When You Were Mine (album)

When You Were Mine is the sixth studio album by English singer and musician John Waite, released by Mercury/Pure in 1997.[1]

When You Were Mine
Studio album by
John Waite
Released23 September 1997[1]
Length50:51
LabelMercury
Pure Records
ProducerJohn Waite
John Waite chronology
Temple Bar
(1995)		 When You Were Mine
(1997)		 Figure in a Landscape
(2001)

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."[2] 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."[3]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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."[1]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When You Were Mine"John Waite, Anthony Krizan4:00
2."Imaginary Girl"Waite, Pete Wasner3:56
3."Let's Get Out of Here"Waite, Shane Fontayne, Robert Thiele4:19
4."Suicide Life"Waite, Fontayne6:56
5."Just Like a Woman"Bob Dylan5:37
6."Bluebird Cafe"Waite, Don Lowery3:57
7."I-95"Waite, Fontayne4:12
8."Show Me How to Love You"Waite, Jeff Golub4:55
9."Valentine"Waite, Fontayne3:45
10."Have You Seen Her My Friend?"Waite, Mark Spiro5:25
11."All I Want For Christmas"Waite3:49

References
  1. John Waite (1997-09-23). "When You Were Mine - John Waite | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  2. Publisher (2013-09-01). "Interview: John Waite – Songwriting Magazine". Songwritingmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  3. "CRR Interview - John Waite: No One To Blame But Himself". Classicrockrevisited.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
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