When You Were Mine (album)
# 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.

## 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

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |

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."

## Personnel

* John Waite – lead and backing vocals
* Chuck Kentis – Steinway grand piano, electric piano, Hammond organ, programming (10)
* Mindy Joysten – 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
