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John Charles Waite (born 4 July 1952) [1] is an English rock singer and musician. As a solo artist, he has released ten studio albums and is best known for the 1984 hit single " Missing You ", which reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the top ten on the UK singles chart .
The members decided on a name for the band while playing pool. John Waite missed a shot and Jonathan Cain made a comment on how bad his "english" was (referring to the spin a player puts on the cue ball), and the band decided to use the phrase. [5] Jonathan Cain and guitarist Neal Schon, members of the successful rock band Journey, formed Bad ...
John Waite embarked on a successful solo career, peaking with a number one American hit in 1984 with Chas Sandford and Mark Leonard's "Missing You" from his second solo album No Brakes." [ 1 ] Waite and Cain reunited with Ricky Phillips at the end of the 1980s to form the hard rock / glam rock -infused supergroup Bad English , scoring several ...
John Waite, Foreigner and Styx bring their Renegades and Juke Box Heroes Tour to Nashville's Ascend Amphitheater.
“I like to challenge the audience,” he says. “I’ve seen bands come out and just play the hits, and it's the most boring thing."
The band initially was to consist of Cyrus, Jeffrey Steele, John Waite and Phil Vassar. [1] However, in June 2010, Cyrus announced a new line-up for the band, as well as the release of its debut single, "Lately." [2] The group released its self-titled debut album on August 10, 2010. [3]
In a retrospective review, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote, "Rover's Return is an attempt to bring Waite back to the top of the charts that just doesn't work. That's not to say that the record is a complete failure, because there are portions that work quite well - the surging opener "These Times Are Hard for Lovers" is good radio ...
Giraldo was also the producer for the John Waite album Ignition, released on May 21, 1982. [14] The album featured the single "Change", which also appeared on the soundtrack for the 1985 film, Vision Quest. [15] Tropico was released in August 1984, featuring a new sound, less hard rock. It, too, earned RIAA [9] and CRIA platinum [12] certification.