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Foreigner's most lucrative years came during their first four albums, with their guitar-driven arena rock flair settling in nicely with the rest of the late-'70s music scene. Twelve of Foreigner's 16 Top 40 singles are from a six year span, between 1977 and 1982, which is why Records makes for such an entertaining collection of the band's early work. With cuts stemming from Foreigner, Double Vision, Head Games, and 4, Records lines up ten of their first 11 hit singles, somehow leaving out 1979's "Blue Morning, Blue Day." But even with this minor deletion, the album is agreeably brief, and it's the most opportune route in exploring Foreigner's best material. Both "Cold As Ice" and "Double Vision" are stellar examples of Lou Gramm's vocal gusto and Mick Jones' bang-on guitar playing, while favorites like "Urgent" (with Junior Walker on sax ), "Head Games," and "Feels Like the First Time," with its shiny keyboard segments, are unblemished radio-rock standards. The live cut of "Hot Blooded" is a nice addition as well, as is the band's second-best ballad in "Waiting for a Girl Like You," outdone only by 1984's "I Want to Know What Love Is." While Records fits the bill as a compact summation of all of Foreigner's pre-Agent Provocateur hits, it also makes for one great driving album.
© Mike DeGagne /TiVo
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John Sinclair, Producer - Jimmy Douglass, MixingEngineer, AssistantEngineer - LOU GRAMM, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Al Greenwood, Keyboards, Synthesizer - Dennis Elliott, Drums, Backing Vocals - Ed Gagliardi, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Foreigner, MainArtist - Ian McDonald, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Saxophone, Backing Vocals, MixingEngineer - Mick Jones, Producer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Lead Guitar, MixingEngineer - Gary Lyons, Producer, Engineer - George Piros, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Herron, AssistantEngineer - Ian Lloyd, Backing Vocals - Randy Mason, AssistantEngineer - Michael Getlin, AssistantEngineer
© 1982 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1977 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jimmy Douglass, MixingEngineer - LOU GRAMM, Lead Vocals, Writer - Al Greenwood, Keyboards - Dennis Elliott, Drums - Ed Gagliardi, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Foreigner, MainArtist - Ian McDonald, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Reeds, MixingEngineer - Mick Jones, Producer, Writer, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Piano, MixingEngineer - DAVID PAICH, Strings Arranger - George Marino, MasteringEngineer - Keith Olsen, Producer, Engineer - Ian Lloyd, Backing Vocals - David De Vore, Engineer
© 1982 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1978 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
LOU GRAMM, Lead Vocals, Writer - Al Greenwood, Keyboards - Dennis Elliott, Drums - Rick Wills, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Foreigner, MainArtist - Ian McDonald, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals - Mick Jones, Producer, Piano, Backing Vocals, Writer, Lead Guitar - George Marino, MasteringEngineer - Roy Thomas Baker, Producer - Geoff Workman, Engineer
© 1982 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
LOU GRAMM, Percussion, Vocals, Writer - Dennis Elliott, Drums - Rick Wills, Bass Guitar - Foreigner, Vocals, MainArtist - Mick Jones, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Dave Wittman, Engineer - John "Mutt" Lange, Producer - Tom Dolby, Synthesizer
© 1982 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1981 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
John Sinclair, Producer - Jimmy Douglass, MixingEngineer, AssistantEngineer - LOU GRAMM, Percussion, Lead Vocals - Al Greenwood, Keyboards, Synthesizer - Dennis Elliott, Drums, Backing Vocals - Ed Gagliardi, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Foreigner, MainArtist - Ian McDonald, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Saxophone, Vocals, MixingEngineer - Mick Jones, Producer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Lead Guitar, MixingEngineer - Gary Lyons, Producer, Engineer - George Piros, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Herron, AssistantEngineer - Ian Lloyd, Backing Vocals - Randy Mason, AssistantEngineer - Michael Getlin, AssistantEngineer
© 1982 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1977 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Michel Sauvage, AssistantEngineer - LOU GRAMM, Percussion, Lead Vocals - Michael Fonfara, Keyboards - Dennis Elliott, Drums, Backing Vocals - Rick Wills, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Foreigner, MainArtist - Mick Jones, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Writer - Dave Wittman, Chief Engineer - George Marino, MasteringEngineer - Tony Platt, Audio Recording Engineer - Thomas Dolby, Synthesizer - Ian Lloyd, Backing Vocals - Junior Walker, Solo Saxophone - Mark Rivera, Saxophone, Backing Vocals - Brad Samuelsohn, SecondEngineer - Edwin Hobgood, AssistantEngineer - Robert John "Mutt' Lange, Producer, Backing Vocals
© 1982 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1981 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
LOU GRAMM, Lead Vocals, Writer - Al Greenwood, Keyboards - Dennis Elliott, Drums - Rick Wills, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Foreigner, MainArtist - Ian McDonald, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals - Mick Jones, Producer, Piano, Backing Vocals, Writer, Lead Guitar - George Marino, MasteringEngineer - Roy Thomas Baker, Producer - Geoff Workman, Engineer
© 1982 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Michel Sauvage, AssistantEngineer - LOU GRAMM, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Larry Fast, Synthesizer - Dennis Elliott, Drums, Backing Vocals - Rick Wills, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Foreigner, MainArtist - Mick Jones, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Writer - Dave Wittman, Chief Engineer - George Marino, MasteringEngineer - Tony Platt, Audio Recording Engineer - Thomas Dolby, Synthesizer - Ian Lloyd, Backing Vocals - Mark Rivera, Backing Vocals - Brad Samuelsohn, SecondEngineer - Edwin Hobgood, AssistantEngineer - Robert John "Mutt' Lange, Producer, Backing Vocals
© 1982 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1981 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
John Sinclair, Producer - Jimmy Douglass, MixingEngineer, AssistantEngineer - LOU GRAMM, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer - Al Greenwood, Keyboards, Synthesizer - Dennis Elliott, Drums, Backing Vocals - Ed Gagliardi, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Foreigner, MainArtist - Ian McDonald, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Saxophone, Backing Vocals, Writer, MixingEngineer - Mick Jones, Producer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Lead Guitar, MixingEngineer - Gary Lyons, Producer, Engineer - George Piros, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Herron, AssistantEngineer - Ian Lloyd, Backing Vocals - Randy Mason, AssistantEngineer - Michael Getlin, AssistantEngineer
© 1982 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1977 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jimmy Douglass, MixingEngineer - LOU GRAMM, Lead Vocals, Writer - Al Greenwood, Keyboards - Dennis Elliott, Drums - Ed Gagliardi, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Foreigner, MainArtist - Ian McDonald, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Reeds, MixingEngineer - Mick Jones, Producer, Writer, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Piano, MixingEngineer - DAVID PAICH, Strings Arranger - George Marino, MasteringEngineer - Keith Olsen, Producer, Engineer - Ian Lloyd, Backing Vocals - David De Vore, Engineer
© 1982 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1978 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Album review
Foreigner's most lucrative years came during their first four albums, with their guitar-driven arena rock flair settling in nicely with the rest of the late-'70s music scene. Twelve of Foreigner's 16 Top 40 singles are from a six year span, between 1977 and 1982, which is why Records makes for such an entertaining collection of the band's early work. With cuts stemming from Foreigner, Double Vision, Head Games, and 4, Records lines up ten of their first 11 hit singles, somehow leaving out 1979's "Blue Morning, Blue Day." But even with this minor deletion, the album is agreeably brief, and it's the most opportune route in exploring Foreigner's best material. Both "Cold As Ice" and "Double Vision" are stellar examples of Lou Gramm's vocal gusto and Mick Jones' bang-on guitar playing, while favorites like "Urgent" (with Junior Walker on sax ), "Head Games," and "Feels Like the First Time," with its shiny keyboard segments, are unblemished radio-rock standards. The live cut of "Hot Blooded" is a nice addition as well, as is the band's second-best ballad in "Waiting for a Girl Like You," outdone only by 1984's "I Want to Know What Love Is." While Records fits the bill as a compact summation of all of Foreigner's pre-Agent Provocateur hits, it also makes for one great driving album.
© Mike DeGagne /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:44
- Main artists: Foreigner
- Label: Atlantic Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1982 Atlantic Record Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 1982 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
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