Keep Coming Back (song)
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"Keep Coming Back" is a 1991 song by American singer-songwriter
Richard Marx
. It appears on his third solo album, Rush Street, and was both written and produced by Marx.
The lyrics to the song detail a man's unrequited love for a woman. Working with musicians such as Luther Vandross
(who added backing vocals to the track) and guitarist-keyboardist Greg Phillinganes
, Marx sought to explore different musical territory with this single, stating that "I wanted to write an old-fashioned R&B song."
The song became Marx's tenth top 40 pop hit in the United States, peaking at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100
chart in late 1991. It also spent four weeks atop the Billboard adult contemporary chart
in December 1991 and January 1992. On the UK Singles Chart
, the song topped out at #55 in October 1991.
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Richard Marx
Richard Marx
Richard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard"...
. It appears on his third solo album, Rush Street, and was both written and produced by Marx.
The lyrics to the song detail a man's unrequited love for a woman. Working with musicians such as Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
Luther Ronzoni Vandross was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times...
(who added backing vocals to the track) and guitarist-keyboardist Greg Phillinganes
Greg Phillinganes
Greg Phillinganes is an active session keyboardist in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of Cass Technical High School, Detroit Michigan....
, Marx sought to explore different musical territory with this single, stating that "I wanted to write an old-fashioned R&B song."
The song became Marx's tenth top 40 pop hit in the United States, peaking at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart in late 1991. It also spent four weeks atop the Billboard adult contemporary chart
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
in December 1991 and January 1992. On the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, the song topped out at #55 in October 1991.
Volver A Ti Amor
Marx also recorded a Spanish language version of the song as "Volver A Ti Amor" for the Spanish market.Peak positions
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
12 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
71 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
55 |
End of year charts
| End of year chart (1992) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 92 |
External links
- German single release info Discogs