Broken Heart (album)
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Broken Heart is The Babys
second album. The album produced The Babys first big hit "Isn't it Time
", which reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100
in 1977. Broken Heart is currently out of print, but it can be found released as a double album with the self titled album The Babys.
Producer Ron Nevison
seemed to help create a clearer sound and the album ranges from frantic guitar and drum solos to quiet ballads like Silver Dreams. Waite's vocals received greater attention than in the previous album where they sounded impressive but distant.
Songwriters outside the group were included with songs by Jack Conrad and Ray Kennedy
, Mike Japp and Chas Sandford.
The Babys
The Babys were a British rock/pop group best known for their songs "Isn't It Time," and "Every Time I Think of You." Both songs were composed by Jack Conrad and Ray Kennedy, and reached #13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in the late 1970s...
second album. The album produced The Babys first big hit "Isn't it Time
Isn't it Time
"Isn't it Time" is a song that was performed by the English group The Babys in 1977 and was released on their album Broken Heart. It was not written by members of the group but by a bass guitarist Jack Conrad along with Ray Kennedy and was presented to the public as a song with a distinctive piano...
", which reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
in 1977. Broken Heart is currently out of print, but it can be found released as a double album with the self titled album The Babys.
Producer Ron Nevison
Ron Nevison
Multi-platinum record producer Ron Nevison, throughout his career, has operated much like a surgeon, brought in during a critical point in a band's career to bring them back to the top from the commercial brink...
seemed to help create a clearer sound and the album ranges from frantic guitar and drum solos to quiet ballads like Silver Dreams. Waite's vocals received greater attention than in the previous album where they sounded impressive but distant.
Songwriters outside the group were included with songs by Jack Conrad and Ray Kennedy
Raymond Louis Kennedy
Raymond Louis Kennedy is a singer, songwriter, musician and record producer based in Los Angeles, California. His works span multiple genres including R&B, pop, rock, jazz, fusion, acid rock, country and many others...
, Mike Japp and Chas Sandford.
Track listing
- "Wrong Or Right" (John WaiteJohn WaiteJohn Charles Waite is an English rock singer and musician. He was lead vocalist for The Babys and Bad English. As a solo artist, he scored several international hits, including 1984's "Missing You", a top ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, reaching #1 in the...
) - 3:26 - "Give Me Your Love" (John Waite/Wally StockerWally StockerWally Stocker is an English rock guitarist, perhaps best known as the former lead guitarist with The Babys....
/Michael CorbyMichael CorbyMichael John Siddons-Corby aka Mike Corby was a guitarist and keyboard player with the 1970s and early 80s rock group The Babys....
/Tony BrockTony BrockTony Brock was born in Poole, Dorset, England, on 31 March 1954.He was originally a drummer for Spontaneous Combustion. However was first widely known as a drummer and occasional vocalist for the English group The Babys...
) - 3:37 - "Isn't It TimeIsn't it Time"Isn't it Time" is a song that was performed by the English group The Babys in 1977 and was released on their album Broken Heart. It was not written by members of the group but by a bass guitarist Jack Conrad along with Ray Kennedy and was presented to the public as a song with a distinctive piano...
" (Jack Conrad/Ray KennedyRaymond Louis KennedyRaymond Louis Kennedy is a singer, songwriter, musician and record producer based in Los Angeles, California. His works span multiple genres including R&B, pop, rock, jazz, fusion, acid rock, country and many others...
) - 4:03 - "And If You Could See Me Fly" (J. Waite) - 2:50
- "The Golden Mile" (J. Waite/T. Brock) - 5:01
- "Broken Heart" (J. Waite) - 3:02
- "I'm Falling" (J. Waite/M. Corby) - 3:55
- "Rescue Me" (J. Waite) - 3:50
- "Silver Dreams" (J. Waite) - 3:00
- "A Piece Of The Action" (Mike Japp/Chas Sandford) - 4:35
Personnel
- John WaiteJohn WaiteJohn Charles Waite is an English rock singer and musician. He was lead vocalist for The Babys and Bad English. As a solo artist, he scored several international hits, including 1984's "Missing You", a top ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, reaching #1 in the...
– bass, lead vocals - Wally StockerWally StockerWally Stocker is an English rock guitarist, perhaps best known as the former lead guitarist with The Babys....
– lead guitar - Michael CorbyMichael CorbyMichael John Siddons-Corby aka Mike Corby was a guitarist and keyboard player with the 1970s and early 80s rock group The Babys....
– rhythm guitar, keyboards - Tony BrockTony BrockTony Brock was born in Poole, Dorset, England, on 31 March 1954.He was originally a drummer for Spontaneous Combustion. However was first widely known as a drummer and occasional vocalist for the English group The Babys...
– drums
Additional Personnel
- The Babettes Lisa Freeman Roberts, Pat Henderson, Myrna Mathews – backup vocals