Right Here Waiting (4:05)

“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.

From the album “Repeat Offender”
B-side “Hold on to the Nights (Live at the Palace Theatre)”
Released July 5, 1989
Format 7” single
CD single
Cassette
Genre Pop / Adult Contemporary
Length 4:24
Label EMI
Writer(s) Richard Marx
Producer Richard Marx, David Cole

Certification RIAA Platinum

“Right Here Waiting” was the second single from Repeat Offender, after “Satisfied”. 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 guitar (by Bruce Gaitsch) and keyboards (by Vanston). It is one of Marx’s most frequently covered compositions.

“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.