Nancy Wilson / Richard Marx Christmas duet hits top 20 on AC chart: number 17!
Listen to “All through the night”
Billboard.com: “This year, Marx is again marching to a holiday beat, as his collaboration with Heart, “All Through the Night,” rises 17-16 on the AC chart. The song is his 20th top 20 AC hit, a run that began this week in 1987 with “Should’ve Known Better.” His impressive AC chart history encompasses 14 top 10s, including four No. 1s (“Right Here Waiting,” “Keep Coming Back,” “Hazard” and “Now and Forever”). Heart, meanwhile, is enjoying its highest-charting AC entry in almost 20 years; it last rose higher with the No. 15 hit “Will You Be There (In the Morning)” in March 1994.” […] Richard Marx: “I think I ended up meeting Ann and Nancy Wilson a couple years later, but we never worked together,” Marx says. “Then, a couple years ago, Nancy married a very dear friend of mine, [producer] Geoff Bywater. All of a sudden, she was exposed to the music I’m making now, because Geoff is always asking me to send him new stuff that I’m working on. “So, he was playing some new song of mine and Nancy said, ‘Oh, is that Richard?'” Marx continues. “She said, ‘I’ve always wanted to sing with him.’ The next think I knew, Heart was recording Christmas music. She got in touch with me and said, ‘Would you consider singing this duet with me?’ “I was honored. Are you kidding me?” Marx says that while Ann has historically stood in the spotlight more for singing the bulk of Heart’s hits, he’s also always been enamored with Nancy, the vocalist on, among other favorites, the band’s first Hot 100 No. 1, 1986’s “These Dreams.” “Ann gets that attention, rightfully so, because she’s one of the great rock singers of all-time. But, Nancy’s a really stellar singer, too. I was really thrilled to sing ‘All Through the Night’ with her.” Marx and Wilson didn’t record “Night” in the same room, but “2013-style,” he says. “I was in Nashville and sent my vocal to her. We finally sang it live a few nights ago in Seattle on a Christmas special that Heart taped.” The concert, “Heart & Friends: Home for the Holidays,” airs Wednesday (Christmas night) at 8 p.m. ET on AXS TV. Shawn Colvin, Sammy Hagar and Pat Monahan of Train join Marx as Heart’s guests. “It was a great experience. I was just happy to be on the team.”
More facts: Moving up are Heart’s Nancy Wilson and Richard Marx on “All Through the Night.” For Heart, this is their 6th top 20 hit and their first in 19 years!! For Heart, this is their 10th AC hit. Their last hit was “Hey You” which peaked at #26 back in September 2010.
Update December 28th 2013: ‘All through the night’ climbs another spot to number 16 on the chart dated January 4th 2014.
Update January 4th 2014: the chart dated January 11th 2014 is nearly without any seasonal song and Heart has left the chart after a four week run.