''Union Jacks'' is

The Babys The Babys are a British rock group best known for their songs " Isn't It Time" and "Every Time I Think of You". 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 ...

’ fourth album, which peaked at number 42 on the ''Billboard'' 200 in 1980. The lead single "True Love True Confession" failed to chart and was succeeded by the minor hit "Midnight Rendezvous," and finally the hit single "Back on My Feet Again", which was their last Top 40 hit, reaching #33. The band recorded a fifth album, '' On the Edge'', then split. ''Union Jacks'' was reissued on 26 May 2009 under

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after being out of print for many years. There are no bonus tracks, but all of the tracks have been

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. This was the first Babys album to feature keyboardist Jonathan Cain and bassist Ricky Phillips.

Track listing

# "Back on My Feet Again" (

John Waite 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 ...

, Dominic Bugatti,

Frank Musker Frank John Musker (born 1951) is a British songwriter and composer. Most prolific in the 1980s and 1990s, he worked with artists such as Sheena Easton, the Babys, Robert Miles, Jennifer Rush, Bucks Fizz, Air Supply, Lucio Battisti, Zucchero, Lisa ...

) - 3:18 # "True Love True Confession" (Waite,

Jonathan Cain Jonathan Leonard Friga (born February 26, 1950), known professionally as Jonathan Cain, is an American musician and songwriter best known as the keyboardist for Journey. He has also worked with the Babys and Bad English. Cain was inducted into ...

) - 4:07 # "Midnight Rendezvous" (Waite, Cain) - 3:36 # "Union Jack" (Waite,

Ricky Phillips Ricky Lynn Phillips (born October 7, 1951) is an American bass guitarist and a member of the rock band Styx since 2003, splitting duties with longtime bassist Chuck Panozzo. He has also played in Nasty Habit, as a member of The Babys and Bad En ...

) - 5:42 # "In Your Eyes" (Waite, Phillips) - 4:05 # "Anytime" (Waite,

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, Phillips,

Wally Stocker Wally Stocker (born Walter Frederick Stocker, 27 March 1953, London, England) is an English rock guitarist, perhaps best known as the lead guitarist with The Babys. The Babys disbanded in 1981 and he toured with Rod Stewart and Air Supply, a ...

, Cain) - 3:21 # "Jesus, Are You There?" (Waite, Stocker, Cain) - 3:34 # "Turn Around in Tokyo" (Cain) Lead vocals - Jonathan Cain - 3:53 # "Love Is Just a Mystery" (Waite, Brock, Stocker) - 3:32

Personnel

;Band *

: lead vocals *

: guitar *

: keyboards, backing vocals *

: bass *

: drums with: * Anne Marie Leclerc - backing vocals on "True Love True Confession"

Charts

Album Singles

References

{{Authority control 1980 albums The Babys albums Albums produced by Keith Olsen Chrysalis Records albums Albums recorded at Sound City Studios