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 original Babys line-up consisted of founding member keyboardist/guitarist Michael Corby, and, in order of joining the group, vocalist/bassist John Waite, drummer Tony Brock, and guitarist Wally Stocker.
Broken Heart is The Babys second album. The album produced The Babys first big hit "Isn't It Time", which reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1977. Broken Heart was later released as a double album with the self-titled album The Babys.
Producer Ron Nevison seemed to help create a clearer sound and the album ranges from frantic guitar and drum solos to quiet ballads like "Silver Dreams". Waite's vocals received greater attention than in the previous album where they sounded impressive but distant.
Songwriters outside the group were included with songs by Jack Conrad and Ray Kennedy, Mike Japp and Chas Sandford.
After debuting with the Bob Ezrin and Brian Christian produced The Babys LP, John Waite and company turned to Ron Nevison to man the board for the Broken Heart recording sessions in 1977. Nevison's touch is all over the ten song sophomore effort from The Babys, as evident by the strings that accompany album opener "Wrong or Right" and grandiose closer "A Piece of the Action". The sound is cleaner, and Waite's vocals are given more attention on Broken Heart.
Issued by Chrysalis Records, Broken Heart goes heavy on ballads, while featuring the top twenty hit "Isn't It Time". Penned by Jack Conrad and Ray Kennedy, "Isn't It Time" is introduced by Michael Corby's piano work, and Waite is backed on the melodic track by The Babettes (Lisa Freeman-Roberts, Myrna Matthews and Pat Henderson). "Isn't It Time" was the first single to chart for the glam-pop-rockin' Baby's.
Buried between the A-side accessible duo of "Isn't It Time" and the mellow five-minute arrangement of "The Golden Mile", Broken Heart breaks loose with the all-about-swagger "And If You Could See Me Fly". Written by Waite, "And If You Could See Me Fly" may be the shortest cut from Broken Heart, but it packs muscle with a cool stop/start riff, cowbell fills and a hot guitar solo. Simply stated, the low-slung groove that pushes "And If You Could See Me Fly" triggers repeated spins of the two-minute-plus rocker that lays to waste every other song from Broken Heart.
Side A
A1. Wrong Or Right - 3:26
A2. Give Me Your Love - 3:37
A3. Isn’t It Time - 4:03
A4. And If You Could See Me Fly - 2:50
A5. The Golden Mile - 5:01
Side B
B1. Broken Heart - 3:02
B2. I’m Falling - 3:55
B3. Rescue Me - 3:50
B4. Silver Dreams - 3:00
B5. A Piece Of The Action - 4:35
Personnel
- John Waite – bass, lead vocals (all but 9)
- Wally Stocker – lead guitar
- Michael Corby – keyboards, rhythm guitar
- Tony Brock – drums, backing and lead (9) vocals, percussion, piano
Additional personnel
- The Babettes (Lisa Freeman Roberts, Pat Henderson, Myrna Mathews) – backing vocals
- Alan MacMillan - string and horn arrangements
- Technical
- Recorded by Mike Beiriger, Pete Carlson, Ron Nevison
- Charles William Bush - design, photography
Notes
Release: 1977
Format: LP
Genre: Rock
Label: Chrysalis Records
Catalog# 511150
Vinyl: Very Good
Cover: Very Good
Prijs: €10,00
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