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| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hard rock, glam metal [1] |
| Years active | 1987–1991 |
| Labels | Epic |
| Past members | John Waite Neal Schon Jonathan Cain Ricky Phillips Deen Castronovo |
Bad English was an English/American hard rock/glam metal supergroup formed in 1987, reuniting keyboardist Jonathan Cain from Journey with singer John Waite and bassist Ricky Phillips, his former bandmates in The Babys.
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.[2] The name is also thought to be a reference to The Babys, since the name was misspelled and an example of bad English.
Jonathan Cain and guitarist Neal Schon, who had enjoyed enormous success in Journey, formed Bad English with Waite after Journey disbanded.[3] The first album, eponymously titled, was a big seller containing three top-40 hit singles: 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, "Best of What I Got", which was also featured in the soundtrack to the 1989 feature film Tango and Cash ,[4] was released as a promotional single to Rock Radio, where the tune cracked the top 10.
The band's second album, Backlash (1991), came and went without any fanfare. The only single, "Straight To Your Heart," just missed the Top 40, peaking at No. 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 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.
Schon and Castronovo went on to join the fledgling rock band Hardline in 1991; however, both would leave the group not long after the release of their debut album, with Schon pursuing other projects and Castronovo joining Ozzy Osbourne's band. In the mid-1990s, Schon rejoined Cain in a reformed Journey. Castronovo later joined Journey as well in 1998. 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. John Waite returned to his solo career.
Band members
- John Waite - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Neal Schon - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Jonathan Cain - keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Ricky Phillips - bass, backing vocals
- Deen Castronovo - drums, percussion, backing vocals
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
AUS [6] |
CAN [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] |
UK [10] | ||||
| 1989 | Bad English
|
21 | 12 | 34 | 39 | — | 74 | ||
| 1991 | Backlash
|
72 | — | 34 | 21 | 30 | 64 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Greatest Hits
|
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [13] |
US AC [14] |
US Main [15] |
AUS [16] |
UK [10] |
NL [17] | ||||
| 1989 | "Forget Me Not" | 45 | — | 2 | — | — | — | Bad English | |
| "When I See You Smile" | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 61 | — | |||
| "Price of Love" | 5 | — | 30 | 44 | 80 | — | |||
| "Best of What I Got" | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | |||
| 1990 | "Heaven Is a 4 Letter Word" | 66 | — | 12 | — | — | — | ||
| "Possession" | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1991 | "Straight to Your Heart" | 42 | — | 9 | — | — | 41 | Backlash | |
| "Time Stood Still" (Bad English featuring John Waite) |
— | — | — | — | — | 19 | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or not released to that country | |||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2014). The Big Book of Hair Metal: The Illustrated Oral History of Heavy Metal's Debauched Decade. Voyageur Press. pp. 171, 209. ISBN 978-0-76034-546-7.
- ^ Rock Band Name Origins at WHAT'S IN A NAME Archived 2006年08月31日 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ A ROUSING RECEPTION FOR BAD ENGLISH, Daily News of Los Angeles, January 29, 1990
- ^ Tango & Cash (1989), Yahoo Movies
- ^ "Bad English Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 5, 2010.
- ^ "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2012年10月11日. Retrieved 2010年01月23日.
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- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish charts portal". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2012年10月24日. Retrieved 2010年01月23日.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "hitparade.ch - Swiss charts portal". hitparde.ch. Archived from the original on 2012年11月10日. Retrieved 2010年01月23日.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Bad English - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - August 11, 2010: Bad English certified albums". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2013年02月25日. Retrieved 2010年08月11日.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum". Music Canada. Archived from the original on 2013年07月21日. Retrieved 2013年07月21日.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Bad English Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Bad English Album & Song Chart History - Adult Contemporary". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Bad English - Allmusic - Billboard Singles". AllMusic . Retrieved December 5, 2010.
- ^ "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 5, 2010: Bad English certified singles". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
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