John Waite "When You Were Mine (US, Mercury Records/Pure, 314 536 207-2)"

When You Were Mine is the sixth studio album by English singer and musician John Waite, released by Mercury/Pure in 1997.

Speaking to Songwriting Magazine in 2013, Waite said of the album: "When You Were Mine was the best album I ever did. I kind of went country in an English way, but it's a beautiful record." He told Classic Rock Revisited that year: "When You Were Mine has strong acoustic values, and tells stories. It was completely different to what I had done before."

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic considered the album to "tone down [Waite's] hard rock influences in an attempt to regain the adult contemporary radio audience he once had". He concluded: "Although the results aren't entirely successful, there's enough well-crafted mainstream pop here to satisfy longtime fans."

Track listing

1. "When You Were Mine" John Waite, Anthony Krizan 4:00
2. "Imaginary Girl" Waite, Pete Wasner 3:56
3. "Let's Get Out of Here" Waite, Shane Fontayne, Robert Thiele 4:19
4. "Suicide Life" Waite, Fontayne 6:56
5. "Just Like a Woman" Bob Dylan 5:37
6. "Bluebird Cafe" Waite, Don Lowery 3:57
7. "I-95" Waite, Fontayne 4:12
8. "Show Me How to Love You" Waite, Jeff Golub 4:55
9. "Valentine" Waite, Fontayne 3:45
10. "Have You Seen Her My Friend?" Waite, Mark Spiro 5:25
11. "All I Want For Christmas" Waite 3:49

Recording information:

John Waite – producer

Tony Phillips – engineer, mixing

Chad Bamford – assistant engineer

Milton Chan – assistant engineer

Peter Kepler – assistant engineer

Tom Schick – assistant engineer

Ken Villeneuve – assistant engineer

Dave Collins – mastering

Andrew Garver – mastering assistant

Mick Rock – photography

John Waite "Temple Bar (US, Imago, 72787-21033-2)"

Temple Bar is the fifth studio album by English singer and musician John Waite, released by Imago in 1995. The album was produced by Mike Shipley.

The album's lead single, "How Did I Get By Without You" peaked at No. 89 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and remained on the chart for eight weeks. It also reached No. 20 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. "Ain't No Sunshine" was also issued as a promotional single.

After the release of his fourth studio album, Rover's Return, in 1987, Waite joined the supergroup Bad English. When Waite left the group in 1991, he took some time away from the music business before returning to his solo career. He told The Record in 1995: "Being in Bad English was too much of a compromise. Instead of being true to the artistic side, there was this incredible pressure to keep producing the same kind of hits."

Waite's return to his solo career was based on his "pure love of the music", with the material on Temple Bar inspired by Waite's recent divorce: "I wanted to describe my life to me and to tell the truth". When Waite was offered a contract with Terry Ellis' new label Imago, Waite agreed on the condition that the album he made "wouldn't be a rock record". Speaking of the period on his official website, Waite recalled: "Terry Ellis gave me generous deal and I was able to move back into the city for several months to record. It's the only time I've ever had the head of a company tell me to make the record I wanted to make. I did. Temple Bar was the best I'd done to that point."

Upon release, Stephanie Riefe of the Hartford Courant described the album as an "accessible, easy listen" and wrote: "Temple Bar is full of trademark Waite touches: great turns of phrase and truckloads of sentimentality. The surprise is that it's good. The music is pleasing, and the lyrics aren't so fluffy that they float off the page." Brian S. Maloney of the Santa Cruz Sentinel considered the album to be "much more promising" than the material produced by Bad English. He commented: "The sincerity has returned and his solo music is more three-dimensional than those bland recent collaborations. It does go to show that sometimes old rockers still have a trick or two up their sleeves."

Track listing

1. "How Did I Get By Without You" John Waite, Mark Spiro, Tim Pierce 4:02
2. "Someone Like You" Van Morrison 4:50
3. "Price of My Tears" Waite, John DeNicola 3:43
4. "Ain't No Sunshine" Bill Withers 3:38
5. "Downtown" Waite, Glen Burtnik 5:07
6. "In God's Shadow" Keith Reid, Waite, Anthony Krizan, DeNicola 5:50
7. "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" Hank Williams 2:30
8. "The Glittering Prize" Waite, Krizan 5:13
9. "More" Waite, Krizan 4:10
10. "In Dreams" Waite, Spiro 3:41

Recording information:

Mike Shipley – producer, mixing

Mark Spiro – producer (10)

John Waite – producer (10), arrangements

Tony Phillips – engineer

Dan Marnien – additional engineer

Donal Bray – assistant engineer

Eric Flickinger – assistant engineer

Tim Gerron – assistant engineer

Jen Monnar – assistant engineer

George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)

Alastair Thain – photography

Gold Mountain Entertainment – management

Neal Schon "Late Nite (Russia, Unofficial Release)""

Late Nite is the first solo album by Neal Schon released in 1989. Bob Marlette played keyboards and produced the album. Several of the musicians were former Journey members Gregg Rolie, Jonathan Cain, Steve Smith, and Randy Jackson as well as future Journey members Deen Castronovo and Omar Hakim.

In review of 24 June 1989 David Spodek of RPM, admitted that album showcases Schon's talent but the overall effect could be mixed. He wrote: "This sounds like nothing more than another Journey record, and may end up fading away fast with only die-hard Journey fans providing it with any support at retail."

Track listing

1. "Le Dome" (instrumental*) (Schon, Marlette) - 1:07
2. "Late Nite" (instrumental) (Schon, Marlette) - 6:37
3. "Softly" (Schon, Marlette, Rolie, Burtnick) - 5:19
4. "The Theme" (instrumental*) (Schon, Marlette) - 9:41
5. "I'll Be Waiting" (instrumental*) (Schon, Marlette, Rolie) - 5:05
6. "I'll Cover You" (Schon, Burtnick, Marlette) - 5:56
7. "Rain's Comin' Down" (Schon, Cain, Marlette) - 7:06
8. "Smoke of the Revolution" (Schon, Cain, Spiro) - 4:45
9. "Inner Circles" (instrumental) (Schon, Marlette) - 4:38
10. "Steps" (instrumental) (Schon, Marlette) - 5:32
11. "Blackened Bacon" (Schon, Marlette, Newman) - 2:28

*except for background vocals.

Recording information:

Bob Marlette – producer, recording (1-7, 9-11), mixing (1, 2, 5, 11)

Gary Wagner – mixing (1, 2, 5, 8, 11), recording (8), assistant engineer

Kevin Elson – mixing (3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)

Bryan Arnett – assistant engineer

Chris Becker – assistant engineer

Richard McKernon – assistant engineer

Mark Newman – assistant engineer

Marnie Riley – assistant engineer

Tom Size – assistant engineer

Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)

David Coleman – art direction

Nancy Donald – art direction

Randee St. Nicholas – photography

Carolina Bagnarol – management

John Griswold – guitar technician, studio crew

Richard Bandoni – studio crew

Laura Salazar – studio crew