"Keep Coming Back" is a song by American singer-songwriter

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. It appears on his third solo album, '' Rush Street'', and was both written and produced by Marx. The lyrics to the song detail a man's unrequited love for a woman.Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits'' (Billboard Publications), page 373. Working with musicians such as

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(who added backing vocals to the track) and keyboardist

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, Marx sought to explore different musical territory with this single, stating that "I wanted to write an old-fashioned R&B song." The song became Marx's 10th top-40 hit in the United States, reaching number five in ''

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'' magazine and peaking at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in late 1991. It also spent four weeks atop the ''Billboard''

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chart, reached number three in Canada, and topped the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart for five weeks (two weeks if not counting the holiday period in which no charts were published).

Additional releases

* Marx also recorded a Spanish-language version of the song as "Volver A Ti" (Keep Coming Back En Español) on the album, ''Lo Mejor- Especialmente Para Chile'' (Capitol 1992). * "Keep Coming Back" also appears on Marx', 2012 album and DVD (televised performance) box-set, '' A Night Out With Friends'', with Marx and

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performing a live duet.

Track listings

US 7-inch single :A. "Keep Coming Back" (edit) – 4:49 :B. "I Get No Sleep" – 3:44 US cassette single # "Keep Coming Back" # "Playing with Fire" (sample) # "Superstar" (sample) # "Calling You" (sample) US and Canadian CD single # "Keep Coming Back" (LP version) – 6:51 # "Keep Coming Back" (AOR mix featuring

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) – 5:26 # "Keep Coming Back" (Spanish version) – 6:46 # "Superstar" (LP version) – 4:42 UK 7-inch single :A. "Keep Coming Back" (edit) :B. "Superstar" UK 12-inch single :A1. "Keep Coming Back" :B1. "Keep Coming Back" (quiet storm mix) :B2. "Superstar" UK CD single # "Keep Coming Back" (edit) – 4:49 # "Keep Coming Back" (AOR mix featuring Eric Johnson) – 5:26 # "Keep Coming Back" (Spanish version) – 6:46 Australasian cassette single and Japanese mini-CD single # "Keep Coming Back" # "Superstar"

Personnel

* Richard Marx – lead vocals * Michael Egizi – keyboards *

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– guitars *

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– bass *

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– drums *

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– saxophone *

– backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

{{Authority control 1991 singles 1991 songs Capitol Records singles Richard Marx songs Songs written by Richard Marx