No Brakes

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No Brakes
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Studio album by
John Waite
ReleasedJune 1984
RecordedAugust - November 1983
StudioAbbey Road Studios, London
GenreRock
Length37:49
LabelEMI America
ProducerJohn Waite, David Thoener, Gary Gersh
John Waite chronology
Ignition
(1982) 		No Brakes
(1984) 		Mask of Smiles
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[1]

No Brakes is the second solo album by John Waite. It was released in the United States in 1984 on the EMI America label.

It features Waite's biggest hit single "Missing You" which hit #1 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks and the Billboard Hot 100. No Brakes was certified Gold in September 1984 - three weeks prior to breaking into the Top 10 of Billboard's album chart.

The album's second single, "Tears", made the 10 of the Album Rock Tracks and the Top 40 of the Hot 100.

Track listing[]

  1. "Saturday Night" (Gary Myrick, John Waite) - 2:46
  2. "Missing You" (Mark Leonard, Chas Sandford, Waite) - 4:30
  3. "Dark Side of the Sun" (Jean Beauvoir) - 3:57
  4. "Restless Heart" (Waite) - 4:27
  5. "Tears" (Vinnie Cusano, Adam Mitchell) - 3:59
  6. "Euroshima" (Gary Myrick, Waite) - 5:05
  7. "Dreamtime/Shake It Up" (Waite, Ivan Král) - 5:10
  8. "For Your Love" (Waite, Myrick, Donnie Nossov, Curly Smith) - 3:38
  9. "Love Collision" (Waite, Myrick, Nossov, Smith) - 3:51

Personnel[]

  • John Waite – lead and backing vocals
  • Gary Myrick – guitars
  • Bruce Brody - keyboards
  • Donnie Nossov – bass, backing vocals
  • Curly Smith – drums
  • Steve Scales – percussion

Production[]

  • Produced by John Waite, Gary Gersh and David Thoener.
  • Engineered and Mixed by David Thoener
  • Recording Assistants – John Agnello, Eddie DeLena, David Egerton and Jim Scott.
  • Mix Assistant – John Agnello
  • Recorded at Record Plant NYC and Record Plant Los Angeles.
  • Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
  • Art Direction – Henry Marquez
  • Design – Michael Hodgson
  • Cover Photo – David Bailey
  • Inner Sleeve Photos – Barry Linwell, Jeffrey Scales, Geoffrey Thomas and Mark Weiss.
  • Management – Steven Machat and Rick Smith

Charts[]

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 27
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 64
United States (Billboard 200) 10

References[]

  1. ^ No Brakes at AllMusic
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 331. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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