Bad English (album)

Bad English
Studio album by
Released26 June 1989 (1989-06-26)[1]
Studio
Genre
Length62:10
LabelEpic
ProducerRichie Zito
Bad English chronology
Bad English
(1989)
Backlash
(1991)
Singles from Bad English
  1. "Forget Me Not"
    Released: 1989
  2. "When I See You Smile"
    Released: 30 August 1989[2]
  3. "Price of Love"
    Released: 1989
  4. "Don't Walk Away"
    Released: 1989 (UK)[3]
  5. "Heaven Is a 4 Letter Word"
    Released: 1990
  6. "Possession"
    Released: 1990

Bad English is the debut studio album by British/American rock band Bad English. It was released in on 26 June 1989.

The album was a massive success, especially because of the No. 1 single "When I See You Smile".[4] That single was certified gold by the RIAA while the album was certified platinum.[2] Aside from that song, the album had two other top 40 hits, "Price of Love" and "Possession", which peaked at No. 5 and No. 21, respectively.[5]

  1. ^ Giles, Jeff (26 June 2015). "How Journey and Babys Alumni Rose and Fell in Bad English". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Bad English - Singles". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  4. ^ Popoff, Martin (2014). The big book of hair metal : the illustrated oral history of heavy metal's debauched decade. Minneapolis, MN: Voyageur Press. p. 171. ISBN 978-1-62788-375-7. OCLC 891379313.
  5. ^ "Bad English - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 16 July 2021.