Richard Marx session discography

This is a list of Richard Marx's session work playing various instruments and singing backing vocals for various artists.

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)

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)

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 Red - Innocence & Instinct Vertical Horizon - Burning the Days
 * "Fear of Falling" (backing vocals)
 * "Out from Under" (backing vocals)
 * "Here" (piano)

2010
Ringo Starr - Y Not Rhonda Vincent - Taken
 * "Mystery of the Night" (backing vocals)
 * "Taken" (backing vocals)

2013
Heart Vertical Horizon - Echoes from the Underground
 * All Through the Night (backing vocals)
 * "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)

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)