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Bad English was an American/British hard rock supergroup formed in 1987, reuniting keyboardist Jonathan Cain from Journey with singer John Waite and bassist Ricky Phillips, his former bandmates in The Babys.

Songs:

01 When I See You S..《The Complete..》2,376
02 Make Love Last 《Backlash》177
03 Forget Me Not《Bad English》254
04 Price Of Love《Bad English》979
05 Life At The Top 《Backlash》67
06 Pray For Rain 《Backlash》146
07 Savage Blue 《Backlash》88
08 Rebel Say A Prayer 《Backlash》65
09 Dancing Off The Edge.. 《Backlash》66
10 The Time Alone With .. 《Backlash》99
11 Time Stood Still 《Backlash》245
12 Straight To Your Heart 《Backlash》141
13 So This Is Eden 《Backlash》259
14 Don'T Walk Away《Bad English》223
15 The Restless Ones《Bad English》104
16 Lay Down《Bad English》86
17 Ghost In Your Heart《Bad English》143
18 Tough Times Don'T L..《Bad English》196
19 Possession《Bad English》141
20 Best Of What I Got《Bad English》148
21 Rockin' Horse《Bad English》116
22 Heaven Is A 4 Lett..《Bad English》117
23 Ready When You Are《Bad English》125

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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] 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.[2] The first album, eponymously titled, was a big seller containing three 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", was featured in the soundtrack to the 1989 feature film Tango and Cash.[3]

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.

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.
Band members

    John Waite - Lead Vocals
    Neal Schon - Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals
    Jonathan Cain - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
    Ricky Phillips - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
    Deen Castronovo - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Discography
Studio albums
Year    Album details    Peak chart positions    Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[4]    AUS
[5]    CAN
[6]    SWE
[7]    SWI
[8]    UK
[9]
1989    Bad English

    Release date: June 1989
    Label: Epic Records

   21    12    34    39    —    74

    US: Platinum[10]
    CAN: Gold[11]

1991    Backlash

    Release date: August 1991
    Label: Epic Records

   72    —    34    21    30    64
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Compilation albums
Year    Album details
1995    Greatest Hits

    Label: Epic Records

Singles
Year    Single    Peak chart positions    Certifications
(sales threshold)    Album
US
[12]    US AC
[13]    US Main
[14]    AUS
[15]    UK
[9]    NL
[16]
1989    "Forget Me Not"    45    —    2    —    —    —        Bad English
1989    "When I See You Smile"    1    11    10    4    61    —

    US: Gold[17]

1990    "Price of Love"    5    —    30    44    80    —
"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

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