THE BABYS [UK] - Pop/Rock

Line-up changes

Lead vocals: John Waite (75-81) > John Bisaha (13-now)
Lead guitar: Wally Stocker (75-81) (13-now)
Guitar: JP Cervoni (13) > Joey Sykes (13-now)
Keyboards: Michael Corby (+rg) (75-79) > Jonathan Cain (+ lv, bv, rg) (79-81)
Bass: John Waite (75-79) > Ricky Phillips (79-81) > John Bisaha (13-now)
Drums; Tony Brock (75-81) (13-now)
In bold: the "Head First" line-up

Recommended albums

#1 Union Jacks
1980

#2 Head First
1978

#3 Broken Heart
1977

Discography

01|1976|The Babys
US #133 | 719 (#5)
02|1977|Broken Heart
US #34 | 760 (#3)
03|1979|Head First
US #22 | 779 (#2)
04|1980|Union Jacks
US #42 | 784 (#1)
05|1980|On The Edge
US #71 | 733 (#4)
06|2014|I’ll Have Some Of That!
608 (#6)

Rock Report's choice

Head First

Chrysalis, 1979
Produced by Ron Nevison
Charts: US #22
Ratings: HH: 86 (9) | RYM: 3.49 (146)
Total rating: 779
Updated: 150811

Line-up

John Waite (lv, b)
Wally Stocker (g, ag)
Tony Brock (d, p, v)
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Allan MacMillan (star, hoar)
Bobbye Hall (p on tr. 9)
Diana Lee (bv on tr. 2)
Jack Conrad (b on tr. 2)
Jimmy Haskell (star, hoar on tr. 2)
John Sinclair (sy on tr. 4 9)
Kevin Kelly (pi on tr. 2)
Marti McCall (bv on tr. 2)
Michael Corby (k, pi, or, hor on tr. 4 5 7 8 9)
Mike Japp (bv on tr. 3)
Myrna Matthews (bv on tr. 2)
Robb Lawrence (ma on tr. 9)

Track listing

01|Love Don’t Prove I’m Right (JW/WS/TB)
02|Every Time I Think Of You (JC/RK)
US #13
03|I Was One (MJ/JW)
04|White Lightning (BN)
05|Run To Mexico (JW/WS/MC/TB)
06|Head First (JW/WS/TB)
US #77
07|You (Got It) (JW)
08|Please Don’t Leave Me Here (JW/MC/WS)
09|California (JW)

Songwriters

BN = Billy Nicholls
JC = Jack Conrad
JW = John Waite
MC = Michael Corby
MJ = Mike Japp
RK = Ray Kennedy
TB = Tony Brock
WS = Wally Stocker

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