Bad English : Bad English / Backlash
was an
American/British
Hard Rock Supergroup
formed in 1987.
It reunited
Journey keyboardist
with singer
and bassist
Ricky Phillips,
his former
bandmates in
along with
Journey guitarist
Neal Schon
and
drummer
Deen Castronovo.
The band is
known for their
hit single
"When I See You Smile",
which peaked at
number 1
on the Billboard
Hot 100 in
November 1989.
History
The members decided
on a name for the band
while playing pool.
John Waite
missed a shot
and
Jonathan Cain
made a comment on
how bad his
"English" was
referring to the spin
a player puts
on the cue ball,
and the band decided
to use the phrase.
Jonathan Cain
and guitarist
Neal Schon,
members of the
successful rock band
Journey,
formed
Bad English
with
Waite
after
Journey disbanded.
They were joined
by Ricky Phillips,
who had played bass
for
on two albums
with
Waite and Cain,
and drummer
Deen Castronovo.
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First Album
The band's first album,
It contained three
top-40 hit singles:
the number one hit
"When I See You Smile",
the top 10 hit
"Price of Love",
and
"Possession".
The album's first single,
however,
was
"Forget Me Not".
It stalled outside
the top 40
at number 45,
but the single
peaked at number 2
on the
Mainstream Rock chart.
The second single,
"When I See You Smile",
was their biggest hit,
peaking at number 1
on the Hot 100.
The song is also notable
for being one of only
two songs
the other being
"Don't Walk Away"
to be entirely written
by an outside writer
without help from
at least one member
of the band.
"Best of What I Got"
was released as a
promotional single
to Rock Radio,
where the tune
cracked the top 10.
From March to June 1990,
the band toured across
the US
with
Whitesnake
in support
of the album.
Second Album
The band's second album,
without any fanfare
The only single,
"Straight to Your Heart",
missed the top 40,
peaking at number 42.
Ricky Phillips writes
on his website that
the group had
parted company
before the second album
had been mixed.
Both Phillips
and guitarist
Neal Schon
expressed frustration
with the "pop" side
of the band's music
and wanted
a harder edge.
In the end,
it proved to be the
band's undoing
as everyone left
to pursue
other projects.
Breakup
In later interviews,
Waite revealed that
although he loved playing
to stadium-sized audiences,
he was uncomfortable with
the corporate rock image
that he felt the band
had presented.
He returned to working
as a solo artist.
Schon and Castronovo
joined the fledgling
rock band
Hardline
in 1991;
however,
both would leave
the group
not long after
the release
of its
debut album,
with Schon
pursuing other projects
and
Castronovo
joining
Ozzy Osbourne's band.
In the mid-1990s,
Schon rejoined Cain,
who had released
two solo albums
in the interim,
in a reformed Journey.
Castronovo
also joined Journey
in 1998,
eventually leaving
in 2015.
He later became
a member of
the Dead Daisies
and
Revolution Saints
before returning
to Journey in 2021.
Meanwhile,
Phillips returned to
session work,
recording with artists
such as
Coverdale/Page,
Bobby Kimball
and
Eddie Money
before joining
Styx
in the
early 2000s.
TRACKLIST
CD 1
Best Of What I Got
Heaven Is A 4 Letter Word
Possession
Forget Me Not
When I See You Smile
Tough Times Don’t Last
Ghost In Your Heart
Price Of Love
Ready When You Are
Lay Down
The Restless Ones
Rockin’ Horse
Don’t Walk Away
BONUS TRACKS
Give Me Your Love
(The Babys) [*]
I Believe in Love
(The Babys) [*]
Every Time I Think Of You
(The Babys) [*]
Missing You
(John Waite Solo) [*]
CD 2
So This Is Eden
Straight To Your Heart
Time Stood Still
The Time Alone With You
Dancing Off The Edge Of The World
Rebel Say A Prayer
Savage Blue
Pray For Rain
Make Love Last
Life At The Top
When I See You Smile
(Just Vocals) [*]
Heaven Is A 4 Letter Word
(Just Vocals) [*]
Missing You
(Just Vocals) [*]
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