| When You Were Mine | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 23 September 1997[1] | |||
| Studio | ||||
| Length | 50:51 | |||
| Label | Mercury Pure Records | |||
| Producer | John Waite | |||
| John Waite chronology | ||||
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When You Were Mine is the sixth studio album by English singer and musician John Waite, released by Mercury/Pure in 1997.[1]
Background
Speaking to Songwriting Magazine in 2013, Waite said of the album: "When You Were Mine was the best album I ever did. I kind of went country in an English way, but it's a beautiful record."[2] He told Classic Rock Revisited that year: "When You Were Mine has strong acoustic values, and tells stories. It was completely different to what I had done before."[3]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic considered the album to "tone down [Waite's] hard rock influences in an attempt to regain the adult contemporary radio audience he once had". He concluded: "Although the results aren't entirely successful, there's enough well-crafted mainstream pop here to satisfy longtime fans."[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "When You Were Mine" | John Waite, Anthony Krizan | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Imaginary Girl" | Waite, Pete Wasner | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Let's Get Out of Here" | Waite, Shane Fontayne, Robert Thiele | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Suicide Life" | Waite, Fontayne | 6:56 |
| 5. | "Just Like a Woman" | Bob Dylan | 5:37 |
| 6. | "Bluebird Cafe" | Waite, Don Lowery | 3:57 |
| 7. | "I-95" | Waite, Fontayne | 4:12 |
| 8. | "Show Me How to Love You" | Waite, Jeff Golub | 4:55 |
| 9. | "Valentine" | Waite, Fontayne | 3:45 |
| 10. | "Have You Seen Her My Friend?" | Waite, Mark Spiro | 5:25 |
| 11. | "All I Want For Christmas" | Waite | 3:49 |
Personnel
- John Waite – lead and backing vocals
- Chuck Kentis – Steinway grand piano, electric piano, Hammond organ, programming (10)
- Mindy Joysten – accordion, harmony vocals (5, 6, 11)
- Shane Fontayne – electric guitars, acoustic guitar, 6-string bass
- Jeff Golub – electric guitars, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar
- Donnie Nossov – electric bass, acoustic bass
- Tony Beard – drums
- Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals (1, 10)
- Mark Spiro – backing vocals (1, 10)
- Liz Constantine – harmony vocals (8)
Production
- John Waite – producer
- Tony Phillips – engineer, mixing
- Chad Bamford – assistant engineer
- Milton Chan – assistant engineer
- Peter Kepler – assistant engineer
- Tom Schick – assistant engineer
- Ken Villeneuve – assistant engineer
- Dave Collins – mastering
- Andrew Garver – mastering assistant
- Mick Rock – photography
References
- 1 2 3 4 John Waite (23 September 1997). "When You Were Mine - John Waite | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ↑ Publisher (1 September 2013). "Interview: John Waite – Songwriting Magazine". Songwritingmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ↑ "CRR Interview - John Waite: No One To Blame But Himself". Classicrockrevisited.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.