After Hours (Richard Marx album)
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| Released | January 16, 2026 | |||
| Recorded | February 2025 | |||
| Studio | Evergreen Studios | |||
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| Label | Richard Marx, Inc. | |||
| Producer | Richard Marx | |||
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After Hours is the 14th studio album by American singer/songwriter and record producer/arranger Richard Marx, released on January 16, 2026. It includes seven jazz standards and six original songs in related styles.
The album debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart and No. 18 on the Jazz Albums chart. This was Marx's first time on the Billboard jazz charts after having previously charted on the pop, adult, country, R&B and rock charts.[1]
Marx recorded the album with pianist Randy Waldman, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, guitarist Dean Parks, bassist Carlitos Del Puerto, and a 24-piece orchestra over three days at Evergreen Studios in Burbank, California.[2]
This excursion into a different-than-usual genre for Marx was when he happened to hear Frank Sinatra's recording of "Fly Me to the Moon" and conceived a slower, ballad version. Audiences responded enthusiastically to his performances of his new arrangement, inspiring him to record an album paying tribute to the Great American Songbook.[3]
Marx previewed the album during an October 2025 residency in New York City called "After Hours: Confessions at Café Carlyle" in which he sang jazz standards and his own hits and new songs with a 24-piece orchestra.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Love Is Here to Stay" (featuring Randy Waldman) | ||
| 2. | "All I Ever Needed" (featuring Chris Botti) | Richard Marx | |
| 3. | "Young at Heart" (featuring Rod Stewart) | ||
| 4. | "The Way You Look Tonight" | ||
| 5. | "Magic Hour" |
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| 6. | "Moonlight Serenade" | ||
| 7. | "Not Like This" | Jeremy Lubbock | |
| 8. | "Days of You" (featuring Drea Tomé) |
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| 9. | "Forgot to Remember" |
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| 10. | "Summer Wind" (featuring Tom Scott) | ||
| 11. | "Big Band Boogie" (featuring Kenny G) | Richard Marx | |
| 12. | "Raise a Glass" | Richard Marx | |
| 13. | "Fly Me to the Moon" | Bart Howard | |
| Total length: | 43:14 | ||