Flesh and Bone (Richard Marx album)

Flesh And Bone
Studio album by Richard Marx
Released	April, 1997
Recorded	1996–1997
Genre	R&B, Pop rock
Length	62:32
Label	Capitol
Producer	Richard Marx, Randy Jackson, Fee Waybill
Richard Marx chronology
Channel V At The Hard Rock Live (1995) Flesh and Bone (1997) Greatest Hits (1997)

Flesh and Bone is the fifth studio album by singer/songwriter Richard Marx. It was released in 1997 and was Marx's studio album released on the Capitol Records imprint. (Marx returned to EMI-Capitol in 2004.) This album peaked at #70 on the Billboard album chart and sold approximately 250,000 copies in the United States.

The single "Until I Find You Again" reached #3 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and peaked at #42 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1997. Early pressings featured a bonus acoustic EP titled To The Bone. The single and album both hit #1 in several international markets. It was Richard's first new studio release that did not produce a #1 song in America.

Track listing

All songs written by Richard Marx, except where noted.

1. "Fool's Game" – 6:25
2. "You Never Take Me Dancing" – 5:39
3. "Touch of Heaven" – 4:51
4. "What's the Story" – 5:04
5. "Can't Lie to My Heart" – 6:29
6. "Until I Find You Again" – 4:24
7. "My Confession" – 5:08
8. "Eternity" – 5:23
9. "What's Wrong with That" (Marx, Fee Waybill) – 4:40
10. "The Image" (Marx, Waybill) – 4:21
11. "Breathless" – 5:48
12. "Miracle" – 4:20

Japanese bonus tracks

13. "Every Day Of Your Life (Duet with ASKA)" – 4:40
14. "Too Shy To Say" – 3:20
15. "Every Day Of Your Life (solo version)" – 4:40

Singles/Chart history

Personnel

• Richard Marx: lead & backing vocals, keyboards, digital & acoustic pianos, synth kalimba, acoustic guitars
• Maurice White, Cindy Mizell, Paulette McWilliams, Luther Vandross, Nita Whitaker, Bob Bowker, Jeff Morrow, Tony Ransom, Steve Grissette, Fee Waybill: backing vocals
• Bruce Gaitsch, Michael Landau, Michael Thompson: guitars
• Jamey Jaz, John Lehmkuhl: synthesizer programming
• Greg Phillinganes: keyboards, Rhodes
• Tom Keane: Rhodes
• David Innis: keyboards
• Simon Franglen: keyboards, keyboard & drum programming
• Matt Rollings: Hammond B-3 organ
• Randy Jackson: synthesizer programming & electric bass
• Herman Matthews, Jonathan Moffett: drums
• Chris Trujillo: percussion
• Marc Russo: saxophone
  • Horns on "The Image": Jerry Hey, Gary Grant, Charley Loper & Marc Russo, arranged by Dick & Richard Marx
  • Strings on "Fool's Game": Israel Baker, Charles Veal Jr.), Murray Adler, Bernard Kundell, Gail Tricia Cruz-Farkas, Bette Byers, Henry Ferber, James Getzoff, Ezra Kliger, Farhad Behroozi, Carole Mukogawa, Cynthia Morrow, Milton Thomas, David Shamban, Daniel Smith & Waldemar DeAlmida, arranged & conducted by Dick Marx

Production

• Arranged by Richard Marx (all tracks), Randy Jackson (track 3), Michael Landau (track 4) & Jamey Jaz (track 9)
• All songs produced by Richard Marx; "Touch of Heaven" produced by Richard Marx & Randy Jackson; Lead Vocal on "Until I Find You Again" produced by Gorgeous Blonde
• Recording Engineers: Bill Drescher, David Cole, David Whittman, Bruce Gaitsch, Craig Bauer, Greg Droman, Richard Flack, Jess Sutcliffe, Claude Achille & Allen Abrahamson
• Assistant Engineers: Larry Schalit, Douglas Bamford, Pat Karamian, Mike Douglas, Alex Reed, Bryan Carrigan, Gil Morales, Leslie Ann Jones, Jennifer Wyler, Andrew Page, Mike Tacci & Scott Steiner
• All songs mixed by Bill Drescher, except "Touch of Heaven" mixed by David Cole
• Mastered "with care" by Wally Traugott

Recording Studios

• The Record Plant, A&M Studios, Conway Studios, Frantic Studios, Johnny Yuma, Music Grinder, Enterprise Studios, L.D.S. in Westlake Studios (all in Los Angeles)
• Sony Studios (NYC)
• Battery Studios (London)
• Quad Studios (Nashville)
• Hinge Studios (Chicago)