Paid Vacation (album)

Paid Vacation
Studio album by
Richard Marx
ReleasedFebruary 8, 1994
RecordedJuly 1992 – December 1993
GenreRock, pop rock
Length49:38
LabelCapitol
ProducerRichard Marx, Terry Thomas, Fee Waybill
Richard Marx chronology
Greatest Hits
(1993) 		Paid Vacation
(1994) 		Ballads
(1994)
Singles from Paid Vacation
  1. "Now and Forever"
    Released: January 12, 1994[1]
  2. "Silent Scream"
    Released: April 18, 1994[2]
  3. "The Way She Loves Me"
    Released: 1994
  4. "Nothing Left Behind Us"
    Released: 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Chicago Tribune [4]
Entertainment Weekly (B) [5]
Los Angeles Times [6]
People(Mixed)[7]

Paid Vacation is the fourth studio album by American singer/songwriter Richard Marx, released in 1994.

The album features "Now and Forever", Marx's ninth and final Top 10 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and most successful single on the Adult Contemporary chart. It was issued as a lead single for the album and stayed atop the Billboard A/C chart for 11 consecutive weeks. The follow-up single "The Way She Loves Me" also achieved in Billboard, reaching the Top 20 on the Hot 100 and hitting #3 at Adult Contemporary radio.[8]

However, the album itself was less successful than his previous efforts. During a 23-week-long chart run on the U. S. Billboard 200, Paid Vacation only reached #37 and failed to climb higher than its predecessor Rush Street (#35).[8] Nevertheless, received his fourth successive Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America in late 1994. The album sold well globally, especially in Japan, providing Marx with his first Gold record in that country. It was also a success in Southeast Asia, where it sold over 1.1 million copies by 1995, alongside Ballads.[9]

The album was dedicated to Marx's then-wife Cynthia Rhodes and sons Brandon, Lucas, and Jesse Marx.

  1. ^ "ナウ・アンド・フォーエバー | リチャード・マークス" [Now and Forever | Richard Marx] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. April 16, 1994. p. 27.
  3. ^ F. Promis, Jose. Paid Vacation at AllMusic. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  4. ^ Kampart, Patrick (February 17, 1994). "Richard Marx: Paid Vacation (Capitol)". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  5. ^ Eddy, Chuck (February 11, 1994). "MUSIC REVIEW > The Day > Kenneth Babyface Edmonds". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  6. ^ Rosenbluth, Jean (March 27, 1994). "Record Rack: In Brief: Richard Marx, "Paid Vacation"". latimes.com. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  7. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Paid Vacation". people.com. February 28, 1994. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Richard Marx - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  9. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 20, 1995.