Bad English was an American arena rock band formed by three ex-members of t… Read Full Bio ↴Bad English was an American arena rock band formed by three ex-members of the power pop band The Babys, Jonathan Cain, John Waite and Ricky Phillips (now in Styx), along with Journey's rock guitarist Neal Schon. The group is perhaps best known today for the career-defining power ballad "When I See You Smile". Although their late 80s and early 90s success proved short-lived, they're also still famous as one of the most popular supergroups in U.S. music history alongside Cream, Asia, and others.
The band's first, self-titled album was released in 1988, and it met with a great fan response as well as gave the band two hit singles in the United States: "When I See You Smile" and "Price of Love". Positive reviews followed by massive tours built up immense expectations about the songwriting talent of the band in their future endeavors. However, on their second album, entitled 'Backlash', the one and only single failed to enter the U.S. Top 40, peaking instead at only number 42. Critical views were also mixed on the release.
Soon after the band recorded their second album 'Backlash', in 1991, the group disbanded. Members went their separate ways even before the album could be mixed. In a later interview, frontman John Waite said that, while he enjoyed playing to stadium-sized audiences again, he wasn't happy with the somewhat 'corporate rock' image that the Bad English had been tagged as having. He has since had a solo career focused more on mellower singer-songwriter music.
The band's first, self-titled album was released in 1988, and it met with a great fan response as well as gave the band two hit singles in the United States: "When I See You Smile" and "Price of Love". Positive reviews followed by massive tours built up immense expectations about the songwriting talent of the band in their future endeavors. However, on their second album, entitled 'Backlash', the one and only single failed to enter the U.S. Top 40, peaking instead at only number 42. Critical views were also mixed on the release.
Soon after the band recorded their second album 'Backlash', in 1991, the group disbanded. Members went their separate ways even before the album could be mixed. In a later interview, frontman John Waite said that, while he enjoyed playing to stadium-sized audiences again, he wasn't happy with the somewhat 'corporate rock' image that the Bad English had been tagged as having. He has since had a solo career focused more on mellower singer-songwriter music.
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Don't Walk Away Wise men Thinking of numbers Shaken not stirred But I hang …
Forget Me Not You leave the light on at your door You cross your…
Ghost In Your Heart A little white picket fence around your heart It's everythin…
Heaven Is A 4 Letter Word Take me down the highway In the heat of the summer…
Possession I can't find myself when you go away Makes me wonder…
Pray For Rain Listen to the rain come down on the roof Someone needs…
Price Of Love Girl, sometimes it seems to me That I don't say the…
Rebel Say A Prayer In the midnight rain Johnny throws a stance Says "love me te…
Savage Blue When I hold you in my gaze When there's nothing else…
So This Is Eden (Na na nanana nana, na na nanana nana na) -…
Straight To Your Heart I can't reach behind your eyes, you always look away You…
The Time Alone With You When everything is cloudy, and the sun won't shine for…
Time Stood Still The first time that I saw you You were dancin' on…
When I See You Smile Sometimes I wonder How I'd ever make it through, Through thi…