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These songs by Bad English are really the soundtracks of our lives forever. Don’t walk Away is the best!
Smooth, Baby’s-esque effort from the prince of passion John Waite and Bad English.
John Waite is such a talented artist with such an unmatched soulful sounding voice.
Bad English – Don’t Walk Away
Label: Epic – 656113 6
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1990
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Pop Rock, Arena Rock
Tracklist:
A Don’t Walk Away 4:30
B1 Price Of Love
B2 Tough Times Don’t Last 4:40
Bad English was an American rock band super group formed in 1988, reuniting keyboardist Jonathan Cain with singer John Waite and bassist Ricky Phillips, his former band-mates in The Babys.
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.
Jonathan Cain and guitarist Neal Schon, who had enjoyed enormous success in Journey, continued on to form Bad English with Waite after Journey disbanded. The first album, eponymously titled, was a big seller with three hit singles, including the number one hit “”When I See You Smile”” written by Diane Warren, the top 10 hit “”Price of Love,”” and “”Possession.”” Another track from the debut album, the AOR song “”Best of What I Got””, was featured in the soundtrack to 1989 Tango and Cash
The band second album, 1991 “”Backlash”” came and went without any fanfare. The only single, “”Straight To Your Heart,”” just missed the Top 40, peaking at #42. Ricky Phillips writes on his website that the group had parted company before the second album had been mixed. Both Phillips and guitarist Neal Schon expressed frustration with the “”pop”” side of the bands songs and wanted a harder edge. In the end, it proved to be the band undoing as everyone left to pursue other projects.
In later interviews Waite revealed that although he loved playing to stadium-sized audiences, he was uncomfortable with the corporate rock image that he felt the band had presented and has been a solo artist ever since.
Bad English drummer Deen Castronovo later went on to join a reformed Journey with singer Steve Augeri, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, and Ross Valory. He also played on Ozzy Osbourne album Ozzmosis in 1995.
the hardest thing, is saying goodbye especially when it comes to things of the heart…True love comes rarely it like getting hit by a lighting! …and how often does that happen?
“”Good night, good? night! parting is such sweet sorrow,
That I shall say good night till it be morrow””.
~William Shakespeare~”
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