Bad English

Bad English was an American rock band supergroup formed in 1988, reuniting keyboardist Jonathan Cain with singer John Waite and bassist Ricky Phillips, his former bandmates in The Babys.


Contents
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* 1 History
* 2 Discography
o 2.1 Albums
o 2.2 Singles
* 3 References
* 4 External links

[edit] 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.[1].

Jonathan Cain and guitarist Neal Schon, who had enjoyed enormous success in Journey, continued on to form Bad English with Waite after Journey disbanded[2]. The first album, eponymously titled, was a big seller with three hit singles, including the number one hit "When I See You Smile" written by Diane Warren, the top 10 hit "Price of Love," and "Possession." Another track from the debut album, the AOR song "Best of What I Got", was featured in the soundtrack to 1989's Tango and Cash[3].

The band's second album, 1991's "Backlash" came and went without any fanfare. The only single, "Straight To Your Heart," just missed the Top 40, peaking at #42. Ricky Phillips writes on his website that the group had parted company before the second album had been mixed. Both Phillips and guitarist Neil Schon expressed frustration with the "pop" side of the bands songs and wanted a harder edge. In the end, it proved to be the band's undoing as everyone left to pursue other projects.

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 and has been a solo artist ever since.

Bad English drummer Deen Castronovo later went on to join a reformed Journey with singer Steve Augeri, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, and Ross Valory. He also played on Ozzy Osbourne's album Ozzmosis in 1995.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums
Year Album Peak chart positions RIAA
US AUS SWE SWI
1989 Bad English 21 12 39 — Platinum
1991 Backlash 72 — 21 30 —
2002 The Lost Tapes — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions RIAA Album
US US Rock US AC UK AUS
1988 "Forget Me Not" 45 2 — — — — Bad English
1989 "When I See You Smile" 1 10 11 61 4 Gold
1990 "Price of Love" 5 30 — 80 44 —
"Heaven Is a 4 Letter Word" 66 12 — — — —
"Possession" 21 — — — — —
1991 "Straight to Your Heart" 42 9 — — — — Backlash
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] References

1. ^ Rock Band Name Origins at WHAT'S IN A NAME
2. ^ A ROUSING RECEPTION FOR BAD ENGLISH, Daily News of Los Angeles, January 29, 1990
3. ^ Tango & Cash (1989), Yahoo Movies

[edit] External links

* Jonathan Cain
* Neal Schon
* Ricky Phillips
* John Waite

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