''Rush Street'' is the third studio album by singer and songwriter

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. Released in late 1991, it sold over two million copies in the United States alone. It was Richard's third consecutive multi-million seller in the U. S. Its first single, " Keep Coming Back," was #1 on the American Adult Contemporary chart for four consecutive weeks. It reached #5 in '' Cashbox'' while peaking at #12 in ''

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''. The follow-up single, "

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", also hit #1 Adult Contemporary. It reached #6 in '' Cashbox'' and #9 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Subsequent single releases included "Take This Heart" and "Chains Around My Heart", which were Top Ten hits on the US Adult Contemporary charts. All four hits boasted popular music videos as well.

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members

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and Jeff Porcaro were among the session musicians employed on the album, although they play on separate tracks. Marx admitted in 2001 that the track "Superstar" is about

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. The album was dedicated to son Brandon Marx and grandmother Lois.

Track listing

# "Playing with Fire" (

) – 4:29 # "Love Unemotional" (Marx) – 5:06 # " Keep Coming Back" (Marx) – 6:51 # " Take This Heart" (Marx) – 4:10 # "

" (Marx) – 5:17 # "Hands in Your Pocket" (Marx) – 3:54 # "Calling You" (Marx, Bruce Gaitsch) – 4:42 # "Superstar" (Marx) – 4:42 # "Streets of Pain" (Marx, Fee Waybill) – 5:10 # "I Get No Sleep" (Marx) – 3:44 # "Big Boy Now" (Marx, Waybill) – 5:38 # "

Chains Around My Heart "Chains Around My Heart" is a song co-written by American musicians Richard Marx and Fee Waybill, originally recorded by Australian singer John Farnham under the title "Chains Around the Heart" as the B-side to his 1990 single " Burn for You". ...

" (Marx, Waybill) – 5:42 # "Your World" (Marx) – 5:54 Bonus Tracks on Japanese release * "Ride with the Idol" – 3:46 Bonus Tracks on Latin America release * "Regresa A Mi eep Coming Back – 5:22

Personnel

Musicians *

– arrangements, lead vocals, acoustic piano (11, 12),

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(12), keyboards (12) * Michael Egizi – keyboards (3-6, 8, 11, 12, 13), programming (5) * Greg Phillinganes – Fender Rhodes (3) * Kim Bullard – keyboards (7) * Bill Champlin –

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(8) *

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– acoustic piano (10) *

– guitars (1, 9, 10), guitar solos (1, 9), arrangements (1, 9, 10) * Bruce Gaitsch – guitars (2, 3, 8, 13), acoustic guitar (5, 12), guitar solo (7), arrangements (7, 13) *

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– guitars (4, 6, 13), guitar solo (4, 6, 8, 11, 12), acoustic guitar (12), electric guitar (12), arrangements (13) * Paul Warren – guitars (11) *

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– bass (1, 9, 10) *

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– bass (2) *

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– bass (3, 4, 6, 13) * Jim Cliff – bass (7, 11, 12) * Leland Sklar – bass (8) * Jon Clarke – drum programming (1) * Terry Bozzio – drums (1, 10, 13) * Jonathan Moffett – drums (2, 3, 4) * Jeff Porcaro – drums (6, 7, 8, 12), arrangements (8) * Tommy Lee – drums (9) * Mike Baird – drums (11) * Chris Trujillo – percussion (4, 5, 12, 13) *

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– harmonica (2) * Jerry Hey – horn arrangements (2) *

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– saxophone (2, 3) * Lee Thornburg – trombone (2), trumpet (2) Background vocals * Tamara Champlin (1, 2, 9) * Jim Cliff (1) * Dalbello (1, 2, 9) * Michael Egizi (1) * Steve George (1) * Richard Marx (1, 2, 5-9, 13) * Richard Page (1) * Brandy Rosenberg (1) * Matt Westfield (1) * John "Juke" Logan (2) *

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(2, 3) * Janet Gardner (6) * Ruth Marx (9) * Fee Waybill (9) * Cheryl Lynn (10) * Cindy Mizelle (10) Production * Brad Aldredge – assistant engineer * Bryant Arnett – assistant engineer * Ray Blair – engineer (6) * Rick Caughron – assistant engineer * Lavant Coppock – assistant engineer *

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– engineer (5, 7, 12) * Michael Douglas – assistant engineer * Bill Drescher – engineer (1-4, 6, 8, 10, 11), mixing (1-7, 10, 12), additional engineer (5) * Susanne Edgren – production coordination * Ross Garfield – technician * Lolly Grodner – assistant engineer * Mick Guzauski – mixing (8) * Mark Hagen – assistant engineer * Nels Israelson – photography * Brian Jackson – design * Leslie Ann Jones – assistant engineer * Jesse Kanner – assistant engineer * Brian Malouf – mixing (11, 13) * Pat McDougal – assistant engineer * Tom Nellen – assistant engineer * Rick Norman – assistant engineer * Charles Paakkari – assistant engineer * Kevin Reeves – assistant engineer * Mark Stebbeds – assistant engineer * Wally Traugott – mastering * Larry Vigon – art direction, design * Fee Waybill – co-producer (lead vocals; 1, 10) * Randy Wine – assistant engineer * Dave Wittman – engineer (Billy Joel; 10)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rush Street (Album) 1991 albums Albums produced by Richard Marx Richard Marx albums Capitol Records albums Albums recorded at Henson Recording Studios