Foreigner | The Official Website Foreigner, Cheap Trick and Jason Bonham Tour Set to Launch July 11th in Syracuse, New York TICKETS GO ON SALE JANUARY 13 AT LIVENATION.COM ! FOREIGNERï¿½S 40TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM SET FOR RELEASE MAY 5th! FOREIGNER, the band behind these classic and iconic songs, is turning 40 this year and theyï¿½re bringing their friends along for the year-long celebration. First up is a mammoth worldwide tour, set to launch in Syracuse, NY on July 11th.

For the US shows presented by Live Nation, Foreigner will be alongside Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Cheap Trick ï¿½ who Read This Article 12/06/2016 Foreigner Original Band Members Reunited For Platinum Plaque Ceremony To Commemorate Sales Of ï¿½No End In Sight: The Very Best Of (December 6, 2016) A long-awaited FOREIGNER reunion took place December 5, 2016 to celebrate the RIAA Platinum certification of 2008ï¿½s NO END IN SIGHT: THE VERY BEST OF FOREIGNER (Atlantic Records/Rhino Entertainment), a double-disc collection featuring the bandï¿½s biggest hits, including ï¿½Feels Like The First Time,ï¿½ ï¿½Cold As Ice,ï¿½ ï¿½Hot Blooded,ï¿½ and ï¿½I Want To Know What Love Is.ï¿½ It also includes a brand new song, ï¿½Too Late,ï¿½ as well as live performances by the current line-up that includes founding member Read This Article 11/23/2016 Foreigner Set To

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See An Exclusive Premiere Of ï¿½The Flame Still Burnsï¿½ Here (November 23, 2016) On Record Store Dayï¿½s Black Friday event on November 25--the same month the band entered Atlantic Recordï¿½s studio to record their first album in 1976 ï¿½Foreigner will release a 10ï¿½ vinyl EP, THE FLAME STILL BURNS (via Rhino Records). The highly collectible EP features a bran Foreigner Celebrate 40 Years of Hits With Intimate iHeartRadio ICONS Performance Foreigner and Mick Jones have carved their visage into the Mount Rushmore of rock with some of the biggest hits in music over the past 40 years, solidifying their title as the worldï¿½s best-selling band of all time.

The luminaries celebrated their 40th anniversary and the release of their brand new Record Store Day exclusive EP ï¿½The Flame Still Burnsï¿½ with an acoustic performance of selections from their legendary catalog for iHeartRadioï¿½s ICONS series presented by Citi MasterPass on November 21st in New Yor BIOGRAPHY: Foreigner Lifetime twitter BIOGRAPHY Whether their singles were ‘Cold as Ice’ or ‘Hotblooded’, the seventies saw rock band Foreigner shoot straight to the top of the charts, where the group achieved platinum status time and again. With veteran rocker Mick Jones at its helm, the success of Foreigner’s brand of arena rock proved that audiences craved a solid middle ground between the harsh nature of punk and the optimistic sounds of disco. Foreigner was established in 1976 out of lead guitarist Mick Jones’s desire “to combine Blues and R&B with British rock and make it sound soulful and authentic”. It was also the result of a challenge issued by the multi-instrumentalist to his manager Bud Prager that Jones could succeed as a musician. In fact, the Englishman was already familiar with the music business by the time he founded Foreigner.

In the mid-Seventies, having played with bands such as Spooky Tooth, Jones found himself at a loose end following an acrimonious departure from his latest venture as the guitarist for The Leslie West Band. Deflated by this latest failure and determined to prove himself to Prager and the industry, Jones began auditions to assemble a team of musical talent. Despite being based in New York, Jones’s search immediately uncovered a second Brit in ex-King Crimson guitarist and Middlesex-born Ian McDonald, who was first to join the fold. The multi-talented musician was shortly followed by American keyboard player Al Greenwood, English drummer Dennis Elliott and US born Ed Gagliardi on bass. The final element required for this experienced group to become a band was a lead vocalist, yet Jones struggled to fill the part. It was only following 50 auditions that he found New York native and relative newcomer Louis Grammatico, known as Lou Gramm. The group was complete. After searching for inspiration as to the band’s identity, Jones called the ensemble ‘Foreigner’ because of its collection of musical talent from both sides of the Atlantic.

The newly named band immediately set forth to produce an album and find a record deal, yet the abundance of groups such as Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones meant that Foreigner failed to pose a draw for the labels. It was finally Atlantic Records who saw the potential in the experienced players. They would not regret their decision. In March 1977, Foreigner released its first self-titled album, ‘Foreigner’ (1977) and it did the unthinkable. It immediately shot to the top of the charts, selling over five million copies and exceeding even Jones' expectations. Bouyed by the song writing chemistry between Jones and Gramm, Foreigner bucked the trend by selling singles as well as albums. The songwriters were even nominated for a Grammy for Best New Artist. Songs such as ‘Cold as Ice’ and ‘Long, Long Way from Home’ captured a legion of fans who bought them in their millions and catapulted the band into instant stardom. Realising that he needed to capitalise on this success, Jones immediately returned the band to the studio to create their next album.

In a move that many would have considered risky, Foreigner enlisted Grateful Dead producer Keith Olsen in place of Gary Lyons and John Sinclair who had helped create their debut record in order to keep their sound fresh. This change worked and the release of ‘Double Vision’ (1978) was met with widespread public approval. Fans seemed undeterred by the scorn piled upon the album by critics such as Keith Tucker of Rolling Stone who dubbed it “incredibly self-absorbed and nearly paralyzed by redoubled caution”. In fact, ‘Double Vision’ became another massive hit for the group, selling over seven million records in the US alone and proving that Foreigner was not a passing phase. Singles such as the title track ‘Double Vision’ and ‘Hot Blooded’ also became radio favourites, peaking at numbers two and three respectively in the US charts and keeping the album in the top ten for a grand total of six months. Foreigner seemed unbreakable. Yet, as they embarked on their third album, ‘Head Games’ (1979), they did so without original member Gagliardi, who was replaced by Rick Willis.

‘Head Games’ proved yet another sensation for the group, spawning top ten singles such as ‘Dirty White Boy’ and peaking at number five on the US Billboard charts. Yet it seemed that the evolution of the band was far from complete. In 1980, seeing himself as the visionary of the band tasked with shepherding it forward, Jones sacked both Greenwood and McDonald, leaving the group as a quartet. Further changes would follow, testing the band to its limit. The group did not release an album that year, perhaps signalling a need for its members to take stock of their increasing fame and their depleted line up. Foreigner’s next offering, the aptly named ‘4’ (1981), would need to serve as a steadying force, both to the shaken group and its wary public. Jones proved himself a shrewd strategist, enlisting Mutt Lange as producer and filling the void left by the missing band mates with a throng of musical cameos, including Junior Walker’s saxophone solo on the hit ‘Urgent’. The public seemed to fall under the musician’s spell and the record soared, peaking at number one on the Billboard charts.

This success did not however heal the rift in the group, which would not release another studio album for three years. In 1984, Foreigner returned to a different audience. The rise of the MTV generation posed new challenges to the platinum selling group, requiring them to prove that they were still relevant. Yet their break from the limelight appeared to have imbued the group with a new level of energy and Foreigner battled their modern demons with ‘Agent Provocateur’ (1984). The band’s first release from the album was the gospel-inspired, theatrical rock ballad ‘I Wanna Know What Love Is’. Backed by the New Jersey Mass Choir, Gramm was in his element, his throaty voice transcending any generational divide. The single was a massive hit, providing the band with their first number one on the US charts. However, the fact that this song was a ballad also confused some of Foreigner’s fans, who were unsure whether to embrace them as a pure rock group or whether this marked a change of genre. Whilst this uncertainty did not affect album sales, cracks began to emerge in Foreigner’s façade as the band divided along musical lines.

In particular, whereas Jones was leaning towards a new pop sound, Gramm harked back to the band’s original rock roots. The members tried to work through their differences, releasing the album ‘Inside Information’ (1987). However, as the tension grew between the band’s leader and its vocalist, the situation proved untenable. In 1989, Gramm left Foreigner, claiming that Jones had become too controlling. Jones quickly found a replacement for Gramm, bestowing the band with the new voice of Johhny Edwards. The change proved a step too far. Fans showed their disapproval, shunning Foreigner’s 1991 album, ‘Unusual Heat’. The failure of this record seemed to pull Foreigner further into a spiral of dissent. Dennis Elliott followed in Gramm’s footsteps, leaving the group without a drummer and with only Jones as an original member. Larry Aberman acted as a temporary replacement, but Foreigner would struggle for years to replace Elliott. Gramm returned to Foreigner in 1992, after Atlantic Records mediated between him and Jones.

The reunion was long enough for the band to release a best hits album and an intended comeback record, ‘Mr Moonlight’ (1995). However, the album failed to achieve this aim, floundering near the bottom of the charts and producing only one minor hit, ‘Until the End of Time’. As the future of the group lay in peril, Gramm faced a private battle which threatened his life. In 1997, he was diagnosed as having a brain tumour. The illness took its toll as the medication prescribed to the vocalist caused his voice to suffer. In 1999, Gramm was well enough to join Foreigner on a summer tour with fellow Eighties sensation Journey, as well as other performances through to 2002. However, the feud between Gramm and Jones appeared to be far from over. In late 2002, the two parted ways, leaving Jones to gather the pieces of Foreigner once again. As the last remaining original member of the band, Jones’ attempt to create a new Foreigner yielded little success.

In 2004, the band appeared for a one-off show in yet another guise as a sextet which included Jason Bonham, the son of Led Zeppelin’s drummer, John. This would be Foreigner’s last performance for three years. It was only in 2007 that Jones raised the group back from its near death. That year, Eighties super group Def Leppard announced that Foreigner and Styx would join it on its American tour. Jones had managed to carve a new face for Foreigner, retaining Bonham as the group’s drummer and recruiting ex-Hurricane singer Kelly Hansen as lead vocalist. The venture proved so successful that Foreigner took to the road again later that year, marking its 30th anniversary with a ‘Greatest Hits’ tour. On 15 July 2008, Foreigner sent a message to its fan base and to the critics who denied the band had staying power with the release of ‘No End in Sight’. The best hits album containing three new singles and spawned a tour for the group, which had added Jeff Pilson and Tom Gimbel to its line up. Foreigner still boasted the talents of Hansen and Jones.

Foreigner’s eclectic influences and professional approach to the music business catapulted it into the rock scene in the Seventies, earning it immediate success with rock tunes that became anthems. Yet, whilst the band has produced hit after hit, selling albums in their millions, it is perhaps the members’ passion for music which has been their undoing. Whether it has been the desire to pursue solo careers or disagreements over their musical tone, Foreigner has struggled to maintain its line up. Nevertheless, the group’s hits have never suffered, each withstanding the test of time. Top 10 Foreigner Songs Top 10 Foreigner Songs REDDIT Elsa, Getty Images Foreigner ‘s lone remaining founding member, guitarist Mick Jones , has been at the helm of the legendary American rock group since 1976. But if you’ve seen the band lately , it seems like they’re just getting started, with Jones putting together a turbo-charged version of the group, which has been fronted by Kelly Hansen since 2005.

But even though 2009’s Can’t Slow Down proved that they still had the goods to make a damn fine Foreigner album, it’s their chart-reigning period from 1977-84 with Lou Gramm as the lead singer, that make up the songs on our list of the Top 10 Foreigner Songs. 10 Our list of the Top 10 Foreigner Songs begins with this album track, which drew simple inspiration from the hookers that were hanging out outside New York’s Electric Lady studios where the band was hard at work on ‘4.” Hearing Lou Gramm singing about getting “caught up in the action” suggests that some members of the band just might have taken advantage of “those bad girls hanging around.” The tangled relationship depicted in “Blue Morning, Blue Day” is very clearly reaching its breaking point and Gramm delivers the final kiss-off to his apparently soon to be ex-lover, telling her “Well, honey don’t telephone / ‘Cause I won’t be alone / I need someone to make me feel better.” Or to put it another way, here’s a quarter, call someone who cares.

“Head Games” remains as one of the best lasting artifacts of the Jones/Gramm partnership, a song that can usually be found in the second slot of Foreigner’s modern-day setlist. A soaring opening riff from Jones leads into urgent lyrical communication from Gramm, who struggles to figure out and face the true mental reality of his fractious relationship. ‘Feels Like the First Time’ From: ‘Foreigner’ (1977) “Feels Like the First Time” is a pretty genius name for your first single, and it certainly paid plenty of dividends for Foreigner, striking the Top Five. For Jones, it simply signified a new beginning as he had gotten married, moved to America and started what would become a very successful rock ‘n’ roll band. “Urgent,” which is No. 6 on our list of the Top 10 Foreigner Songs, oozes with gobs of machismo on every level, from the way Jones’ guitar struts at odds with the backbeat from Dennis Elliott to the muscular sax solo from Motown’s Junior Walker. Due to the perfectionism of Jones and producer Mutt Lange , Walker’s solo was pieced together from multiple takes.

Hearing the famous piano beginning of “Cold as Ice,” it’s hard now to believe that the song was initially released in some territories as the B-side to “Feels Like the First Time.” It was much too good to languish in obscurity, however, and when it was finally issued as an A-side, it charted at No. 6, the second of three Top 20 singles from the band’s self-titled debut. ‘Waiting for a Girl Like You’ From: ‘4’ (1981) Mick Jones calls “Waiting” the “song that wrote itself,” telling Classic Rock that he felt like the “conduit” for the track and that “something was coming down through me.” He says that the “serious emotional experience” made it hard for him to hear the song in playback without breaking down. Keyboardist Thomas “She Blinded Me With Science” Dolby played the famous synthesizer on “Waiting,” which financed the beginning of his own solo career. Gramm says that “It’s up to you / We can make a secret rendezvous,” but the overall tone of “Hot Blooded” seems to make things pretty clear that there isn’t really much choice in the matter.

What’s the polite way to ask “Come on baby, do you do more than dance?” ‘I Want to Know What Love Is’ From: ‘Agent Provocateur’ (1984) Foreigner got downright spiritual with “I Want To Know What Love Is,” which featured backing vocals from the New Jersey Mass Choir and one of Lou Gramm’s finest vocal moments. Driven by his own romantic struggles, Jones wrote this emotional plea, which deeply moved many of those who were first to hear it — including the legendary Ahmet Ertegun, who found himself brought to tears when Jones played it for him. For anyone who has ever been on the wrong side of a sold-out concert, “Juke Box Hero” will touch a chord. The real-life version had a happier ending, as Foreigner invited a Cincinnati fan that they met outside of soundcheck — and helped to inspire the eventual song that tops our list of the Top 10 Foreigner Songs — inside to watch the show from the side of the stage. The 10 Worst Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Snubs Top 100 Classic Rock Songs Welcome back to Ultimate Classic Rock It appears that you already have an account created within our VIP network of sites on .

To keep your personal information safe, we need to verify that it's really you. To activate your account, please confirm your password. When you have confirmed your password, you will be able to log in through Facebook on both sites. Enter your password YES, Activate My Account Now! Welcome back to Ultimate Classic Rock It appears that you already have an account on this site associated with . To connect your existing account just click on the account activation button below. You will maintain your existing VIP profile. After you do this, you will be able to always log in to using your original account information. foreigner_band - 必应 Beginnings and peak Since its inception, Foreigner has been led by English musician Mick Jones (former member of Nero and the Gladiators, Johnny Hallyday's band, Spooky Tooth, and The Leslie West Band). After the collapse of the Leslie West Band in 1976, Jones found himself stranded in New York City where West's manager, Bud Prager, took him under his wing and encouraged Jones to continue his songwriting and rehearse a band of his own in a space Prager had near his New York office.

Jones got together with New York keyboardist Al Greenwood (who had just played with former Flash members Colin Carter and Mike Hough in a group called Storm), drummer Stan Williams and Louisiana bassist Jay Davis (later with Rod Stewart) and began jamming. Another friend, Stories singer Ian Lloyd, was brought in to sing but Jones decided the chemistry was not quite right and retained only Greenwood as he renewed his search for players. During a session for Ian Lloyd's album, Jones met up with transplanted Englishman and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald and another session for Ian Hunter unearthed another fellow Brit in drummer Dennis Elliott. But after auditioning about forty or fifty singers, the right vocalist was becoming harder to come by until Jones dragged out an old Black Sheep album given to him backstage at a Spooky Tooth concert a few years prior by that group's lead singer, Lou Gramm. Jones put in a call to Gramm, who was back in his hometown of Rochester, New York after Black Sheep's break up, and sent him a plane ticket to New York City. Gramm proved to be the missing piece of the puzzle and Brooklyn, New York bassist Ed Gagliardi completed the new sextet.

A name, Trigger, was tentatively agreed to and was the name that appeared on their demo tape, but it was passed on by all the record companies it was delivered to. John Kalodner, a former journalist and radio programmer who was working in A&R at Atlantic Records, happened to spot a tape on Atlantic president Jerry L. Greenberg's desk with the Trigger identification on it. Kalodner had just been to hear an outfit called Trigger and realized that this was not the same band. He convinced Greenberg that at least one of the songs on the tape could be a big hit and to look into signing this group immediately. Because the Trigger name was already taken, Jones came up with the Foreigner moniker from the fact that no matter what country they were in, three would be foreigners, because he, McDonald and Elliott were English, while Gramm, Greenwood and Gagliardi were Americans. In November 1976, after six months of rehearsals, the newly named Foreigner started recording their debut album with producers John Sinclair and Gary Lyons at The Hit Factory but switched to Atlantic Recording Studios where they finished recording the basic tracks and completed the overdubs. The first attempt at mixing the album was done at Sarm Studios, London.

But, due to the band's dissatisfaction with the results, the album was re-mixed back at Atlantic by Mick Jones and Jimmy Douglass. Bud Prager signed on as the group's manager, a role he would continue in for the next 17 years. The band's debut, Foreigner, was released in March 1977 and sold more than four million copies in the United States, staying in the Top 20 for a year with such hits as "Feels Like the First Time", "Cold as Ice" and "Long, Long Way from Home". By May 1977, Foreigner was already headlining theaters and had already scored a gold record for the first album. Not long afterwards, they were selling out U.S. basketball arenas and hockey rinks. And after almost a year on the road, the band played before over two hundred thousand people at California Jam II on March 18, 1978. In April 1978, the band toured Europe, Japan and Australia for the first time.

Later on into the tour, Elliott injured his hand, prompting the band to call in Ian Wallace (ex-King Crimson) to join in along with Elliott on some of the shows until the hand was healed. Their second album, Double Vision (released in June 1978), co-produced by Keith Olsen, topped their previous, selling five million records and spawned hits in "Hot Blooded", the title track "Double Vision" and "Blue Morning, Blue Day". Album number three, Head Games (September 1979), co-produced by Roy Thomas Baker, which was referred to by Gramm as their "grainiest" album, was also successful because of the thunderous "Dirty White Boy" and another title track hit "Head Games". For Head Games, bassist Ed Gagliardi was replaced by Englishman Rick Wills. In his autobiography, Juke Box Hero, Gramm explains why the band parted ways with Gagliardi: "He was a little headstrong and had his own ideas that weren't always compatible with what we were trying to accomplish. Ed was obstinate at times, playing the song the way he wanted to play it rather than the way it was drawn up.

Jones often had to stop sessions to get Ed back on track. After a while it became tiresome and slowed down the recording process." Gramm went on to say that he was disappointed overall with Head Games and thought it sounded unfinished. It ended up selling about two million fewer than its predecessor. In a 2015 interview with Classicrockrevisited, Gramm explains his thoughts about why Head Games sold less than the first two: "The big change in the band happened after Head Games and before Foreigner 4. We were really aware that Head Games didn’t sell nearly as much as the first album or Double Vision. Part of that was because of the cover. The song “Head Games” was banned by a lot of radio stations after the cover of the album came out. Today, that would not have even been a problem. But in the Bible Belt, the cover of the cute little girl in the boy’s bathroom erasing her number off the wall.....They didn’t see the humor in that. It wasn’t supposed to even be sexy. She was sexy....she was cute. It was just the time and the place of what she was doing that was supposed to leave the impression.

She was erasing her phone number off the wall of the boys’ bathroom and that’s all it was. A big deal was made out of that and it really hurt our sales.\ In September 1980, co-founders Al Greenwood and Ian McDonald were sacked as Jones wished to have more control over the band and write most of the music (along with Gramm). In his book, Gramm goes on to talk about this difficult time: "The chemistry that made the band right in the beginning didn't necessarily mean it would always be right. I think a pretty major communication lapse appeared and I don't think anybody really knew what anybody was feeling—the deep, inner belief about the direction of the band and how we were progressing. We had reached a point where there was a lot of dissatisfaction". In the liner notes for the 2000 release, Juke Box Heroes: The Foreigner Anthology, Jones went on to elaborate further: "Ian McDonald, whom I consider a great musician and multi-instrumentalist, began to focus more and more on guitar playing, while I believed his true talent lay more in the dimensional and creative imagery he gave the first two albums.

Al Greenwood, our keyboard wiz and a very important part of the Foreigner sound at the beginning, had also started to focus more on songwriting. Although both their contributions to the band had been vital, a conflict was developing about the musical direction of the band. I just felt we needed to clarify it. So Lou, Rick, Dennis and I made the decision, and that's when we went down to four.\ According to McDonald in an interview at the King Crimson website Elephant Talk, "Mick and Lou decided they wanted to be the focus of the band. Mick wanted to make it more apparent that it was his group, so he decided to make a smaller group. That was his decision. I wouldn't have left - I loved the group, it was not my decision." McDonald noted that there was much creative compromise working in the band and that he did more than he received credit for much as he did in King Crimson. McDonald stated that he "had a lot to do with the making of those records and the arrangements and the creating of those songs, more than is probably apparent. I did a lot that went uncredited, which I was happy to do though. When you're in a group you must contribute as much as you can.

I was happy to do that. But as I said, it maybe didn't appear that I was doing as much as I in fact was. I had a lot to do with that group... as well as... Mick Jones, obviously, and everyone else - I'm not trying to take all the credit, but I'm just saying that I was there, I was involved, and I loved it." The band was now stripped down to a quartet, with session players brought in as needed to record or tour (see below for complete list of members). Greenwood soon joined Gagliardi to form the AOR band Spys, with John Blanco, Billy Milne and John DiGaudio. The band released two albums, a self-titled debut, and the follow-up Behind Enemy Lines. In the meantime, Foreigner began work on the next album at Electric Lady Studios in New York City with producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange. 4 (released in July 1981), contained the hits "Urgent" (which includes the famous Junior Walker sax solo), "Waiting for a Girl Like You", "Juke Box Hero" and "Break it Up".

Before releasing albums of his own, Thomas Dolby played synthesizers on 4 (he contributed the signature synth sound on "Urgent" and played the intro to "Waiting for a Girl Like You"). For their 1981–82 tour in support of 4, the group added Peter Reilich (keyboards, synthesizers, who had played with Gary Wright), former Peter Frampton band member Bob Mayo (keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, backing vocals) and Mark Rivera (sax, flute, keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, backing vocals). Mayo and Rivera had also appeared on the sessions for 4. Reilich was dropped in May 1982 but Mayo and Rivera continued with the band through 1988. Their next album, Agent Provocateur, co-produced by Alex Sadkin, was released successfully in December 1984 and gave them their first and only No. 1 hit in 1985 (in the US, UK, Australia, Norway, Sweden, etc.), "I Want to Know What Love Is", a gospel-inspired ballad backed by Jennifer Holliday and the New Jersey Mass Choir. The song was their biggest US hit.

"That Was Yesterday" was the next single from the album in early 1985 and proved to be another sizable hit. During their 1985 summer/fall tour, Foreigner appeared at the very first Farm Aid on September 22 in Champaign, Illinois. In between his Foreigner commitments, Jones also started a side career as a producer for such as albums as Van Halen's 5150 (1986) and Billy Joel's Storm Front (1989). In December 1987, Foreigner released Inside Information, spawning hits such as "Say You Will" and "I Don't Want to Live Without You". On May 14, 1988, the band headlined Atlantic Records' 40th anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden, culminating with "I Want to Know What Love Is", in which the likes of Phil Collins, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Roberta Flack and other Atlantic artists joined in, singing in the choir. Later during the summer, the band went back on the road, but the touring for Inside Information was limited to Europe, Japan and Australia.

For this tour, Rivera and Mayo were not available, so Larry Oakes (guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals) and Lou Cortelezzi (sax) augmented the quartet of Gramm, Jones, Elliott and Wills. Lou Gramm's departure In the late 1980s, Jones and Gramm each put out solo efforts on Atlantic. Gramm released Ready or Not in February 1987 and Jones had Mick Jones in August 1989. Gramm followed with his second solo release, Long Hard Look (October 1989), and decided to leave the group in May 1990 while preparing to tour behind Long Hard Look as the opener for Steve Miller Band. After finishing this tour, Gramm went on to form the short-lived band Shadow King, which put out one self-titled album on Atlantic in October 1991. In June 1990, Jones brought in a new lead vocalist, Johnny Edwards (formerly of the bands Buster Brown, Montrose, King Kobra, Northrup and Wild Horses).

Edwards made his first live appearance with Foreigner at the Long Island club Stephen Talkhouse on August 15, 1990, where he, Jones, Dennis Elliott and Rick Wills appeared, joined by special guests Terry Thomas (on guitar, who produced their next album) and Eddie Mack on harmonica. The new edition of Foreigner released the album Unusual Heat in June 1991. This was at the time their worst selling album and only climbed as high as No. 117 on the Billboard 200, although "Lowdown and Dirty" was a minor mainstream rock hit, reaching No. 4 on that chart. In July 1991, the new lineup of Foreigner played some European dates then made its official US debut on August 9 performing on the second night of a Billy Joel benefit concert at Deep Hollow Ranch in Montauk, New York to raise funds for the preservation of Montauk Point Lighthouse. For their 1991 tour, Jeff Jacobs, who had played in Joel's band, was brought in as the new keyboardist and Mark Rivera returned. But during the fall leg of this tour, Elliott decided to leave the group.

Larry Aberman was then recruited as a temporary replacement until Mark Schulman arrived in 1992 to hold down the drum throne for the next three years. Scott Gilman (guitar, sax, flute) joined the touring band in 1992 and Thom Gimbel took over from Gilman and Rivera in late 1992 after they departed. When Gimbel went to Aerosmith in 1993, Gilman returned to handle the guitar/sax/flute duties until Gimbel came back permanently in the spring of 1995. Gramm returns During the Los Angeles riots in late April 1992, inside the confines of the Sunset Marquis hotel in West Hollywood, where Mick Jones had gone to meet with Lou Gramm, they both ended up sequestered due to a city curfew. They decided to use their time together putting a two-year feud to rest and resurrecting their partnership. "I flew to Los Angeles, during the riots," says Gramm. "We got flown to John Wayne Airport instead of LAX because they were shooting at the planes. Mick and I were holed up in the Sunset Marquis in L.A., with armed security guards walking around on the roof.

It was a little weird, to say the least.\ Gramm ended up rejoining Foreigner (bringing along his Shadow King bandmate bassist Bruce Turgon) and co-produced the band's second greatest hits album, The Very Best ... and Beyond (September 1992), which included three new songs. In October 1994, Foreigner released what was supposed to be a comeback album, Mr. Moonlight, in Japan. This album was not released in the US until February 1995 but fared even worse than Unusual Heat, although the ballad "Until the End of Time" was a minor hit, reaching No. 42 on the Billboard Hot 100. In January 1995, Ron Wikso (who had played in The Storm with former Journey members Gregg Rolie and Ross Valory) took over percussion duties from Mark Schulman and Brian Tichy succeeded Wikso in 1998 before Schulman would return in 2000. In 1997, Gramm underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor. The medications he was prescribed caused considerable weight gain and affected his singing voice.

By 1998, the band was back on the road but Gramm was visibly struggling and it would take him several years to get back to the point where he felt comfortable on stage. In the summer of 1999, Foreigner went on tour as the opening act for Journey and the following summer, Jeff Jacobs had to leave the road for a short time during the band's 2000 summer tour while his wife was giving birth to their child. Keyboardist John Purdell (who had been co-producer of the new tracks on their 1992 album The Very Best of ... and Beyond) stepped in to sub for Jacobs until he was able to return. In 2001, the Warner Music Group selected Foreigner and 4 to be among the first group of albums from their catalog to be remastered, enhanced and released in the new DVD Audio format. In 2002, the 25th Anniversary Year brought affirmation of the enduring respect for Foreigner recordings with Rhino Entertainment reissuing the 1977 to 1981 multi-platinum albums in special enhanced formats.

Foreigner, Double Vision, Head Games and 4 received the attention of Rhino's staff with new photos, liner notes and bonus tracks of previously unreleased material. New greatest hits albums were also produced in the US and in Europe. The U.S. version reached No. 80 on the Billboard 200 Album chart. For the group's 25th Anniversary Tour in 2002, they were joined by former Heart and Montrose beat keeper Denny Carmassi. In late October/early November 2002, Foreigner played in Belgium and the Netherlands at the annual Night of the Proms festival. It was the last time that Gramm and Jones played together until June 2013. Gramm would leave the group in early 2003.

Jones stated that he and Gramm split, because they weren't communicating: "I think we really tried hard to save it, but it got to the point when we both realized that to go on would be detrimental for both of us." Dennis Elliott – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1976–92) Lou Gramm – lead vocals, percussion (1976–90, 1992–2003) Al Greenwood – keyboards, synthesizer (1976–80) Ian McDonald – rhythm guitar, keyboards, saxophone, flute, backing vocals (1976–80) Ed Gagliardi – bass guitar, backing vocals, (1976–79; died 2014) Rick Wills – bass guitar, backing vocals (1979–92) Johnny Edwards – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1990–92) Jeff Jacobs – keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals (1991–2007) Mark Schulman – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1992–95, 2000–02, 2011–12) Bruce T

urgon – bass guitar, backing vocals (1992–2003) Ron Wikso – drums, percussion (1995–98) Brian Tichy – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1998–2000, 2007, 2008–10, 2011, 2012) Denny Carmassi – drums, percussion (2002–03) Jason Bonham – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2004–07, 2007–08) Chaz West – lead vocals, guitar (2004–05) Paul Mirkovich – keyboards, synthesizer (2007–08) Bryan Head – drums, percussion (2008) Jason Sutter – drums, percussion (2010–11) Ian Wallace – drums, percussion (played alongside Elliott in 1978; died 2007) Bob Mayo – keyboards, synthesizer, rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1981–88; died 2004) Mark Rivera – saxophone, flute, keyboards, rhythm

 guitar, backing vocals (1981–88, 1991–92) Peter Reilich – keyboards, synthesizer (1981–82) Lou Cortelezzi – saxophone (1988) Larry Oakes – rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals (1988) Larry Aberman – drums, percussion (1991–92) Scott Gilman – rhythm guitar, saxophone, flute, keyboards, backing vocals (1992, 1993–1995) John Purdell – keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals ( temporary substitute for Jacobs; 2000; died 2003) Doug Aldrich – lead guitar (substitute for Jones; 2010) Deen Castronovo – drums, percussion, backing vocals (temporary substitute for Schulman; 2011) Joel Hoekstra – lead guitar (substitute for Jones; 2011) Ollie Marland – keyboards, synthesizer (substitute for Bluestein; 2012) Derek Hilland – keyboards, synthesizer (substitute for Bluestein

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The album was certified Platinum in the UK by the BPI, and triple Platinum in the U.S. by the RIAA. Foreigner are a British-American rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran English musicians Mick Jones, ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald, and American vocalist Lou Gramm. Foreigner has sold more than 70 million albums worldwide (including over 37.5 million in the United States alone). Retrieved from T7 Because this tape is sealed new and we cannot inspect for play-ability, we offer no warranty or guarantees on how well this tape will perform once it is opened and removed from the cellophane package. Because this sealed new 8-track tape is very old, the foam pad and glue on the foil splice most often has a tendency to deteriorate over many years of time. Always inspect and replace if necessary those items before playing any sealed new 8-track tape, or damage to the tape and player may occur.

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I Want to Know What Love Is 53:18 - 58:17 17. That Was Yesterday 1:01:52 - 1:05:41 18. I Don't Want to Live Without You 1:05:41 - 1:09:39 19.Say You Will 1:09:39 - 1:13:54 20.Just Between You And Me 1:13:54 All music owned by the magnificent, highly influential and wrongly overlooked for induction into the R&R HOF....FOREIGNER. Please do YOURSELF the favor of buying all of the groups back catalogue and familiarizing yourself with greatness. Category Foreigner Tickets | Foreigner Concert Tickets & Tour Dates | Ticketmaster.com See More With ten multi-platinum albums and sixteen Top 30 hits, Foreigner is universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world with a formidable musical arsenal that continues to propel sold-out tours and album sales, now exceeding 75 million.

Responsible for some of rock and roll’s most enduring anthems including “Juke Box Hero,” “Feels Like The First Time,” “Urgent,” “Head Games,” “Hot Blooded,” “Cold As Ice,” “Dirty White Boy,” “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” and the worldwide #1 hit, “I Want To Know What Love Is,” Foreigner continues to rock the charts more than thirty years into the game. At Foreigner’s core is founder and lead guitarist Mick Jones, the visionary maestro whose stylistic songwriting, indelible guitar hooks and multi-layered talents continue to escalate Foreigner’s influence, along with lead vocalist Kelly Hansen, bass guitarist Jeff Pilson and multi-instrumentalist Tom Gimbel. Founded in 1976, Foreigner’s debut album produced the hits “Feels Like The First Time,” “Cold As Ice” and “Long, Long Way From Home.” The album Double Vision followed, as did a string of hits like “Urgent,” “Juke Box Hero” and “Waiting For A Girl Like You.” Those songs helped give Foreigner’s next album, 4, its impressive run at #1 on the Billboard chart.

At the zenith of 80’s sound, Foreigner’s fifth album, Agent Provocateur, gave the world the incredible #1 global hit,” I Want To Know What Love Is.” This musical milestone followed the record-breaking song “Waiting For A Girl Like You.” An unprecedented new level of energy commenced in 2002 when Mick Jones decided to take Foreigner to the next level. He was joined by the astonishing Kelly Hansen on vocals, and continues as they lead the group in a re-emergence of astounding music that speaks to long time foreigner fans and younger generations. With renewed energy and direction, Foreigner hit the Billboard charts again with the 2005 release of their live greatest hits album, Extended Versions.

Can’t Slow Down followed in 2009, and entered the Billboard chart in the Top 30, driven by two Top 20 radio singles, “In Pieces” and “When It Comes To Love.” To follow was the release of the band’s 3-disc set, Feels Like The First Time, which included an acoustic CD with an intimate and unique re-interpretation of many Foreigner classics, studio re-records by the new lineup and a live performance DVD showcasing the group’s exceptional live energy. Foreigner experienced another surge in popularity when several of their hits were featured on the Rock Of Ages soundtrack, including “I Want To Know What Love Is,” “Juke Box Hero” and “Waiting For A Girl Like You” – more songs than any other one band on the soundtrack. Hollywood quickly took note, and several more tracks were featured in hit films “Anchorman 2,” “Magic Mike” and “Pitch Perfect,” sending Foreigner downloads up 400%. The video game industry was soon to follow.

The blockbuster release, “Grand Theft Auto V,” features Foreigner’s “Dirty White Boy,” and “Hot Blooded” is included in the November 2013 release of “BandFuse”. The high visibility of Foreigner’s songs continues to introduce the band’s music to a whole future generation of fans.

Question: What was the only UK number one hit single for rock band Foreigner?
Answer: I Want To Know What Love Is