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
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"Saturday Night" (Gary Myrick, John Waite) – 2:46
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"Missing You" (Mark Leonard, Chas Sandford, Waite) – 4:30
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"Dark Side of the Sun" (Jean Beauvoir) – 3:57
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"Restless Heart" (Waite) – 4:27
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"Tears" (Vinnie Vincent, Adam Mitchell) – 3:59
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"Euroshima" (Gary Myrick, Waite) – 5:05
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"Dreamtime/Shake It Up" (Waite, Ivan Král) – 5:10
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"For Your Love" (Waite, Myrick, Donnie Nossov, Curly Smith) – 3:38
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"Love Collision" (Waite, Myrick, Nossov, Smith) – 3:51
Personnel
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John Waite – lead and backing vocals
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Bruce Brody – keyboards
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Gary Myrick – guitars
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Donnie Nossov – bass, backing vocals
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Curly Smith – drums
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Steve Scales – percussion
- Production
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Produced by John Waite, Gary Gersh and David Thoener
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Engineered and Mixed by David Thoener
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Recording assistants – John Agnello, Eddie DeLena, David Egerton and Jim Scott
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Mix assistant – John Agnello
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Recorded at Record Plant NYC and Record Plant Los Angeles
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Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York
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Art direction – Henry Marquez
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Design – Michael Hodgson
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Cover photo – David Bailey
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Inner sleeve photos – Barry Linwell, Jeffrey Scales, Geoffrey Thomas and Mark Weiss
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Management – Steven Machat and Rick Smith
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
