horizon - Echoes from the Underground
  
  * "You Never Let Me Down" (piano, backing vocals)
  * "Evermore" (backing vocals)
  * "Song for Someone" (backing vocals)
  * "Consolation" (backing vocals)
  
  ### 2014
  
  Heart - Home for the Holidays
  
  * All Through the Night - (vocals)
  
  ### 2015
  
  Ringo Starr - Postcards from Paradise
  
  * "Right Side of the Road" (backing vocals)
  * "Not Looking Back" (guitars, backing vocals)
  
  ### 2018
  
  Vertical Horizon - The Lost Mile
  
  * "I'm Not Running" (backing vocals)
  
  ### 2019
  
  Matt Nathanson - Postcards (from Chicago)
  
  * "Surrender" (Duet with Richard Marx)
  
  ## 2020s
  
  ### 2020
  
  Fee Waybill - Rides Again
  
  * "Faker" (background vocals)
  * "How Dare You" (guitar, bass, keyboards, background vocals)
  * "Don't Want to Pull the Trigger" (background vocals)
  * "Say Goodbye" (acoustic guitar, keyboards, background vocals)
  * "Promise Land" (guitar, bass, keyboards, background vocals)
  * "Man Of the World" (guitar, keyboards, background vocals)
  * "Still You on the Inside" (guitar, keyboards, background vocals)
  * "Woulda Coulda Shoulda" (bass, keyboards, background vocals)
  * "Meant To Be Alone" (background vocals)
  