-Lead vocals: John Waite, who had success as the lead singer of British power pop band The Babys in the late '70s and further success as a solo artist in the early and mid '80s, topping the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984 with "Missing You"
-Rhythm guitar and keyboards: Jonathan Cain, who had been in The Babys with Waite before leaving the band to join Journey in 1980. He's the guy who composed and played the iconic piano riff on "Don't Stop Believin'."
-Lead guitar: Neal Schon, who played with Santana for two albums before co-founding Journey
-Bass: Ricky Phillips, who was also in The Babys
-Drums: Deen Castroneves, who had been in heavy metal band Wild Dogs and would eventually join Journey
The album reached #21 on the Billboard album chart and eventually went platinum in the U.S., and it featured three Top 25 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: "When I See You Smile" (#1), "Price of Love" (#5), and "Possession" (#21). If you know one Bad English song, it's probably "When I See You Smile," a power ballad in the heyday of power ballads, written by songwriting wunderkind Diane Warren. Not only did it top the charts in the U.S., but it also hit #1 in Canada and #4 in Australia. The video is a classic "performance" video, directed by Cain himself.
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