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- Those two impressive successes paved the way for a decade of hits for Foreigner, with the creative nucleus of guitarist Mick Jones and singer Lou Gramm laying a template for the rock radio of the era.
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Foreigner is a British-American rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by guitarist Mick Jones, vocalist Lou Gramm, drummer Dennis Elliott, keyboardist Al Greenwood, bassist Ed Gagliardi and multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald, the last of whom was also a founding member of King Crimson.
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- I Wanna Know What Love Is (from ‘Agent Provocateur’, 1984) A No.1 hit around the world, I Wanna Know What Love Is surpassed any previous success Foreigner had, and remains their most famous track.
- Cold As Ice (from ‘Foreigner’, 1977) Serving a dramatic warning to a cold ex-lover, Cold As Ice is delivered with a fury that’s hard to find anywhere else in rock.
- I Don’t Want To Live Without You (from ‘Inside Information’, 1987) One of Foreigner’s most beautiful ballads, I Don’t Want To Live Without You is heartfelt, sentimental and meditative, and stands as the absolute highlight of the band’s 1987 album, Inside Information.
- Long, Long Way From Home (from ‘Foreigner’, 1977) Detailing feelings of isolation and homesickness, this rocky number is a dramatic retelling of the highs and lows of life in the big city.
- Foreigner – “Urgent” It sounds like nothing before, or since, in the Foreigner catalog, from the edgy guitar pattern to Thomas Dolby’s subtly deployed synthesizers and an icy, implied funk funk motif.
- Foreigner – “Long, Long Way From Home” Jones, Gramm and McDonald used the side two opener of the Foreigner album to vent their feelings about being, well, exactly what the title says as they launched their new venture in “the Apple in decay.”
- Foreigner – “Feels Like The First Time” The opening track of Foreigner’s first album is a perfect introduction and statement of purpose, brimming with optimism and intent.
- Foreigner – “Hot Blooded” And speaking of rock anthems…This one set Jones’ amp on fire while the group was jamming on initial ideas for the song in the studio.
- “I Want To Know What Love Is” Foreigner’s iconic power ballad “I Want To Know What Love Is” will leave you feeling inspired to search for the answer to this timeless question.
- “Jukebox Hero” Rock out to the classic anthemic power ballad “Jukebox Hero” by Foreigner! This classic rock anthem was released in 1981 as part of Foreigner’s album 4.
- “That Was Yesterday” Feel the nostalgia of Foreigner’s 1985 hit “That Was Yesterday”, and let its driving, melodic guitar and inspiring lyrics take you back to a simpler time.
- “Say You Will” Discover Foreigner’s feel-good hit “Say You Will”, a song that will make you want to get up and dance. This toe-tapping tune was released in 1987 as part of their album Inside Information.
Mar 2, 2017 · It's hard to imagine rock radio without the string of hit singles Foreigner peeled off in the '70s and '80s. Here's how we rank their nine studio albums.
"I Want to Know What Love Is" remains one of Foreigner's best-known songs and most enduring radio hits, charting in the top 25 in 2000, 2001, and 2002 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Recurrents chart.
Jul 18, 2017 · In an exclusive extract from his new autobiography, Mick Jones tells the story of how he went from Reading via France to the USA, where he put together a new band called Foreigner.
