The Babys | |
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The Babys - shown after 2015 House of Blues Show
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Background information | |
Origin | London, England, U.K. |
Genres | Pop rock, hard rock, power pop |
Years active | 1975–1981, 2013–present |
Labels | Chrysalis |
Associated acts | Bad English, Styx, Journey |
Website | www.thebabysofficial.com |
Members |
Tony Brock John Bisaha Joey Sykes Francesco Saglietti Holly Bisaha Elisa Chadbourne |
Past members |
Michael Corby John Waite Lucas Fox Jonathan Cain Ricky Phillips J. P. Cervoni Matt Irving Gordon Hawtin Eric Ragno |
The Babys are a British rock group best known for their songs "Isn't It Time" and "Every Time I Think of You". Both songs were composed by Jack Conrad and Ray Kennedy, and each reached No. 13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No. 8 on the Cashbox chart in the late 1970s. The 1976–1978 Babys line-up consisted of keyboardist/guitarist Michael Corby, vocalist/bassist John Waite, drummer Tony Brock and guitarist .
The group signed a contract that was the highest ever for a new music act at the time. Two studio albums, The Babys and Broken Heart, went without incident and were well received. However, when recording Head First in August 1978, Michael Corby was replaced by Jonathan Cain as keyboardist and Ricky Phillips took over as bassist. From 1979 until the breakup in 1981, The Babys line-up consisted of vocalist Waite, drummer Brock, bassist Phillips, guitarist Stocker, and keyboardist Cain.
John Waite went on to produce a major solo hit, "Missing You", in 1984. Stocker and Brock worked with Rod Stewart and other mainstream artists including Elton John and Air Supply. Cain left to join Journey. Waite, Cain and Phillips joined Bad English in the late 1980s. Phillips currently plays for Styx.