Richard Noel Marx (born September 16; 1963 in Chicago; Illinois) is an adult contemporary and pop/rock singer; songwriter; musician; and record producer. He had a string of highly successful hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s; including "Endless Summer Nights"; "Right Here Waiting"; "Now and Forever"; and "Hazard". Although most of his major hit songs were slow ballads like these; many of his songs had a classic rock style; such as "Don't Mean Nothing;" "Should've Known Better;" "Satisfied;" and "Too Late To Say Goodbye". Marx placed himself in the record books by being the first solo artist to have his first seven singles hit the Top 5 on the US charts. "Right Here Waiting" is a ballad recorded by Richard Marx on his second album, Repeat Offender. "Right Here Waiting" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It also made it to #2 in the UK.Richard Noel Marx (born September 16; 1963 in Chicago; Illinois) is an adult contemporary and pop/rock singer; songwriter; musician; and record producer. He had a string of highly successful hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s; including "Endless Summer Nights"; "Right Here Waiting"; "Now and Forever"; and.