Bad English

Bad English
Studio album by Bad English
Released	June 1989
Recorded	One on One Studios, A&M Studios, Conway Studios, Secret Sound L.A., and Pacific Sound, 1988-1989
Genre	Rock, AOR
Length	62:10
Label	Epic Records
Producer	Richie Zito
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Bad English chronology
Bad English (1989) Backlash (1991)

Bad English is the self-titled platinum-selling debut album by American rock supergroup Bad English, released in 1989.

The band scored two huge hits on the Billboard charts including the #1 hit "When I See You Smile" and #5 hit "Price of Love". In all, five singles were officially released from the album, all charting on the Hot 100.

First single "Forget Me Not" was a major hit at rock radio, spending two weeks at #2 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, but it narrowly failed to hit the pop Top 40. The second single was the Diane Warren-penned power ballad "When I See You Smile", which was a massive multiformat hit, spending two weeks at #1 on the Hot 100, two weeks in the top 10 at rock radio, and getting significant and sustained play at Adult Contemporary radio. But "When I See You Smile" lingered in the pop Top 40 and was still climbing the Adult Contemporary charts, and close to being certified Gold, long after the song had peaked at rock radio. When the decision was made to release a second consecutive power ballad as the album's third single ("Price of Love"), the band released the stomper "Best of What I Got" as a promo to U.S. rock radio, hoping to maintain interest and credibility with the rock audience for their live headlining tour. The plan worked, as "Price of Love" hit the pop top five but didn't receive enough rock radio airplay to hit the 40-place Rock Tracks chart, while "Best of What I Got" surged to #9 there (the band's second-highest showing on that chart), and the band was invited to join the Whitesnake tour beginning in the spring for a second jaunt around the U.S.^[1][2]

A five-video collection was released, containing the music videos for "Best of What I Got", "Heaven is a 4 Letter Word", "Forget Me Not", "When I See You Smile", and "Price of Love".

Track listing

1. "Best of What I Got" (John Waite, Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon)
2. "Heaven is a 4 Letter Word" (Schon, Cain, Waite, Mark Spiro)
3. "Possession" (Waite, Cain, Ricky Phillips)
4. "Forget Me Not" (Waite, Cain, Spiro)
5. "When I See You Smile" (Diane Warren)
6. "Tough Times Don't Last" (Cain, David Roberts, Waite)
7. "Ghost in Your Heart" (Waite, Martin Page, Cain)
8. "Price of Love" (Waite, Cain)
9. "Ready When You Are" (Cain, Waite, Schon, Todd Cerney)
10. "Lay Down" (Waite, Schon, Cain)
11. "The Restless Ones" (Waite, Cain, Phillips)
12. "Rockin' Horse" (Schon, Waite, Cain)
13. "Don't Walk Away" (Andy Hill, Peter Sinfield)

Singles

(* "Best of What I Got" was released only to U.S. rock radio)

Album credits

Personnel

• John Waite - lead vocals
• Neal Schon - lead guitar, vocals
• Ricky Phillips - bass, vocals
• Jonathan Cain - keyboards, vocals
• Deen Castronovo - drums, vocals

Production

• Richie Zito - producer
• Phil Kaffel - engineer, mixing
• Michael Fraser - mixer
• George Marino - mastering at Sterling Sound

References