While they formed in the early '70s, they had a brief yet semi-commercial period from '77-81.
In my memory, I would have categorized them more as soft rock, but when I went back to play today's selection, "Midnight Rendezvous" - and then some other selections - they did have more of an AOR or Rock vibe than I remember.
John Waite would go onto solo success for a few more years, with his "Missing You" being what might have been the most played video on MTV in 1984.
Jonathan Cain would leave the band to join Journey - which not that ironically the Babys opened for the band shortly before Cain's departure. One of the original members would play with Styx for 20 years.
In later years three of the members would get back together to form Bad English.
Anyway, the Babys ended up with a handful of hits of semi-hits in the late '70s. But it's been "Midnight Rendezvous" that has been unable to escape my mind lately. Maybe putting it back out into the universe will allow me to move on.
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Loved this band. Had the Head First LP. I forgot all about this song. It's a good one.
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