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John Waite
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (January 14, 1992)
  • Original Release Date: 1992
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Capitol
  • ASIN: B000003JBD
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #111,257 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Head Above the Waves
2. Piece of the Action
3. Broken Heart
4. Love Don't Prove I'm Right
5. Love Is a Rose to Me
6. White Lightening
7. Run to Mexico
8. World in a Bottle
9. Union Jack
10. Anytime
11. Jesus Are You There?
12. Darker Side of Town
13. Rock 'N Roll Is (Alive and Well)
14. Gonna Be Somebody
15. White Heat
16. Make It Happen
17. Change
18. Mr. Wonderful
19. If Anybody Had a Heart
20. Missing You

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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Collection!, November 7, 2005
This collection is really quite interesting. With a couple of unissued tracks, b-sides, soundtrack hits, unknown gems, this collection is a good place to go for those who only have his hits from prior compliations.

John's voice is really quite unique and very human. He has the uncanny ability to make it sound like he is singing to "you".

After this, I do recomend you seek out the rest of his albums. You will not be disappointed. :)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a good sample, November 14, 2005
By raven lunatic (australia) - See all my reviews
"World in a Bottle" didn't appear on any previous album and appears to be a reject, I cannot explain why! An orchestral interlude shows that the tune is as exceptional as the words.

Waite's songs are very personal and distinguish themselves from the "clever" lyrics that have dominated chart music for the last 30 years.
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