Ballads (Richard Marx album)

Ballads
Compilation album by
Richard Marx
ReleasedMarch 3, 1994
Recorded1987–1994
GenrePop
Length59:03
LabelCapitol
ProducerRichard Marx, David Cole
Richard Marx chronology
Paid Vacation
(1994)
Ballads
(1994)
Channel V At The Hard Rock Live
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Ballads is the second compilation album by Richard Marx.[2] This disc features ten of Marx's ballads including one live and one previously released non-single track. The South African release of the album, titled "Ballads (Then, Now and Forever)", features the bonus tracks "(It Looks Like) I'll Never Fall in Love" and "Can't Help Falling in Love".

Track listing

  1. "Now and Forever" (Marx) – 3:32
  2. "Keep Coming Back" (Marx) – 5:26
  3. "Hold On to the Nights" (Marx) – 5:07
  4. "Silent Scream" (Marx) – 3:52
  5. "Angelia" (Marx) – 5:17
  6. "Right Here Waiting" (Marx) – 4:24
  7. "Hazard" (Marx) – 5:17
  8. "Children of the Night" (Marx) – 4:44
  9. "Endless Summer Nights" (Marx) – 4:27
  10. "Now and Forever" (Marx) – 3:45
  11. "Chains Around My Heart" (Marx, Waybill) – 5:42
  12. "Heaven Only Knows" (Marx) – 5:35

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[3] Gold 10,000*
India[3] Gold 10,000[4]
Japan (RIAJ)[5] Gold 100,000^
Indonesia[3] Gold 25,000[4]
Malaysia[3] 2× Platinum 50,000[4]
Philippines (PARI)[3] Gold 20,000*
Singapore (RIAS)[3] Platinum 15,000*
South Korea (KMCA)[3] Platinum 30,000[4]
Taiwan (RIT)[3] 4× Platinum 200,000[4]
Thailand[3] 2× Platinum 80,000[4]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Ballads at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Ballads". Amazon. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Star TV's Channel V to Broadcast Richard Marx's Singapore Concert" (PDF). Billboard. March 25, 1995. p. 45. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Certification Award Levels" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2007. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Japanese album certifications – Richard Marx – Ballads" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved December 17, 2019. Select 1994年9月 on the drop-down menu