Union Jacks
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Union Jacks is The Babys
fourth album, which contained the hit song "Back On My Feet Again" reaching #33 on the Billboard Hot 100
. This would be the last Babys song to hit the charts, as the band would go on to break up later that year. Union Jacks was reissued on May 26th 2009 under Rock Candy Records after being out of print for many years. There are no bonus tracks, but all of the tracks have been remastered.
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...
fourth album, which contained the hit song "Back On My Feet Again" reaching #33 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...
. This would be the last Babys song to hit the charts, as the band would go on to break up later that year. Union Jacks was reissued on May 26th 2009 under Rock Candy Records after being out of print for many years. There are no bonus tracks, but all of the tracks have been remastered.
Track listing
- "Back On My Feet Again" (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...
/Dominic Bugatti/Frank MuskerFrank MuskerFrank Musker is a songwriter and composer. Especially in the 80s and 90s he worked with artists like Sheena Easton, The Babys, Robert Miles, Jennifer Rush, Bucks Fizz , Air Supply, Zucchero and Brian May...
) - 3:18 - "True Love Confessions" (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...
/Jonathan CainJonathan CainJonathan Cain is an American musician, best known for his work with The Babys, Journey and Bad English.-Early life:...
) - 4:07 - "Midnight Rendezvous" (J. Waite/J. Cain) - 3:36
- "Union Jack" (J. Waite/Ricky PhillipsRicky PhillipsRicky Phillips is an American bass guitarist and the current bass player for the rock band Styx. He has also played in Nasty Habit, The Babys, Bad English, and Coverdale-Page....
) - 5:42 - "In Your Eyes" (J. Waite/R. Phillips) - 4:05
- "Anytime" (J. Waite/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...
/R. Phillips/Wally StockerWally StockerWally Stocker is an English rock guitarist, perhaps best known as the former lead guitarist with The Babys....
/J. Cain) - 3:21 - "Jesus, Are You There?" (J. Waite/W. Stocker/J. Cain) - 3:34
- "Turn Around in Tokyo" (J. Cain) - 3:53
- "Love Is Just A Mystery" (J. Waite/T. Brock/W. Stocker) - 3:32
Band
- 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...
: Lead Vocals - Wally StockerWally StockerWally Stocker is an English rock guitarist, perhaps best known as the former lead guitarist with The Babys....
: Lead Guitar - Ricky PhillipsRicky PhillipsRicky Phillips is an American bass guitarist and the current bass player for the rock band Styx. He has also played in Nasty Habit, The Babys, Bad English, and Coverdale-Page....
: Bass - Jonathan CainJonathan CainJonathan Cain is an American musician, best known for his work with The Babys, Journey and Bad English.-Early life:...
: 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