AccuRadio Song Of The Day-John Waite

Artist:John Waite
Song:Missing You
Album:Falling Backwards: The Complete John Waite, Vol. 1





As lead singer of The Babys and Bad English and as a solo artist, John Waite seemed to have a knack for hit power ballads. Missing You was his biggest hit as a solo artist in 1984. He was born July 4, 1955 in Lancashire, England. He formed The Babys in 1976 and they had top 20 hits with Isn't It Time and Everytime I Think Of You. The Babys split up when keyboard player Jonathan Cain left to join Journey in 1981. Waite signed a solo contract with Chrysalis Records. His 1982 debut album Ignition didn't do well. So he switched to EMI for his 1984 album No Brakes and Missing You topped the Billboard Hot 100. No Brakes reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 200 and was certified Gold. Tina Turner and Brooks & Dunn charted with covers and Waite even re-recorded Missing You with Alison Krauss in 2007 and had a top 40 country hit. John Waite recorded two more solo albums without much success. So he formed Bad English with former Babys Jonathan Cain and Ricky Phillips and Neil Schon of Journey and they topped the charts in 1989 with When I See You Smile. Bad English recorded two albums and split up because Waite didn't like the arena rock sound and Schon thought Waite's songs were too soft pop. Waite has recorded as a solo artist ever since and has a new CD Rough & Tumble scheduled for release in 2011 by the Italian label Frontiers Records. He also toured with Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band. This comp covers Waite's solo hits and hits with The Babys and Bad English. Here's the video for Missing You by John Waite.