No Brakes

1984 studio album by John Waite

No Brakes is the second solo album by British musician John Waite, released in 1984. It features Waite's biggest hit single "Missing You" which hit number 1 on the US 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", a cover of a song originally recorded by former Kiss drummer Peter Criss for his 1982 album Let Me Rock You, charted at number 8 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart and number 37 on the Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

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
• Bruce Brody – keyboards
• Gary Myrick – guitars
• 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
• 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

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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