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"Right Here Waiting" was the second single from ''[[Repeat Offender]]'', after "[[Satisfied (song)|Satisfied]]". Marx wrote it on the road as a love letter to his wife, actress [[Cynthia Rhodes]], who was in [[South Africa]] shooting for a film. <ref> [http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=6647 Right Here Waiting Songfacts] </ref> In an era of [[power ballad]]s, "Right Here Waiting" distinguished itself by its understatement; the track was arranged by Marx with Jeffery (C.J.) Vanston to feature none of the heavy drums and synth popular at the time, with Marx's vocal accompanied only by guitar (by Bruce Gaitsch) and keyboards (by Vanston). It is one of Marx's most frequently [[cover version|covered]] compositions. |
"Right Here Waiting" was the second single from ''[[Repeat Offender]]'', after "[[Satisfied (song)|Satisfied]]". Marx wrote it on the road as a love letter to his wife, actress [[Cynthia Rhodes]], who was in [[South Africa]] shooting for a film. <ref> [http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=6647 Right Here Waiting Songfacts] </ref> In an era of [[power ballad]]s, "Right Here Waiting" distinguished itself by its understatement; the track was arranged by Marx with Jeffery (C.J.) Vanston to feature none of the heavy drums and synth popular at the time, with Marx's vocal accompanied only by classical guitar (by Bruce Gaitsch) and keyboards (by Vanston). It is one of Marx's most frequently [[cover version|covered]] compositions. |
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"Right Here Waiting" is a ballad recorded by Richard Marx on his second album, Repeat Offender. "Right Here Waiting" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It also made it to #2 in the UK.
Original version
Background and writing
"Right Here Waiting" was the second single from Repeat Offender, after "Satisfied". Marx wrote it on the road as a love letter to his wife, actress Cynthia Rhodes, who was in South Africa shooting for a film. [1] In an era of power ballads, "Right Here Waiting" distinguished itself by its understatement; the track was arranged by Marx with Jeffery (C.J.) Vanston to feature none of the heavy drums and synth popular at the time, with Marx's vocal accompanied only by classical guitar (by Bruce Gaitsch) and keyboards (by Vanston). It is one of Marx's most frequently covered compositions.
Chart performances
"Right Here Waiting" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at #44, the week of July 8, 1989, and became his third consecutive #1 single on August 12, 1989. Certified Gold on August 21, the record spent three consecutive weeks at the summit, dislodged by Paula Abdul's "Cold Hearted", the week of September 2, 1989. The song was his first of several to go to #1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Chart. Certified Platinum on October 16, 1989, "Right Here Waiting" is Marx's best selling single. It is also his most enduring, charting in the top 15 of Billboard's Hot Adult Contemporary Recurrents chart for four years running—from 2000-2003, more than ten years after its release.
In the UK the song was released in September 1989 and peaked at #2.
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Cover versions
Monica cover version
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"Right Here Waiting" is an R&B song from Monica's second studio album The Boy Is Mine and features R&B band 112. It was released as the album's seventh and final single in late 1999, only in the US, as a promotional vinyl. No music video was made for the song.
These are the peak positions from chart providers :
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| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks [11] | 101 |
Other cover versions
- The Irish boyband Westlife recorded the song in 1998.
- In 2000 it was covered by Portrait on their greatest hits album.
- In 2001 it was covered by Cliff Richard on his covers album, Wanted
- In 2002 it was covered by Bonnie Tyler on her covers album, Heart Strings.
- In 2002, Cheryl Cole sang the song in the final of Popstars: The Rivals
- Singer Donny Osmond included a cover of the song on his 2004 album What I Meant To Say.
- American Idol celebrity William Hung recorded a cover for his album Miracle: Happy Summer from William Hung.
- A cover can be found on the 2005 album Love Songs by Matt Tyler.
- British singer Shayne Ward performed the song as a contestant on The X Factor 2005; when he won he used the song as a B-Side to his Christmas number 1 single, "That's My Goal".
- It was covered by Clay Aiken on his album A Thousand Different Ways in 2006.
- Julio Iglesias recorded a cover for his Romantic Classics album from 2006.
- English singer Shaun Rogerson recorded the song for his 2007 debut album Shaun. He was a contestant on the third UK series of The X Factor, in which he sang "Right Here Waiting" at his audition.
- Lemon Ice covered the song on their 2007 album One.
- Korean singer Kangta performed the song during a concert with H.O.T.
- American singer Alexander O'Neal included a cover of the song on his album Alex Loves (2008).
- Entertainer John Barrowman has covered the song for his 2008 album "Music Music Music"
- Ultrabeat covered the song on their 2008 album, Discolights: The Album.
- Barry Manilow covered the song for his 2008 album "The Greatest Songs of the Eighties".
- A cover of the song can be found on And Then There Were None's Album Who Speaks for Planet Earth, released in 2009.
References
- ^ Right Here Waiting Songfacts
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Right Here Waiting", various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
- ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved September 3, 2008)
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
- ^ "Right Here Waiting", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved September 8, 2008)
- ^ a b Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved September 8, 2008)
- ^ 1989 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved September 8, 2008)
- ^ Canada certifications cria.ca (Retrieved September 8, 2008)
- ^ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved September 8, 2008)
- ^ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved September 8, 2008)
- ^ "Chart Archive". Billboard. Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- 1989 singles
- 1990 singles
- 1999 singles
- Richard Marx songs
- Monica songs
- Songs written by Richard Marx
- Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
- Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks number-one singles
- Number-one singles in Australia
- Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
- Number-one singles in New Zealand
- Pop ballads
- Rock ballads