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