No Brakes is the second solo album by John Waite. It was released in the United States in 1984 on the EMI America label.

No Brakes
Studio album by John Waite
Released	June 1984
Recorded	August - November 1983
Studio	Record Plant in New York City and Record Plant in Los Angeles, California
Genre	Rock
Length	37:49
Label	EMI America
Producer	John Waite, David Thoener, Gary Gersh
John Waite chronology
Ignition (1982) No Brakes (1984) Mask of Smiles (1985)

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AllMusic	[1]

It features Waite's biggest hit single "Missing You" which hit #1 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks and the Billboard Hot 100. No Brakes was certified Gold in September 1984 - three weeks prior to breaking into the Top 10 of Billboard's album chart.

The album's second single, "Tears", charted at #8 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart, and #37 on the Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

Track listing

1. "Saturday Night" (Gary Myrick, John Waite) - 2:46
2. "Missing You" (Mark Leonard, Chas Sandford, Waite) - 4:30
3. "Dark Side of the Sun" (Jean Beauvoir) - 3:57
4. "Restless Heart" (Waite) - 4:27
5. "Tears" (Vinnie Cusano, Adam Mitchell) - 3:59
6. "Euroshima" (Gary Myrick, Waite) - 5:05
7. "Dreamtime/Shake It Up" (Waite, Ivan Král) - 5:10
8. "For Your Love" (Waite, Myrick, Donnie Nossov, Curly Smith) - 3:38
9. "Love Collision" (Waite, Myrick, Nossov, Smith) - 3:51

Personnel

• John Waite – lead and backing vocals
• Bruce Brody – keyboards
• Gary Myrick – guitars
• Donnie Nossov – bass, backing vocals
• Curly Smith – drums
• Steve Scales – percussion

Production

• Produced by John Waite, Gary Gersh and David Thoener.
• Engineered and Mixed by David Thoener
• Recording Assistants – John Agnello, Eddie DeLena, David Egerton and Jim Scott.
• Mix Assistant – John Agnello
• Recorded at Record Plant NYC and Record Plant Los Angeles.
• Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
• Art Direction – Henry Marquez
• Design – Michael Hodgson
• Cover Photo – David Bailey
• Inner Sleeve Photos – Barry Linwell, Jeffrey Scales, Geoffrey Thomas and Mark Weiss.
• Management – Steven Machat and Rick Smith

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