"top 3 (""Hot Blooded"", ""Double Vision"", ""Waiting for a Girl Like You"" and ""I Want to Know What Love Is""). Despite its British roots, the band achieved only moderate success in the UK Singles Chart, with only two of their songs, ""Waiting for a Girl Like You"" and ""I Want to Know What Love Is"", peaking within the top 20. In 2014, Rhino released a boxed set of the band's seven albums recorded for Atlantic entitled ""Foreigner: The Complete Atlantic Studios Albums 1977-1991"". The first four albums that were expanded to include bonus tracks in 2002 were included in the"
"Foreigner discography The discography of Foreigner, a British-American rock band, consists of 9 studio albums, 7 live albums, 20 compilation albums, and 47 singles. The band was formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran English musicians Mick Jones and Ian McDonald, and American vocalist Lou Gramm. Since then, Foreigner has released nine studio albums, seven of which have reached the top 30 of the ""Billboard"" 200 chart. ""4"" was the band's only chart-topper in the US, while ""Agent Provocateur"" was their only album to achieve the same feat on the UK Albums Chart. Overall, Foreigner's albums have sold"
"set along with the remaining albums by the band. These were housed in cardboard replicas of the original vinyl sleeves. Foreigner discography The discography of Foreigner, a British-American rock band, consists of 9 studio albums, 7 live albums, 20 compilation albums, and 47 singles. The band was formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran English musicians Mick Jones and Ian McDonald, and American vocalist Lou Gramm. Since then, Foreigner has released nine studio albums, seven of which have reached the top 30 of the ""Billboard"" 200 chart. ""4"" was the band's only chart-topper in the US, while ""Agent"
"Foreigner (Foreigner album) Foreigner is the self-titled debut studio album by English-American rock band Foreigner, released in 1977. It spun off a barrage of hit singles, including ""Feels Like the First Time"", ""Cold as Ice"" and ""Long, Long Way from Home"". It also features album tracks such as ""Headknocker"" and ""Starrider"", the latter of which features a rare lead vocal from lead guitarist and co-founder Mick Jones. The first attempt at mixing the album was done at Sarm Studios, London, but dissatisfied with result the album was re-mixed at Atlantic Recording Studios by Mick Jones, Ian McDonald and Jimmy Douglass."
"project. Even then, Kalodner was turned down by twenty-six producers before he found someone willing to take on the project. Despite all the resistance, Kalodner's belief in Foreigner was totally vindicated by the group's massive success – their 1976 debut single ""Feels LIke The First Time"" reached #4 on the Billboard singles chart, their self-titled debut album sold more than 4 million copies, and the subsequent singles from the album kept the group in the US charts continuously for more than a year. In the years that followed, Foreigner became one of Atlantic's biggest successes, and one of the biggest-selling"
"of more than 80 million records, including 37.5 million records in the US. Since its beginning, 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; West's manager, Bud Prager, encouraged Jones to continue his songwriting and rehearse a band of his own in some space Prager had near his New York office. Jones got together with New York keyboardist Al Greenwood (who had just played"
"excess of 7 million units and along with compilation ""Records"" (1982) is counted as Foreigner's best selling album. In Europe, however, ""Double Vision"" reached the Top 40 only in the United Kingdom. The lead single, released in June 1978, was ""Hot Blooded, which reached number 3 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart. In September, it was followed by ""Double Vision"", which charted at number 2. This was the highest position Foreigner had attained to that time. The third and final single, ""Blue Morning, Blue Day"" was released in December and climbed to number 15 on the chart. Double Vision (Foreigner"
"Foreigner (Cat Stevens album) Foreigner is the seventh studio album released by English singer-songwriter, Cat Stevens in July 1973. In addition to the minor hit ""The Hurt"", which received a moderate amount of airplay, ""Foreigner"" also included such songs as ""100 I Dream"" and the 18-minute-long ""Foreigner Suite"", which took up the entirety of side one. It is the first album written and produced solely by Stevens. At the pinnacle of Stevens' success with four consecutive platinum and gold albums: ""Mona Bone Jakon"", ""Tea for the Tillerman"", ""Teaser and the Firecat"", and ""Catch Bull at Four"", Stevens had a dedicated"
"4 (Foreigner album) 4, also known as Foreigner 4, is the fourth studio album by the British-American rock band Foreigner, released on July 2, 1981 on Atlantic Records. Several singles from the album were hits, including ""Urgent"", ""Waiting for a Girl Like You"" and ""Juke Box Hero"". The album was a success worldwide, holding the #1 position on the ""Billboard"" album chart for a total of 10 weeks. It eventually sold over seven million copies in the US alone. The album was originally titled ""Silent Partners"" and later was changed to ""4"", reflecting both the fact that it was Foreigner's"
"(UK #13), ""I Don't Wanna Lose You"" (UK #8), ""Foreign Affair"" (Poland #7), ""Look Me in the Heart"" (U.S. AC #4 & UK #31) and ""Be Tender with Me Baby"" (UK #28). European promotional-only single Foreign Affair (Tina Turner album) Foreign Affair is the seventh solo studio album by Tina Turner, released on Capitol Records in 1989. It was Turner's third album release after her massively successful global comeback six years earlier, and although the album was not a major success in Turner's native United States, it was a huge international success in Europe. The album reached number 1 on"
"offer to join Foreigner. Mick Jones, the founding member, lead guitarist, and main songwriter of Foreigner had been at home recovering from having the flu. Jones was in the process of listening to audition tapes of various singers to replace the newly departed Lou Gramm when he came upon a cassette of Johnny Edwards. Upon hearing the demo tape, he jumped out of bed and shouted out, ""This is it!"", referring to Edwards as Jones' choice as Foreigner's new lead singer. Released on June 14, 1991, Foreigner's new album, ""Unusual Heat"" had eleven songs in total, and ten of these"
"Norway, where it reached #4. A rare CD single featured an extended remix version of the track. The second single, ""I Don't Want to Live Without You"", reached #5 on the Hot 100. Markedly softer than any of their work to date, the record was their first and only #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, after the more rousing ballads ""Waiting for a Girl Like You"" and ""I Want to Know What Love Is"" had reached #5 and #3 on that chart respectively. Allmusic would later observe that while ""the end result lacked the distinctive rock touches of past Foreigner"
"stereo-multichannel Super Audio CD by Warner Japan in their Warner Premium Sound series. June 2015 saw its re-release on Atlantic Records premium 180-gram vinyl with its original 1981 classic track listing. Album – Billboard (United States) Singles – Billboard (United States) 4 (Foreigner album) 4, also known as Foreigner 4, is the fourth studio album by the British-American rock band Foreigner, released on July 2, 1981 on Atlantic Records. Several singles from the album were hits, including ""Urgent"", ""Waiting for a Girl Like You"" and ""Juke Box Hero"". The album was a success worldwide, holding the #1 position on the"
"Unusual Heat Unusual Heat is the seventh studio album by British-American rock band Foreigner, released on June 14, 1991 by Atlantic Records. Recorded at several different studios across the state of New York and England, and produced by Terry Thomas and Mick Jones, it was the only album with lead singer Johnny Edwards. He replaced original lead singer Lou Gramm after the latter had parted company in 1990. ""Unusual Heat"" was the last album to feature bass guitarist Rick Wills, who joined the band in 1979, and drummer Dennis Elliott, who was a founding member. ""Unusual Heat"" was a huge"
"Inside Information (album) Inside Information is the sixth studio album by the British-American rock band Foreigner, released on December 8, 1987. The album hit #15 on the ""Billboard"" 200 Albums Chart and was certified Platinum in the U.S. for sales exceeding one million copies. Although a huge standard by any country's charting method, the band's sales were certainly plummeting since the release of ""4"" in 1981. It was the last album to feature the 80's core lineup of Gramm, Jones, Wills and Elliott. ""Say You Will"" was released as the album's first single. Allmusic later noted that the single was"
"In July 2010, the audiophile label Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs released this album on the Super Audio Compact Disc (SACD) format. It is presented in a ""Mini Vinyl"" replica cardboard case but omits the bonus tracks. Foreigner (Foreigner album) Foreigner is the self-titled debut studio album by English-American rock band Foreigner, released in 1977. It spun off a barrage of hit singles, including ""Feels Like the First Time"", ""Cold as Ice"" and ""Long, Long Way from Home"". It also features album tracks such as ""Headknocker"" and ""Starrider"", the latter of which features a rare lead vocal from lead guitarist and"
"keyboardist Ken Bichel. After the band split in October 1974, Ranno stayed on with Lloyd's solo project, which included drummer Gregg Diamond, bassist Jim Gregory, and saxophonist/guitarist Ian McDonald (King Crimson). Ranno left in March 1974 and was replaced by Mick Jones (Foreigner). Jones put Foreigner together around this time and recruited McDonald for the band. He also tried to get Lloyd as vocalist, but Lloyd was close to getting a solo recording contract that he eventually did get. Later in 1975 Ranno auditioned for the band Fallen Angels. He had heard they were managed by Rock Steady/Bill Aucoin who"
"Can't Slow Down (Foreigner album) Can't Slow Down is the ninth (and to date, last) studio album by the British-American rock band Foreigner. It was the band's first studio release with lead singer Kelly Hansen & bassist Jeff Pilson and the group's first new studio album since 1994's ""Mr. Moonlight"". In the U.S. the album was first available exclusively through Wal-Mart retailers. Marti Frederiksen and guitarist Mick Jones' stepson, Mark Ronson co-produced the album. ""Can't Slow Down"" debuted at #29 on the ""Billboard"" 200. The first two singles from the album, ""When It Comes to Love"" and ""In Pieces"" both"
"Foreigner's hit at #2 for its tenth and final week. The single, slightly edgier than she had been known for in the past (such as her songs from ""Grease"" and her country-pop ballad ""I Honestly Love You""), proved to be immensely popular both in America and in the United Kingdom, despite the fact that the song was censored and even banned by some radio stations due to its sexually suggestive content — for example, the line: ""There's nothing left to talk about unless it's horizontally."" On the other hand, in spite of Newton-John's status as the reigning queen of soft-rock"
"Johnny Foreigner, Lafaro, and My Red Cell. After the band parted ways with label Catalyst Records they released the single ""Pyramids"". On 20 February 2012 the song became the band's second number one in Qatar; they became the only Welsh band to achieve two number ones on the chart. The band then released the single ""Vertigo Red"" via Tone Burn Records in the UK and Rickie Rocks Records in the Middle East. The single peaked at number 15 on the QBS Alternative Top 40. On 22 October, shortly after supporting Nine Black Alps, the band released their double EP set"
"including ""Hot Blooded"", ""Feels Like the First Time"", ""Cold as Ice"", ""Long, Long Way from Home"", ""Double Vision"", ""Blue Morning, Blue Day"", ""Head Games"", ""Dirty White Boy"", ""Urgent"", ""Juke Box Hero"", ""Break It Up"" and ""Say You Will"". He co-wrote most of the songs for the band, which achieved two of its biggest hits with the ballads ""Waiting for a Girl Like You"", which spent ten weeks at #2 on the 1981/82 American Hot 100, and ""I Want to Know What Love Is"", which was a #1 hit internationally (US & UK) in 1985. Gramm and Foreigner founder Mick Jones"
"Cold as Ice (Foreigner song) ""Cold as Ice"" is a 1977 song by English-American rock band Foreigner from their eponymous debut album. It became one of the best known songs of the band in the US, peaking at number 6 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. It was initially the B-side of some versions of the ""Feels Like the First Time"" 45 rpm single. ""Cold as Ice"" was used as the soundtrack for a skit on the March 25, 1978 broadcast of ""Saturday Night Live"" that showed a man being attacked by a woman in a number of grisly ways. Host"
"Mick Jones, Al Greenwood, Ian McDonald and the current Foreigner for three songs at a Foreigner 40th Anniversary show at Jones Beach Theatre in Long Island, New York. Gramm is married to Robyn Grammatico and has five children. Nicolas, Matthew, Natalie, Joseph and Luciana. (Note: These are actually releases of much older recordings.) Current members Lou Gramm Lou Gramm (born Louis Andrew Grammatico; May 2, 1950) is an American rock singer-songwriter, best known for being the original lead singer of the British-American rock band Foreigner. Louis Andrew Grammatico was born on May 2, 1950, in Rochester, New York, the son"
"to audition for the job of lead singer. Gramm traveled to New York to audition and got the job. Lou Grammatico then became Lou Gramm, and, with the band initially known as ""Trigger,"" and later renamed Foreigner, became one of the most successful rock vocalists of the late 1970s and 1980s. ""Circus"" magazine in 1978 upon release of ""Hot Blooded"" commented that Lou Gramm had a voice that Robert Plant might envy. Foreigner's first eight singles cracked the Billboard Top 20, making them the first band since The Beatles to achieve this. Gramm performed vocals on all of Foreigner's hits"
"136 in the ""Billboard"" 200 chart, and ranked as Foreigner's worst-selling studio album. The ballad ""Until the End of Time"" was a minor hit, reaching number 42 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and number 8 on the Adult Contemporary charts. Mr. Moonlight (album) Mr. Moonlight is the eighth studio album by British-American rock band Foreigner, released by Arista Records in Europe on 23 October and by BMG Entertainment in Japan on 23 November 1994. In the United States and Canada, it appeared in early 1995 on the Rhythm Safari label. Recorded at seven different studios across the States, the album"
"number one Adult Contemporary radio hit in the US. This was the band's third of four number one singles on the Mainstream Rock chart. The song spent five weeks at number one in Australia and also hit the top of the charts in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden, peaking at number two in Switzerland and South Africa. The song has received positive retrospective reviews from critics, with Bret Adams of AllMusic writing: ""It's not hard to see why it became Foreigner's first number one single. Its dreamy, hypnotic feel is due in part to Lou Gramm's soulful lead"
"2013 film ""Anchorman 2"" and in the 2017 film ""I, Tonya"". Feels Like the First Time ""Feels Like the First Time"" is the debut single by the English-American rock band Foreigner. It was written by Mick Jones and released in 1977 from the band's eponymous debut album. It reached number four on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. !align=""left""|Chart (1977) ! style=""text-align:center;""|Rank In 2010, ""Feels Like the First Time"" was re-recorded to be included in the rhythm game """". The song appears at the end of the 2012 film ""Magic Mike"" and was also used during the Riff Medley by the Treblemakers"
"commercial failure, only peaking at number 117 on the ""Billboard"" 200 chart – a sharp decline in sales comparing with all previous albums, all of which reached the Top 20 and became at least Platinum. Neither of the two singles released from the album charted on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, however, ""Lowdown and Dirty"" was a number 4 Mainstream Rock chart hit. Unusual Heat Unusual Heat is the seventh studio album by British-American rock band Foreigner, released on June 14, 1991 by Atlantic Records. Recorded at several different studios across the state of New York and England, and produced by"
"Johnny Foreigner Johnny Foreigner are an indie rock four-piece from Birmingham, UK, consisting of guitarist and lead vocalist Alexei Berrow, drummer Junior Elvis Washington Laidley, guitarist and visual artist Lewes Herriot, and bassist and vocalist Kelly Parker (née Southern). They are currently signed to Alcopop! Records for the UK and worldwide, and Lame-O Records for the USA; their previous label was Best Before Records, which is part of the artist management and nightclub concern Mama Group/ChannelFly Group. Before the band formed, Berrow and Parker both played in different outfits, Panda Love Unit, Twist and Autolight. Johnny Foreigner formed in December"
"Mick Jones (Foreigner guitarist) Michael Leslie Jones (born 27 December 1944 from Portsmouth, Hampshire) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the founding member of the British-American rock band Foreigner. Prior to Foreigner, he was in the band Spooky Tooth. Michael Leslie Jones was born on 27 December 1944 in Portsmouth, England. Jones started playing guitar at an early age, and decided to pursue a career in music. He began his professional music career in the early 1960s as a member of the band Nero and the Gladiators, who scored two minor British hit singles"
"leave the band after the recording. The model in the photograph on the front cover is American actress and film producer Lisanne Falk. In August 1979, the release of the album was preceded by its first single, the thunderous hard rock song ""Dirty White Boy"", which peaked at number 12 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart. The album itself continued Foreigner's popularity, climbing to number 5 on the ""Billboard"" 200 chart and receiving a Platinum certification four months after it hit the stores. By now, ""Head Games"" has gained a 5x Multi-Platinum status for selling at least 5 million copies"
"started but ground to a halt as Lou's status with the group was uncertain. But after the promotion and concert dates for Lou's album were finished, cooler heads prevailed and Lou rejoined Foreigner in the studio for their next album, ""Inside Information"", which was out at the end of 1987. Eventually a second solo effort, ""Long Hard Look"" (October 1989), that included the top ten hit, ""Just Between You and Me"", and ""True Blue Love"", reached the Top 40. Also from the album, the song ""Hangin' on My Hip"" was featured in the 1990 film ""Navy SEALs"". Encouraged by his"
"Foreign Affair (Tina Turner album) Foreign Affair is the seventh solo studio album by Tina Turner, released on Capitol Records in 1989. It was Turner's third album release after her massively successful global comeback six years earlier, and although the album was not a major success in Turner's native United States, it was a huge international success in Europe. The album reached number 1 on the UK Albums Chart, her first number one album there. The album includes the single ""The Best"" which has gone on to become one of Turner's best-known songs. While ""Foreign Affair"" didn't perform as well"