Paid Vacation is the fourth studio album by American singer/songwriter Richard Marx, released in 1994.

The album features “Now and Forever”, Marx’s ninth and final Top 10 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and most successful single on the Adult Contemporary chart. It was issued as a lead single for the album and stayed atop the Billboard A/C chart for 11 consecutive weeks. The follow-up single “The Way She Loves Me” also achieved in Billboard, reaching the Top 20 on the Hot 100 and hitting #3 at Adult Contemporary radio.

However, the album itself was less successful than his previous efforts. During a 23-week-long chart run on the U. S. Billboard 200, Paid Vacation only reached #37 and failed to climb higher than its predecessor Rush Street (#35). Nevertheless, received his fourth successive Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America in late 1994. The album sold well globally, especially in Japan, providing Marx with his first Gold record in that country.

Tracks
1 The Way She Loves Me (Richard Marx) 04:15
2  One More Try (Richard Marx; Bruce Gaitsch) 04:25
3  Silent Scream (Richard Marx; Terry Thomas) 03:52
4  Nothing to Hide (Richard Marx) 04:26
5  Whole World To Save (Richard Marx; Fee Waybill) 05:33
6  Soul Motion (Richard Marx; Bruce Gaitsch) 05:21
7  Now And Forever (Richard Marx) 03:33
8  Goodbye Hollywood (Richard Marx) 04:56
9  Heavens Waiting (Richard Marx) 03:48
10  Nothing Left Behind Us (Richard Marx; Fee Waybill) 05:22
11  What You Want (Richard Marx) 03:49
12  One Man (Richard Marx) 05:12
13  Miami 2017 (Billy Joel) 04:35
14  Baby Blues (Richard Marx; Bruce Gaitsch) 00:53

Musicians

1 The Way She Loves Me
Bass - Leland Sklar
Drums - Jonathan Moffett
Guitar - Bruce Gaitsch
Horns - Lee Thornburg
Horns - Steve Grove
Organ - Bill Champlin
Background Vocals - Lionel Richie
Background Vocals - Luther Vandross
Vocals - Richard Marx

2 One More Try
Bass - Randy Jackson
Drums - Jonathan Moffett
Guitar - Bruce Gaitsch
Keyboards - Richard Marx
Vocals - Richard Marx

3 Silent Scream
Bass - Randy Jackson
Drums - Russ Kunkel
Guitar - Bruce Gaitsch
Keyboards - Bill Payne
Percussion - Chris Trujillo
Percussion - Luis Conte
Vocals - Richard Marx

4 Nothing to Hide
Bass - Felix Krish
Drums - Tony Beard
Guitar - Terry Thomas
Organ - David Innis
Background Vocals - Cheryl Lynn
Background Vocals - Marilyn Martin
Background Vocals - Terry Thomas
Vocals - Richard Marx

5 Whole World To Save
Bass - Randy Jackson
Drums - Jonathan Moffett
Guitar - Paul Warren
Fender Rhodes - Greg Phillinganes
Sax - Steve Grove
Percussion - Chris Trujillo
Background Vocals - Bill Champlin
Background Vocals - Max Gronenthal
Background Vocals - Ruth Marx
Vocals - Richard Marx

6 Soul Motion
Bass - Randy Jackson
Drums - Jonathan Moffett
Guitar - Bruce Gaitsch
Keyboards - Greg Phillinganes
Keyboards - Richard Marx
Vocals - Richard Marx

7 Now And Forever
Bass - Nathan East
Acoustic Guitar - Bruce Gaitsch
Mandolin - Bruce Gaitsch
Vocals - Richard Marx

8 Goodbye Hollywood
Bass - Leland Sklar
Drums - Jonathan Moffett
Guitar - Bruce Gaitsch
Keyboards - Richard Marx
Background Vocals - Marilyn Martin
Background Vocals - Timothy B Schmit
Vocals - Richard Marx

9 Heavens Waiting
Bass - Randy Jackson
Drums - Jonathan Moffett
Guitar - Bruce Gaitsch
Vocals - Richard Marx

10 Nothing Left Behind Us
Bass - Randy Jackson
Drums - Jonathan Moffett
Guitar - Bruce Gaitsch
Organ - Bill Payne
Piano - Bill Payne
Piano - Richard Marx
Background Vocals - Vince Gill
Vocals - Richard Marx

11 What You Want
Bass - Randy Jackson
Drums - Jonathan Moffett
Guitar - Bruce Gaitsch
Organ - Bill Champlin
Harmonica - John Logan
Background Vocals - Bill Champlin
Background Vocals - Max Gronenthal
Vocals - Richard Marx

12 One Man
Bass - Leland Sklar
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar (solo) - Paul Warren
Guitar - Bruce Gaitsch
Organ - Bill Champlin
Vocals - Richard Marx

13 Miami 2017
Drums - Myron Grombacher
Guitar - Paul Warren
Keyboards - Mike Egizi
Piano - Richard Marx
Vocals - Richard Marx

Strings - Charlie Bisharat, Farhad Behroozi, Gail Cruz, Henry Corbett, Israel Baker, James Getzoff, Jerry Goodman, Pavel Farkas, Sid Page (Track 7)

Liner Notes

Producer – Richard Marx
Producer – Terry Thomas (Track 4)
Co-producer (Lead Vocal) – Fee Waybill (Tracks 3, 5, 10)
Arranged By – Richard Marx (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12)
Arranged By – Bruce Gaitsch (Tracks 1, 2)
Arranged By – Leland Sklar (Track 1)
Arranged By – Terry Thomas (Track 4)
Arranged By (Horns) – Richard Marx (Track 1)
Arranged By (Strings) – Dick Marx (Track 7)
Arranged By (Backing Vocals) – Bill Champlin (Track 11)
Engineer – Bill Drescher (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Engineer – Bruce Gaitsch (Tracks 3, 4)
Engineer – Richard Marx, Rob Jacobs, Terry Thomas (Track 4)
Engineer – Peter Doell (Track 13)
Coordinator (Production Coordinator) – Susanne Marie Edgren
Mastered By – Wally Traugott
Mixed By – Bill Drescher (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Mixed By – Mike Shipley (Track 2)
Mixed By – Rafe McKenna (Track 4)
Art Direction – Larry Vigon
Design – Brian Jackson, Larry Vigon
Photography – Nels Israelson, Alan Silfen
Mastered At Capitol Mastering
Mixed At Secret Sound, Los Angeles
Mixed At The Hit Factory, London
Phonographic Copyright Capitol Records Inc
Copyright Capitol Records Inc