When You Were Mine is the sixth studio album by English singer and musician John Waite, released by Mercury/Pure in 1997.
Background Speaking to Songwriting Magazine in 2013, Waite said of the album: "When You Were Mine was the best album I ever did. I kind of went country in an English way, but it's a beautiful record." He told Classic Rock Revisited that year: "When You Were Mine has strong acoustic values, and tells stories. It was completely different to what I had done before."
Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic considered the album to "tone down [Waite's] hard rock influences in an attempt to regain the adult contemporary radio audience he once had". He concluded: "Although the results aren't entirely successful, there's enough well-crafted mainstream pop here to satisfy longtime fans."
Track listing
Personnel John Waite – lead and backing vocals Chuck Kentis – Steinway grand piano, electric piano, Hammond organ, programming (10) Mindy Jostyn – accordion, harmony vocals (5, 6, 11) Shane Fontayne – electric guitars, acoustic guitar, 6-string bass Jeff Golub – electric guitars, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar Donnie Nossov – electric bass, acoustic bass Tony Beard – drums Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals (1, 10) Mark Spiro – backing vocals (1, 10) Liz Constantine – harmony vocals (8)
Production John Waite – producer Tony Phillips – engineer, mixing Chad Bamford – assistant engineer Milton Chan – assistant engineer Peter Kepler – assistant engineer Tom Schick – assistant engineer Ken Villeneuve – assistant engineer Dave Collins – mastering Andrew Garver – mastering assistant Mick Rock – photography
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