Repeat Offender is the second studio album by singer/songwriter Richard Marx. Released in mid-1989, it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. The album was certified four times platinum in United States due to five major singles on the Billboard charts, including two No. 1 hits: "Satisfied" and the platinum-certified "Right Here Waiting".

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After touring for fourteen months on his first album, Marx returned to the studio with a number of songs that had been written while on the road. The album was recorded with well-known L.A.-area studio musicians and would go on to become even more successful than his debut record, pushing Prince out of the No. 1 spot on Billboard 200 album chart. Repeat Offender was the result of the energy generated from over a year and a half on the road and was written or co-written entirely by Marx. "Some people might think that it would be easier this time around, that I could just kick back." Marx said at the time, "but the truth is, it’s harder, I’ve got more to prove."

The first two singles, "Satisfied" and the platinum-selling "Right Here Waiting," both reached No. 1, completing a string of three consecutive No. 1 singles. When the third single from Repeat Offender, "Angelia" climbed to No. 4, Marx became the first solo artist to reach the Top 5 with his first seven singles. Since then, "Right Here Waiting" has been covered numerous times, most notably by Monica and 112 in a 1998 duet.

Another single from the album, "Children of the Night", was written in support of the suburban Los Angeles (Van Nuys)-based organization for runaways.^[1][2][3] It became the sixth single from the album, and all royalties were donated to the charity.^[2][3]

Marx's second world tour began in the spring of 1989 and took him to Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Europe, Canada, and the United States, lasting through August 1990.^{[citation needed]} Highlights of that tour included a performance in the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London and an invitation from Tina Turner to tour Germany.

Marx also had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform The Beatles' "Help!" at the Berlin Wall in late 1989. Marx also received his second Grammy nomination in 1990 for "Best Pop Vocal Performance — Male" for "Right Here Waiting".^[4]

• Richard Marx – lead vocals, backing vocals (1-4, 6-11)
• Michael Omartian – acoustic piano (1, 7, 11), keyboards (11)
• C.J. Vanston – keyboards (2-5, 8, 10, 11)
• Bill Champlin – Hammond B3 organ and backing vocals (1, 7–9)
• Bill Payne – Hammond B3 organ (2)
• Bill Cuomo – keyboards (10)
• Steve Lukather – guitar and guitar solo (1)
• Bruce Gaitsch – guitar (2, 3, 5, 6, 8), guitar solo (6, 8), acoustic guitar (4)
• Michael Landau – guitar (2–4, 6, 7, 10, 11), guitar solo (2–4, 10, 11)
• Jon Walmsley – guitar (7, 9), 1st guitar solo (7)
• Paul Warren – 2nd guitar solo (7), guitar (9, 10)
• John Pierce – bass guitar (1)
• Randy Jackson – bass guitar (2, 6, 11), synth bass (8)
• Jim Cliff – bass guitar (3, 4, 7, 9, 10)
• Mike Baird – drums (1, 2)
• Prairie Prince – drums (3, 4, 6, 11)
• John Keane – drums (7, 10)
• John Robinson – drums (8)
• Michael DeRosier – drums (9)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2, 8, 11)
• Marc Russo – saxophone (3, 11), sax solo (6)
• Dave Koz – saxophone (7, 9)
• Tom Scott – sax solo (11)
• Larry Williams – saxophones (11)
• Gary Grant – trumpet (11)
• Jerry Hey – trumpet (11)
• Dick Marx – horn arrangements (11)
• Bobby Kimball – backing vocals (1, 7–9)
• Cynthia Rhodes – backing vocals (2, 6, 11)
• Fee Waybill – backing vocals (4)
• David Cole – backing vocals (6)
• Bob Coy – backing vocals (6)
• Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals (6)
• Ruth Marx – backing vocals (6)
• John Moore – backing vocals (6)
• Shelley Cole – backing vocals (11)
• Kevin Cronin – backing vocals (11)
• Larry Gatlin – backing vocals (11)
• Rudy Gatlin – backing vocals (11)
• Steve Gatlin – backing vocals (11)
• Gene Miller – backing vocals (11)
• Don Shelton – backing vocals (11)
• Terry Williams – backing vocals (11)
• The Children of the Night – choir on "Children of the Night"

• All tracks arranged by Richard Marx, with assistance by Steve Lukather (track 1), Jeffrey Vanston (track 3) and Bruce Gaitsch (track 6).
• Produced by Richard Marx and David Cole
• Recorded by David Cole; assisted by Peter Doell.
• Mixed by David Cole
  • Assistant Engineers (recording and mix): Laura Livingston, Mark McKenna, Brian Scheuble, Bob Vogt, Charlie Paakkari, Leslie Ann Jones, Mike Bosley, Jay Lean, David Night, Tom Fouce.
• Mastered by Wally Traugott
• Production Coordination – Susanne Marie Edgren
• Art Direction – Henry Marquez
• Design – DZN - The Design Group
• Photography – E. J. Camp
• Management – Allen Kovac

• The Japanese version of the album contained a bonus track, "Wild Life".
• The album was dedicated to Gabrielle de Martino.