The Babys: Midnight Rendevous (1980)
UK-based power-pop band The Babys formed in 1976 and scored two Top 20 singles with “Isn’t it Time” and “Every Time I Think of You”. Of particular note is the fact that two of The Babys later achieved even greater success in the 1980s. Vocalist/bassist John Waite went solo and had a number one hit in 1984 with “Missing You“, and keyboardist Jonathan Cain went on to co-write many hits as a member of Journey. Waite and Cain even reunited in the 1989 to form the AOR supergroup Bad English (“When I See You Smile”).
“Midnight Rendezvous” appeared on The Babys’ final album, the Keith Olsen-produced Union Jacks (1980). The song only climbed to #72 on the Pop Singles chart, but remains an AOR classic. Check out the new wave influenced keyboards …
February 25th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
AOR radio stations used to let this one run all the way to the end. Check out the lyrics John Waitt slipped in at the very end starting at 3:21.
May 29th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
[...] which hit #16 on the Mainstream Rock chart in 1982 when it was originally released on the former Babys singer’s debut solo album, “Ignition”. When Vision Quest came out, Waite’s [...]