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John Waite is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist for the Babys and Bad English. He has also had a successful solo career with hits such as "Missing You" and "Change".
Waite was born on 4 July 1952 in Lancaster, United Kingdom. He began his music career in the early 1970s as the lead singer of the Babys, a British rock band. The band released several albums and had several hit singles, including "Isn't It Time" and "Every Time I Think of You".
In the 1980s, Waite joined the supergroup Bad English, which released two albums and had several hit singles, including "When I See You Smile" and "Price of Love". Waite also released several solo albums during this time, including No Brakes and Mask of Smiles.
In the 1990s, Waite released the hit single "Missing You", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He also released several other successful singles, including "Change" and "Tears".
Waite continues to tour and perform today. He has released several albums, including When You Were Mine and Rough & Tumble. He has also released several live albums, including Live in Concert and Live in London.
As of 2021, John Waite's net worth is estimated to be roughly $10 million.
| Popular As |
John Charles Waite |
| Occupation |
Singer, musician, songwriter |
| Age |
71 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
4 July, 1952 |
| Birthday |
4 July |
| Birthplace |
Lancashire, England |
| Nationality |
United Kingdom |
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John Waite Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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John Waite Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is John Waite worth at the age of 71 years old? John Waite’s income source is mostly from being a successful Musician. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated
John Waite's net worth
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| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
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Pending |
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| Source of Income |
Musician |
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Timeline
On 5 February 2019, Waite and Joe Ely filed a class-action lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) claiming the company is violating their right to terminate grants of copyright after 35 years in accordance with copyright law of the United States by ignoring Notices of Termination. On 3 May 2019, UMG filed a motion to dismiss the case, stating the Notices of Termination were not valid because the songs were not grants of copyright but works for hire.
In 2011 the title track from his tenth solo album Rough and Tumble went number one on Classic Rock radio.
Waite appears as himself and performs two songs in the 2010 feature film New Day, from L'Oiseau Blanc Films.
In 2008, he recorded a guest vocal on the track "In God's Shadow" from the Keith Reid Project's The Common Thread.
In 2006, "Missing You" was released as a duet with Alison Krauss and reached the Top 40 on the Country Charts in the United States. Waite appeared with Krauss on The Tonight Show on 5 February 2007 to perform the song. Waite's songs have reappeared in other media as well: 2013 saw "Missing You" featured heavily in the movie Warm Bodies, and "Change" is on the soundtrack of the US movie Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.
Waite then returned to solo work. He released the album Rough And Tumble. He has continued to tour, such as in 2003 with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band.
His next album, No Brakes, resulted in international success. It was a Top 10 Billboard album in the US due to the smash hit "Missing You" which went to No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It knocked Tina Turner's "What's Love Got To Do With It?" out of No. 1. For that very reason, Turner later recorded and released Waite's smash song herself. (Turner's single peaked at No. 84 on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1996.) "Missing You" also hit No. 1 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks as well as the Top 10 of Billboard' s Adult Contemporary chart. No Brakes sold over a million and a half US copies yet has never been certified above the RIAA Gold standard (a record company must apply to the RIAA for such certification). Two more singles from No Brakes followed, including "Tears" which was a Top 10 hit on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts.
In 1988, Waite joined former Babys bandmates Jonathan Cain and Ricky Phillips, along with Neal Schon from Journey and drummer Deen Castronovo, to form the supergroup Bad English. In 1989, the Bad English ballad "When I See You Smile" (penned by Diane Warren) went to No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 and earned a Gold-certified single. Its parent album reached Billboard' s Top Five and sold nearly two million copies in the United States alone. Bad English released two albums before tensions amongst the members led to the band's dissolution by 1992.
The next album Mask of Smiles followed in 1985 featuring the hit single "Every Step of the Way". Another single, "If Anybody Had a Heart", was released from the soundtrack of the 1986 film About Last Night.... In 1987, Rover's Return was released with the single "These Times Are Hard For Lovers". Waite would have another soundtrack appearance in 1990 from Days of Thunder with "Deal for Life".
Waite subsequently launched his solo career with his 1982 debut album Ignition, which produced the hit single "Change". The Chrysalis 45 failed to chart on Billboard's Hot 100 during its initial release (June 1982) but was a top track on AOR radio stations, as well as a very popular music video on MTV as the 'new' cable channel celebrated its first full year of operation. The song was originally recorded in 1981 (with slightly different lyrics) by the American rock band Spider (which featured Amanda Blue, Holly Knight, and Anton Fig) and in 1985 was included on the platinum-selling Vision Quest soundtrack. When the single was reissued, it reached the Top 50 on the Hot 100. "Going to the Top" was released as the original follow-up single to "Change".
Waite was born in Lancaster, Lancashire, and was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School and Lancaster Art College (The Storey Institute). As a performer, Waite first came to attention as the lead singer and bassist of The Babys, a British rock band that had moderate chart success. The band achieved two pop hits that both coincidentally peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, "Isn't It Time" (1977) and "Everytime I Think of You" (1979), and a solid following of their concert tours. Over the course of five years, the band produced five albums ending with the final album On the Edge in October 1980, after which the group disbanded.
John Charles Waite (born 4 July 1952) is an English musician. As a solo artist, he has released ten studio albums and is best known for the 1984 hit single "Missing You", which reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the top ten on the UK Singles Chart. He was also the lead vocalist for the successful rock bands The Babys and Bad English.
