John Waite ~ Missing You 1984 Extended Meow Mix

John Waite was born July 4, 1955 in Lancaster, England. He was already an accomplished musician by the age of 14 by playing harmonica and bass guitar in several bands before he formed the Babys in 1976. The British band was heavily marketed to the US including a $10,000 budget to make a music video that helped them get signed to Chrysalis records and helped make their first hit, "Isn't It Time" a #13 pop success in December of 1977. The Babys broke up after their third album with Jonathan Cain joining Journey and Waite being the last one find success on his second solo album, "No Brakes" with the #1 pop single "Missing You". John was in a reflective mood when it came time to write the lyrics so he wrote about his personal feelings, making word associations and finally working out the entire song. Written quickly, the former art student released the song explaining that it was about the breakup of his relationship and how it helped him to get through that rough time. The adage of the best love songs being written with a broken heart still holds true here.