The Babys - Every Time I Think Of You .HQ
The Babys were a British rock/pop group that broke through in the US in the fall of 1977 with their hit, "Isn't it Time", followed by Everytime I Think of You", both of which reached #13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The 1976-1978 Babys line-up consisted of vocalist/bassist John Waite, drummer Tony Brock, Keyboard player/guitarist Michael Corby, and guitarist Wally Stocker. From 1979-1981, the Babys line-up consisted of vocalist Waite, drummer Brock, bassist Ricky Phillips, guitarist Stocker and keyboardist Jonathan Cain. There are two stories regarding the origin of the band and the source of the band's name. Founding member Mike Corby places the origin of the idea for the band at Smalls Café on the Fulham Road in London in 1973 during a chance meeting with manager the late Adrian Millar. An agreement was signed between Corby and Millar on September 4, 1974 and auditions were held to fill out the remaining members.[1] The names "Cry Babys" and "Big Babys" were also proposed with Millar ultimately deciding on "The Babys." In a 1979 Hit Parader magazine interview, Waite stated, [T]he name was meant to be a joke. We took the name simply because the record companies wouldn't listen to any bands they thought were rock & roll. I mean, they wanted sure-fire teen bands, pre-teen bands. We couldn't get anybody down to hear us to get a record deal, so we called ourselves The Babys. We thought we'd keep the name just for two weeks. Then, the word got around in London that <b>...</b>
