Children of the Night (Richard Marx song)

"Children of the Night" is a song written and recorded by Richard Marx, issued as the sixth and final single from his second album Repeat Offender. The song peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990, and was written in support of the suburban Los Angeles (Van Nuys)-based organization for runaways. It also features Marx's father Dick Marx on horn arrangements.

Composition

In a 2018 interview with Songfacts, Marx said:

Track listing

All songs written Richard Marx and produced by Marx and David Cole.

1. "Children of the Night" – 4:10
2. "Real World" [Live at The Palace Theatre] – 4:12

Personnel

• Richard Marx – lead and backing vocals
• Michael Omartian – keyboards, acoustic piano
• C.J. Vanston – keyboards
• Michael Landau – guitars, guitar solo
• Randy Jackson – bass
• Prairie Prince – drums
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Tom Scott – sax solo
• Larry Williams – saxophones
• Gary Grant – trumpet
• Jerry Hey – trumpet
• Dick Marx – horn arrangements
• Shelley Cole – backing vocals
• Kevin Cronin – backing vocals
• Larry Gatlin – backing vocals
• Rudy Gatlin – backing vocals
• Steve Gatlin – backing vocals
• Ruth Marx – backing vocals
• Gene Miller – backing vocals
• Cynthia Rhodes – backing vocals
• Don Shelton – backing vocals
• Terry Williams – backing vocals
• The Children of the Night – choir

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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