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John Waite
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John Waite

John Waite is a rock artist from United Kingdom. 33 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

Rock · United Kingdom · Best rock albums

33
Releases
1982–2025
Active years

Discography

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No Brakes cover

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No Brakes

1984 · 9 tracks

Singles & EPs

14

Live & compilations

4

Credits

1

Records John Waite worked on for other artists — the roles are as credited on each release.

Videos

1

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John Waite at a glance

Born in
Lancaster
From
United Kingdom
Active since
1975
Instruments
guitar, bass guitar, voice
Voice
light tenor
Member of
The Babys, Bad English
Labels
Chrysalis Records

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Children listed are those with their own public record, so the list may be incomplete.

About

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, he scored several international hits, including 1984's "Missing You", 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, England and was educated at Lancaster's Storey Art College He first came to attention as the lead singer and bassist of The Babys, a British group 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 for 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 broke up.

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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 pulsating track was written by Holly Knight (The song was originally recorded in 1981 by Knight's band Spider) and in 1985 was included on the Platinum selling Vision Quest soundtrack. (The single was reissued and this time it reached the Top 50 on the Hot 100.) "Going To The Top" was released as the original follow-up single to "Change".

John Waite in brief

How many John Waite releases are on Riffiter?
33 releases are catalogued, spanning 1982 to 2025.
What genre is John Waite?
John Waite is catalogued under Rock, Soft Rock, Classic Rock.
What is the most recent John Waite release on Riffiter?
Back on My Feet Again, released in 2025.

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