“Right Here Waiting”
Single by Richard Marx from the album Repeat Offender
B-side	"Hold on to the Nights (Live at the Palace Theatre)"
Released	1989
Format	7" single CD single Cassette
Recorded	???
Genre	Pop / Adult Contemporary
Length	4:24
Label	EMI
Writer(s)	Richard Marx
Producer	Richard Marx, David Cole
Certification	RIAA Platinum
Richard Marx singles chronology
"Satisfied" (1989) "Right Here Waiting" (1989) "Angelia" (1989)

"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 number two in the UK.

Original version

Background and writing

"Right Here Waiting" was the second single from Repeat Offender, after "Satisfied". "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. It is also his most enduring, charting in the top 15 of Billboard's Hot Adult Contemporary Recurrents chart for four years running—from 2000-2003, more than ten years after its release. It is one of Marx's most frequently covered compositions.

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).

Formats and track listings

Charts

Monica cover version

“Right Here Waiting”
Single by Monica featuring 112 from the album The Boy is Mine
Released	1999
Format	Vinyl
Recorded	1998
Genre	R&B
Length	4:29
Label	Arista 13577
Writer(s)	Richard Marx, Bruce Gaitsch
Producer	David Foster
Monica featuring 112 singles chronology
"Street Symphony" (1999) "Right Here Waiting" (feat. 112) (1999) "I've Got to Have It" (2000)

"Right Here Waiting" is an R&B song from Monica's second studio album The Boy Is Mine and features R&B band 112. It was released as the album's sixth and final single in late 1999. In the US, a limited Vinyl format was released. No music video was made for the song.

Charts

Other cover versions

• In 2001 it was covered by Cliff Richard on his covers album, Wanted
• In 2002 it was covered by Bonnie Tyler on her covers album, Heart Strings.
• Singer Donny Osmond included a cover of the song on his 2004 album What I Meant To Say.
• American Idol celebrity William Hung recorded a cover for his album Miracle: Happy Summer from William Hung.
• A cover can be found on the 2005 album Love Songs by Matt Tyler.
• British singer Shayne Ward performed the song as a contestant on The X Factor 2005; when he won he used the song as a B-Side to his Christmas number 1 single, "That's My Goal".
• It was covered by Clay Aiken on his most recent album, A Thousand Different Ways in 2006.
• Julio Iglesias recorded a cover for his Romantic Classics album from 2006.
• American singer Alexander O'Neal included a cover of the song on his album Alex Loves (2008).

Live cover performances

• Korean singer Kangta performed the song during a concert with H.O.T.

References

1. ^ "Right Here Waiting", various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
2. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
3. ^ UK Singles Chart Everyhit.com (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
4. ^ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
5. ^ "Chart Archive". Billboard. Retrieved on 2007-06-23.