John Charles Waite (born 4 July 1952) is an English musician. He was lead v… Read Full Bio ↴John Charles Waite (born 4 July 1952) is an English musician. He was lead vocalist for The Babys and Bad English. As a solo artist, 1984's "Missing You", was a No. 1 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 and a top ten hit on the UK Singles Chart.
Waite was born in Lancaster, and was educated at Lancaster Art College (The Storey Institute).
Waite first came to attention as the lead singer and bassist of The Babys, a British rock band which had moderate chart success, including two pop hits that both coincidentally peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, "Isn't It Time" (1977) and "Everytime I Think of You" (1979), and a solid following of their concert tours. Over the course of five years, the band produced five albums ending with the final album On the Edge in October 1980, after which the group disbanded.
Waite subsequently launched his solo career with his 1982 debut album Ignition, which produced the hit single "Change". The Chrysalis 45 failed to chart on Billboard's Hot 100 during its initial release (June 1982) but was a top track on AOR radio stations, as well as a very popular music video on MTV as the 'new' cable channel celebrated its first full year of operation. The song was originally recorded in 1981 by another band, and in 1985 was included on the platinum selling Vision Quest soundtrack. When the single was reissued, it reached the Top 50 on the Hot 100. "Going to the Top" was released as the original follow-up single to "Change".
His next album, No Brakes, resulted in international attention. It was a Top 10 Billboard album in the US due to the smash hit "Missing You" which went to No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[4] It knocked Tina Turner's "What's Love Got To Do With It?" out of No. 1. For that very reason, Turner later recorded and released Waite's smash song herself. (Turner's single peaked at No. 84 on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1996.) "Missing You" also hit No. 1 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks as well as the Top 10 of Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. No Brakes sold over a million and a half US copies yet has never been certified above the RIAA Gold standard (a record company must apply to the RIAA for such certification). Two more singles from No Brakes followed, including "Tears" which was a Top 10 hit on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts.
The next album Mask of Smiles followed in 1985 featuring the hit single "Every Step of the Way". Another single, "If Anybody Had a Heart", was released from the soundtrack of the 1986 film About Last Night.... In 1987, Rover's Return was released with the single "These Times Are Hard For Lovers". Waite would have another soundtrack appearance in 1990 from Days of Thunder with "Deal for Life"
In 1988, Waite joined former Babys bandmates Jonathan Cain and Ricky Phillips, along with Neal Schon from Journey and drummer Deen Castronovo, to form the supergroup Bad English. In 1989, the Bad English ballad "When I See You Smile" (penned by Diane Warren) went to No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 and earned a Gold-certified single. Its parent album reached Billboard's Top Five and sold nearly two million copies in the United States alone. Bad English released two albums before tensions amongst the members led to the band's dissolution by 1992.
Waite returned to solo work. He released the album Rough And Tumble. He has continued to tour, such as in 2003 with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
In 2006, "Missing You" was released as a duet with Alison Krauss and reached the Top 40 on the Country Charts in the United States. Waite appeared with Krauss on The Tonight Show on 5 February 2007 to perform the song. Waite's songs have reappeared in other media as well: 2013 saw "Missing You" featured heavily in the movie Warm Bodies, and "Change" is on the soundtrack of the US movie Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.
In 2008 he recorded a guest vocal on the track "In God's Shadow" from the Keith Reid Project's The Common Thread.
Waite appears as himself and performs two songs in the 2010 feature film, New Day, from L'Oiseau Blanc Films.
In 2011 the title track from his tenth solo album Rough and Tumble went number one on Classic Rock radio.
A longtime resident of New York City, Waite now lives in Santa Monica, California. John Waite is divorced.
Waite was born in Lancaster, and was educated at Lancaster Art College (The Storey Institute).
Waite first came to attention as the lead singer and bassist of The Babys, a British rock band which had moderate chart success, including two pop hits that both coincidentally peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, "Isn't It Time" (1977) and "Everytime I Think of You" (1979), and a solid following of their concert tours. Over the course of five years, the band produced five albums ending with the final album On the Edge in October 1980, after which the group disbanded.
Waite subsequently launched his solo career with his 1982 debut album Ignition, which produced the hit single "Change". The Chrysalis 45 failed to chart on Billboard's Hot 100 during its initial release (June 1982) but was a top track on AOR radio stations, as well as a very popular music video on MTV as the 'new' cable channel celebrated its first full year of operation. The song was originally recorded in 1981 by another band, and in 1985 was included on the platinum selling Vision Quest soundtrack. When the single was reissued, it reached the Top 50 on the Hot 100. "Going to the Top" was released as the original follow-up single to "Change".
His next album, No Brakes, resulted in international attention. It was a Top 10 Billboard album in the US due to the smash hit "Missing You" which went to No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[4] It knocked Tina Turner's "What's Love Got To Do With It?" out of No. 1. For that very reason, Turner later recorded and released Waite's smash song herself. (Turner's single peaked at No. 84 on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1996.) "Missing You" also hit No. 1 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks as well as the Top 10 of Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. No Brakes sold over a million and a half US copies yet has never been certified above the RIAA Gold standard (a record company must apply to the RIAA for such certification). Two more singles from No Brakes followed, including "Tears" which was a Top 10 hit on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts.
The next album Mask of Smiles followed in 1985 featuring the hit single "Every Step of the Way". Another single, "If Anybody Had a Heart", was released from the soundtrack of the 1986 film About Last Night.... In 1987, Rover's Return was released with the single "These Times Are Hard For Lovers". Waite would have another soundtrack appearance in 1990 from Days of Thunder with "Deal for Life"
In 1988, Waite joined former Babys bandmates Jonathan Cain and Ricky Phillips, along with Neal Schon from Journey and drummer Deen Castronovo, to form the supergroup Bad English. In 1989, the Bad English ballad "When I See You Smile" (penned by Diane Warren) went to No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 and earned a Gold-certified single. Its parent album reached Billboard's Top Five and sold nearly two million copies in the United States alone. Bad English released two albums before tensions amongst the members led to the band's dissolution by 1992.
Waite returned to solo work. He released the album Rough And Tumble. He has continued to tour, such as in 2003 with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
In 2006, "Missing You" was released as a duet with Alison Krauss and reached the Top 40 on the Country Charts in the United States. Waite appeared with Krauss on The Tonight Show on 5 February 2007 to perform the song. Waite's songs have reappeared in other media as well: 2013 saw "Missing You" featured heavily in the movie Warm Bodies, and "Change" is on the soundtrack of the US movie Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.
In 2008 he recorded a guest vocal on the track "In God's Shadow" from the Keith Reid Project's The Common Thread.
Waite appears as himself and performs two songs in the 2010 feature film, New Day, from L'Oiseau Blanc Films.
In 2011 the title track from his tenth solo album Rough and Tumble went number one on Classic Rock radio.
A longtime resident of New York City, Waite now lives in Santa Monica, California. John Waite is divorced.
Something Better
John Waite Lyrics
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Ashley Matte Haven't forgotten who I was and where I grew in…
Audien I never met you, but I know you're out there If…
Audien Feat Lady Antebellum I never met you, but I know you're out there If…
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Audien featuring Lady Antebellum I never met you, but I know you're out there If…
Audien ft Lady Antebellum I never met you, but I know you're out there If…
Audien ft. Lady Antebellum I never met you, but I know you're out there If…
Audien Lady Antebellum I never met you, but I know you're out there If…
Audien/Lady Antebellum I never met you, but I know you're out there If…
Blanca It's been a couple years I've been on my own Now…
Brian Temba I'm dreaming Like someone's never been in love before I'm se…
Calling Grace You wanna believe They won’t bite you But they need to be…
Canterbury It's funny how the sadness seems to bend and take…
Carl Louis Five o´clock in the morning My skin is slowly turning grey I…
Chilliwack People run like tired lemmings headed for the sea Borders of…
Daniel Andriano You're right on time So early in the morning This light…
Danko Jones You want something better When it don't feel right Never s…
Dodge I knew it was something. I remember those words. I used…
Elephant Kind Something better for me now. I'm gonna walk away. Travel far…
Emilio Lanza As I walk alone To the subway Along this road And I…
Emily Wolfe V1 Baby, what kind of mood am I in Are you so…
Ess Ford Is this as good as it's gon' get I can…
Extasy Can you tell me what's wrong with me? Do you want…
fellow feeling The pictures of my life Are lying on my floor that's…
Felumlee Mike You're right on time So early in the morning This light…
Flyleaf Aren't we all trying to become something better? Oh, whoa, …
Flyleaf feat. Sonny Sandoval Aren't we all trying to become something better? Oh, whoa, d…
Harpers Bizarre He walks along singing his fairy song Picking up magic that…
Hidinin In a place with nothing at all I'm closer to the…
Isaac Anderson I don't dance Oh I sing, but I don't dance With open…
J.Steph Thought all my demons were behind me But lately I'm not…
J.T. Roach I've been texting your phone wondering where you've gone Str…
Jake Simpson If I screamed, would you come and wake me from…
Jay Sebag Ooh, my darling, I'm thinking About how my life has changed…
Jimmie Bratcher it started on the day that i met you oh you…
JOHNNY DRILLE I'll fail you Don't give your heart to me I'm no…
Katie Armiger Have you ever been in a dream And you just didn't…
krim Riding the bus, early morning, You're squeezed into a window…
L.A. STREETHAWK I ride at night, these winding streets But they all lead…
Lady Antebellum Audien I never met you, but I know you're out there If…
Lé Real Through & Through & demxntia I know you think that we have something Not sure what…
Leisure Centre Verse 1 I look around and wonder, why I am surrounded…
Lisa Stansfield You've got somethin' on your mind But I've got somethin' bet…
Little Hours Even in our dreams, we don't run So we stand still…
Loose Buttons Know what I′m expected to say I guess you like it…
m.o.r.e Do you really wanna do this right now Do you really…
Manu Beker Guess I realize now I don't need your love So whenever you…
Marianne Faithfull He walks along singing his fairy song Picking up magic that…
Martin Solveig Ooh, my darling, I'm thinking About how my life has changed…
Martin Solveig feat. Jay Sebag Ooh, my darling, I'm thinking About how my life has changed…
Mike Felumlee You're right on time So early in the morning This light…
Mike Felumlee And Dan Andriano You're right on time So early in the morning This light…
Minke I don′t believe anything if I don't see it But I…
Mixtapes Alright, I get by I barely speak about anything except long…
Natalie Imbruglia I won't say anything I'm hiding in the pink If I move…
P3T3R. Do you really wanna do this right now Do you really…
Philippa Hanna So many dreams sent out to sea All that my heart…
Phlake When I'm caught up in sense making I tend to go…
Pietasters You said it was a waste of time You said…
Plastic Mermaids I will change everything, I will be something better I'll ta…
Real Boston Richey Know you the one Ain't goin' for nothin' Am I fun? (1040) Kn…
Revara It started on the day that i met you Oh you…
Rolling Stones The / Marianne Faithful He walks along singing his fairy song Picking up magic that…
Rudye it started on the day that i met you oh you…
RVNT Her words have no place No reason for nothing else Paint t…
Samaria Is it safe to say that you won the game? I…
Sarah Taylor I got the word that you want something better So many…
Silverline You know me well better than I know my own…
Softengine Even human bound, people rolling dice. Image on the ground,…
Something Better - Audien ft. Lady Antebellum - Something Better - Audien ft. Lady Antebellum I never met you, but I know you're out there If…
Sportswear What did it all become We're in this fight, but…
Tammin Here I am a little nervous thinking Where do I…
Tammin Sursok Here I am a little nervous thinking Where do I…
Tantric Tell me if I'm good enough Then tell me if you're…
Taylor Janzen me and everyone I know has broken glass on the floors of…
The Broken View In all this desperation I fear there's nothing I could…
The Dirt Drifters The sun is comin' up I gotta drag my butt…
The Muppets I wake up each day and wonder what for It seems…
The Pietasters You said it was a waste of time You said…
The Ransom Collective No matter what you say to me A heart of stone…
The Rolling Stones He walks along singing his fairy song Picking up magic that…
Tom Grennan (Better) (Better) I got money on my mind Is it day or is…
True Story Past the depths of your skin, and the color of…
Vanaprasta I'm gonna be An astronaut When I grow up. And you're not gon…
Yam Haus Stop right when you feel it grip tight Hold on to…
We have lyrics for these tracks by John Waite:
* Missing You Every time I think of you I always catch my breath And…
A Piece Of The Action I've got no money Could you spare a dime? I got the…
Act Of Love Sometimes I wake up And I watch you sleep And in the…
Ain Ain't no sunshine when she's gone It's not warm when she's…
Ain't That Peculiar Honey you do me wrong but still I'm crazy about…
All I Want For Christmas Well I stood by the streetlight And I whispered your name To…
Always be Your Man Well, September comes around like an old familiar friend So …
Anytime Hear a message on my radio I get home I got…
Back On My Feet Again I was so lonely until I met you Told myself I'd…
Be My Baby Tonight She's got a certain style In everything she does She's so…
Better Off Gone I can see there's no easy way out A paper cup…
Big Time For Love These days I feel I'm fightin' Everything in sight I'm fight…
Bluebird Cafe Her I.D, says she's 21 But she's just 17 Her apron says…
Broken Heart I heard that she's back in town Heard she's been seen…
Change People talking And they're saying that you're leaving So unh…
Dark Side Of The Sun I looked over my shoulder Straight into your eyes As you sto…
Darker Side Of Town You always give me something To help me understand Turn tho…
Deal for Life Yeah In the course of your life There's a side of each…
Desperate Love No guardian angel looking down on me tonight I'm on the…
Don You tell me to be strong You tell me to be…
Don't Lose Any Sleep You tell me to be strong You tell me to be…
Downtown I wait for sundown on the fire escape And watch the…
Dreamtime / Shake It Up If I fall Right out of sleep Deep sea diving in the…
Dreamtime/Shake It Up If I fall right out asleep Deep sea divin' in the…
Encircled In these days of wild roses I held a compass in…
Euroshima Storm warning on the radio Flags and banners Armageddon on t…
Every Step Of The Way I spend my time Thinkin' 'bout you constantly It's true that…
Every Time I Think Of You Everytime I think of you It always turns out good Everytime …
Evil I've been watching you, watching me Can't you tell what I'm…
Fly For so long, you've gone on Trying to see an end…
For Your Love Thinking about you tonight In a 3-D hotel room in Rome Chain…
Further The Sky When you don't know where you're going and you don't…
Girl from the North Country If you're traveling to north country fair Where the winds hi…
Godhead No Krishna, Buddha, Jesus in my soul 'Til the sun breaks…
Going To The Top Saw you standing in the darkness With your back against the…
Gonna Be Somebody You spin around and turn on me Stop me in…
Hanging Tree Yeah, I rode with the James Gang When I was just…
Have You Seen Her My Friend The day begins with CNN And it looks like WWIII The forecast…
Have You Seen Her My Friend? The day begins with CNN And it looks like WWIII The foreca…
Head Above The Waves You quit the band and got a job Decided to take…
Head First Well the first time that I saw ya You looked down…
Highway 61 Oh, God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son" Abe says,…
How Did I Get By Without U There was a time When I thought I knew Everything…
How Did I Get By Without You There was a time When I thought I knew Everything…
I I know you're someone's daughter You know I'm somebody's so…
I Ain't Missing You Every time I think of you I always catch my breath And…
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Hear the lonesome whippoorwill He sounds too blue to fly The…
I'm Still In Love You've been livin' with your broken heart I've been trying h…
I-95 In the cruel month grey morning I woke up freezing cold To…
If Anybody Had A Heart In this world of right and wrong The hardest part is…
If You Thanks for calling it's so good to hear your voice You…
If You've Got The Time If I say I love ya And lay it on the…
Im so Lonesome I Could Cry Hear the lonesome whippoorwill He sounds too blue to fly The…
Im Still in Love You've been livin' with your broken heart I've been trying h…
Imaginary Girl Do you think you have to act Like you're someone else…
In Dreams In my life I've seen such things That I wish I…
In God We speak out like children Of the dreams that we chase…
In God's Shadow We speak out like children Of the dreams that we chase…
Isn Falling in love was the Last thing I had on my…
Isn't It Time Falling in love was the Last thing I had on my…
Isn't It Time? Falling in love was the Last thing I had on my…
Isnt It Time Falling in love was the Last thing I had on my…
Jesus Are You There Give me something I can touch with my hands Something I…
Just Like A Woman Nobody feels any pain Tonight as I stand inside the rain Eve…
Just Like Lovers You keep catching my eye And we keep looking at each…
Keys To Your Heart All I ever wanted was to get away And spend some…
Laydown Oh yeah It ain't the way that you look at me No…
Let I've been out here in this wasteland Throwing horseshoes at …
Love Girl sometimes it seems to me That I don't say the…
Love Collision Ain't it beautiful Don't it make you feel complete It comes …
Love Don You used to celebrate it, when I came in at…
Love Don’t Prove I'm Right You used to celebrate it When I came in at 6…
Love Is A Rose To Me Love is a rose to me Growin' desperate and I'm desperately R…
Lust For Life From your mothers' breast to the Vatican steps It ain't suc…
Make It Happen I've been watching you now I've been caught in these hours D…
Masterpiece of Loneliness Well I come home in the evening To the same old…
Midnight Rendezvous Driving faster than you want me to Can't help myself when…
Missin You (Missing you) (Missing you) (Missing you) (Missing you…
Missing You Every time I think of you I always catch my breath And…
More Fell out of the sky sometime in 1952 Through the radiance …
Mr. Wonderful I can't play these games with you no more I get…
New Thing There's something in you... child A mystery that I can't def…
New York City Girl There's diamonds in the avenue As the dayshift turns to nigh…
No Brakes I can't take you to the movies And I can't tell…
NYC Girl There's diamonds in the avenue As the dayshift turns to nigh…
Price Of Love Girl sometimes it seems to me That I don't say the…
Price of My Tears In the real world All that gold All that silver prove Is …
Restless Heart Three years come I'm still alone and you're so lonely I look…
Rock I wrote the president But I got no reply He claims he…
Rock 'N Roll Is I wrote the president But I got no reply He claims he…
Rock And Roll Sometimes I wonder If I'd ever make it through Through this …
Rough & Tumble Woke up from a bad dream To the world was burning…
Run To Mexico Come on baby don't you want to go I could take…
Saturday Night Workin' overtime Just to keep myself from getting sacked We…
She She's got everything I want Got my world in a tight…
She's The One She's got everything I want Got my world in a tight…
Show Me How To Love You Put on something pretty baby And turn down the lights Let's …
Someone Like You I've been searchin' for a long time For someone exactly lik…
Sometimes I remember when you whispered low I will go with you…
Space Oddity Ground Control to Major Tom Ground Control to Major Tom Take…
Special One I know you're someone's daughter You know I'm somebody's so…
St. Patrick's Day Well he pulls her from the crowd To the doorway where…
Still in Love With You You've been livin' with your broken heart I've been trying …
Straight To Your Heart I can't reach behind your eyes You always look away You hide…
Suicide Life You say there's nothing wrong With the lessons that your le…
Sunshine Of Your Love Thinking about you tonight In a 3-D hotel room in Rome Chain…
Sweet Rhode Island Red Born in Louisiana in a town called Franklin I was fully…
Tears You left me here alone I guess I'll never see the…
Tempation When you tell me that you're leaving And that you've got…
Temptation When you tell me that you're leaving And that you've got…
The Choice I will be there for you For you are mine And I'll…
The Glittering Prize There's a silent movie Running off its reel inside my…
The Hard Way Jenny's sitting in the car In the middle of some abandoned…
These Times Are Hard For Lovers Babe I had a dream Woke up in a sweat Darkness all…
Thinking about you Thinking about old times Thinking about the things we said A…
Touch We've seen a lifetime since we met Through good and bad And…
Trail of Broken Hearts I heard that she's back in town Heard she's been seen…
Union Jack Missin' at school Bustin' the rules Hates everything in sigh…
Valentine Inside these moments waiting Beneath the windows of The hous…
Welcom To Paradise Sour milk in the saucer And the cat won't come home And…
When I See You Smile Sometimes I wonder How I'd ever make it through Through this…
When You Were Mine Sweet 17 in summertime Drunk on elderberry wine Laughing i…
Whenever You Come Around Face of an Angel, pretty eyes that shine I lie awake…
White Heat She's just a working girl from Baltimore She'll choose you S…
White Lightening When I was young They took me to the dentist I had…
Wild Life Well you fooled me say your livin' in France Drinkin' cheap…
Wild One See you moving through the square In your motorcycle leather…
Wild World La... la... la... la... la Now that I've lost everything to…
Woman Give me one thing I can believe Give me one thing…
World In A Bottle Give your love away It's not the way you seem 'Cause someone…
YOU Everytime I think of you, I always catch my breath And…
You're The One You could be anywhere But if you think of me Know that…
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@tressapardue9857
There are several future classics in todays world.
"Ace In The Whole "
Struggle Jennings
" A Thousand Years "
Christina Perri
"Open My Eyes "
Buckcherry
Those are just the first that came to my mind.
There are more if people just have to listen for them and there are so many different genres to open our minds along with our already established heart & soul.
I hope you find a way to broaden your mind along with adding to your music library.
"MISSING YOU" by
JOHN WAITE
is one of my all time favorite songs.
@geraldhartley
Who else wishes we could go back to the days of no cell phones?
@sherbaum1985
I agree, but it’s a bit ironic because I’m writing this on my cell phone
@geraldhartley
@@sherbaum1985 Haha. You are forgiven. :)
@gavinhenderson7250
Given the present climate, not right now I don't.
@yallseenmylines1472
Nah
@TheDarkelflover
And go back to seeing videos that was about the music and didn't look like porn.
@cristongumban2086
2024 and still listening this masterpiece. Anyone?
@RosieHWeinstein-vl1nm
Me too hunny
@louisefrater
Absolutely 💯🤟🔥🩷
@vikithesnowpuma3546
Yo