No Brakes

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 Billboards album chart.

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

• John Waite – lead and backing vocals
• Bruce Brody – keyboards
• Gary Myrick – guitars
• Donnie Nossov – bass, backing vocals
• Curly Smith – drums
• Steve Scales – percussion

• Produced by John Waite, Gary Gersh and David Thoener
• Engineered and Mixed by David Thoener
• Recording assistants – John Agnello, Eddie DeLena, David Egerton and Jim Scott
• Mix assistant – John Agnello
• Recorded at Record Plant NYC and Record Plant Los Angeles
• Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York
• Art direction – Henry Marquez
• Design – Michael Hodgson
• Cover photo – David Bailey
• Inner sleeve photos – Barry Linwell, Jeffrey Scales, Geoffrey Thomas and Mark Weiss
• Management – Steven Machat and Rick Smith

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References