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
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
Discography01|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 choiceHead FirstChrysalis, 1979
Produced by Ron Nevison Charts: US #22 Ratings: HH: 86 (9) | RYM: 3.49 (146) Total rating: 779 Updated: 150811 Line-upJohn Waite (lv, b)
Wally Stocker (g, ag) Tony Brock (d, p, v) + 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 listing01|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) SongwritersBN = Billy Nicholls
JC = Jack Conrad JW = John Waite MC = Michael Corby MJ = Mike Japp RK = Ray Kennedy TB = Tony Brock WS = Wally Stocker |