Richard Marx Releases New Single “All I Ever Needed” Feat. Chris Botti

September 26, 2025 - Today, GRAMMY-winning singer, songwriter, producer & best-selling author Richard Marx releases new single "All I Ever Needed" featuring world-renowned trumpeter Chris Botti.

Co-written by Marx, "All I Ever Needed" is a sweeping, jazz-infused ballad, pairing his signature lyrical intimacy with lush orchestration and a soaring horn solo from Botti. Lyrically, the song traces the journey from independence to surrender, celebrating the realization that love is life’s true anchor. Marx sings: “I didn’t want any strings / To ever tie me down / Thought I had everything / I never knew what a true love could do until you came around.”

“When I decided that my next project should be a combination of standards from the Great American Songbook and original songs I would write in that vein, ‘All I Ever Needed’ was the first song to arrive,” the recent Illinois Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee shared. “As is a common occurrence for me, I was out hiking in the beautiful California sunshine one afternoon when the melody snuck into my brain. I knew I needed to use chord progressions that were both unlike I had ever written and ones that were of the Sinatra heyday. I imagined being a songwriter for hire in 1949 and coming up with something Frank would've heard and said, ‘I gotta record that.’ By the time I arrived back home from my hike an hour or so later, the majority of the song was fully formed in my head and in my phone’s Voice Memo app. It was the first piece of the wonderful puzzle that became the upcoming ‘After Hours’ project.”

The release follows “Magic Hour,” a romantic collaboration co-written with his wife, Daisy Fuentes, during an escape to Australia’s remote Lizard Island. In a recent joint interview with E! News, they spoke about releasing the single together.

Both songs preview material from an upcoming project Marx will debut along with more music at his upcoming NYC residency, After Hours: Confessions at Café Carlyle. Running from October 21^st to 25^th, these intimate shows see him performing a set of jazz classics and original hits accompanied by a 24-piece orchestra. See more information and purchase tickets HERE.

Earlier this year, Marx released “Forget About The World,” which Billboard described as “instantly hummable” and Parade praised how he “thrills fans with latest song.” Woman’s World also spotlighted Marx in a recent feature tied to the single. 

This year, Marx continues to expand his creative output with his hit podcast and YouTube series, Stories To Tell. Each episode, an esteemed guest joins Marx for candid, cocktail-infused conversation at his home bar - including Kenny G, KISS’ Paul Stanley, Katie Couric, Chelsea Peretti, Rick Springfield, Matt Friend, Rich Appel (Family Guy), Terry Dubrow (Botched), Mothica, Eric Benet and more. The show was inspired by a Zoom YouTube series Marx started during the pandemic to connect with friends and collaborators from David Copperfield to Olivia Newton-John. Marx also joined joined The Voice Australia as a coach alongside Melanie C (aka Sporty Spice), Ronan Keating, and Kate Miller-Heidke.

Richard Marx has come a long way from a wide-eyed 18-year-old discovered by Lionel Richie to scoring a #1 single in four different decades (a feat shared only by Michael Jackson), writing 14 #1 hits across multiple genres, and collaborating with everyone from Hugh Jackman & Luther Vandross to NSYNC & Ringo Starr. His 1989 ballad “Right Here Waiting” recently had a resurgence in Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (540 million Spotify listens & counting).

RICHARD MARX TOUR DATES 2025

SEPT 19 Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts - Detroit, MI

OCT 3 Ruth Eckerd Hall - Clearwater, FL

OCT 4 Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts - West Palm Beach, FL

OCT 5 Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts - Melbourne, FL

OCT 7  BJCC Concert Hall - Birmingham, AL

OCT 8 Tennessee Theatre - Knoxville, TN

OCT 10 Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort - Cherokee, NC

OCT 11 Newton Performing Arts Center - Newton, NC

OCT 21-25 Cafe Carlyle Residency - New York, NY

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About Richard Marx

Richard Marx is a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter whose influence spans four decades of music. Since his 1987 debut album, he has written fourteen #1 hits across multiple genres—pop, rock, country, and R&B—and is one of only two artists (alongside Michael Jackson) to have scored a #1 single in four different decades. Known for classics like "Right Here Waiting" and "Hazard," Marx's work extends far beyond his own recordings, having written and produced for artists including Luther Vandross, Keith Urban, NSYNC, and Burt Bacharach. His 2020 memoir Stories to Tell became a national bestseller, and his latest album Songwriter (2023) showcases his continued artistic evolution through collaborations with contemporary stars. Marx continues to tour globally, including a 2024 sold-out performance at London's Royal Albert Hall, while expanding into new creative territory with his 2025 podcast/YouTube series "Stories to Tell" and upcoming television projects.

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