No Brakes

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No Brakes
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Studio album by
John Waite
ReleasedJune 1984
RecordedAugust–November 1983
Studio Record Plant in New York City and Record Plant in Los Angeles
Genre Rock [1]
Length37:49
Label EMI America
Producer John Waite, David Thoener, Gary Gersh
John Waite chronology
Ignition
(1982)		No Brakes
(1984)		 Mask of Smiles
(1985)
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No Brakes is the second solo album by the English 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.

Contents

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

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for No Brakes
Chart (1984)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [3] 27
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [4] 8
UK Albums (OCC) [5] 64
US Billboard 200 [6] 10

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for No Brakes
Chart (1984)Position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [7] 36
US Billboard 200 [8] 100

Certifications

Certifications and sales for No Brakes
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [9] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [10] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Breihan, Tom (2 September 2020). "The Number Ones: John Waite's "Missing You". Stereogum . Retrieved 29 July 2023. ...Waite's album No Brakes, which is otherwise plain old forgettable major-label rock filler.
  2. ↑ No Brakes at AllMusic
  3. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 331. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  4. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 8947". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "John Waite | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "John Waite Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9642". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Top Pop Albums of 1984". Billboard. 31 December 1984. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – John Waite – No Brakes". Music Canada . Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "American album certifications – John Waite – No Brakes". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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