ck , ▁and ▁guitar ist ▁W ally ▁Sto cker . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁Ad rian ▁Mill ar , ▁the ▁group ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁Ch rys alis ▁Records ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁highest ▁ever ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁music ▁act ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Two ▁studio ▁albums , ▁The ▁Bab ys ▁and ▁Bro ken ▁Heart , ▁were ▁well ▁received . ▁However , ▁after ▁recording ▁their ▁third ▁album , ▁Head ▁First , ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁co - found er ▁Michael ▁Cor by ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Jonathan ▁C ain ▁as ▁keyboard ist ▁and ▁R icky ▁Phill ips ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁bass ist . ▁From ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁until ▁the ▁break up ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁The ▁Bab ys ▁line - up ▁consisted ▁of ▁vocal ist ▁Wa ite , ▁drum mer ▁Bro ck , ▁bass ist ▁Phill ips , ▁guitar ist ▁Sto cker , ▁and ▁keyboard ist ▁C ain . ▁ ▁Within ▁four ▁years ▁of ▁leaving ▁the ▁band , ▁John ▁Wa ite ▁had ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Number ▁One ▁hit ▁with ▁" Miss ing ▁You " ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁from ▁his ▁second ▁solo ▁album ▁No ▁B rak es . ▁Sto cker ▁and ▁Bro ck ▁worked ▁with ▁Rod ▁Stewart ▁and ▁other ▁main stream ▁artists ▁including ▁El ton ▁John ▁and ▁Air ▁Supp ly . ▁C ain ▁joined ▁J our ney , ▁becoming ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁primary ▁song writ ers . ▁Wa ite , ▁C ain ▁and ▁Phill ips ▁formed ▁Bad ▁English