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Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American singer/songwriter/producer Richard Marx. Released in 1997, this hits package was Marx's final release under his ten-year-long Capitol Records recording contract. It contains fourteen of his single releases, plus "Touch of Heaven", a promotional single from the 1997 album Flesh & Bone, and "Angel's Lullaby", a track that had appeared on the 1996 compilation album For Our Children, Too, released to benefit the Pediatric AIDS Foundation.[2]

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Richard Marx
Released	November 1997 April 1998 (VCD version)
Recorded	1986–1997
Genre	Rock R&B adult contemporary
Length	74:40
Label	Capitol
Producer	Richard Marx David Cole Humberto Gatica Randy Jackson
Richard Marx chronology
Flesh and Bone (1997) Greatest Hits (1997) The Best of Richard Marx (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Greatest Hits was certified Silver in the United Kingdom in 2013 for sales of 60,000 copies. In 2016, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA—which represents U.S. sales of over 500,000 copies—becoming Marx's fifth American Gold album.

The album was dedicated to Dick Marx, Richard Marx's father.

Track listing

All tracks written by Richard Marx, except where noted.

• The Japanese version of the album contains the bonus tracks "Slipping Away" and "Thanks to You".

Charts

Chart (1997–98)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums Chart[3]	18
Norwegian Albums Chart[4]	2
Swedish Albums Chart[5]	13
UK Albums Chart[6]	34
US Billboard 200[7]	140

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[8]	Silver	60,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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