Foreigner (band)
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Foreigner is a British-American rock
band, originally formed in 1976 by veteran English musicians Mick Jones
and ex-King Crimson
member Ian McDonald
along with American vocalist Lou Gramm
. Foreigner has sold more than 70 million albums worldwide (including over 37.5 million in the United States
alone).
journeyman rocker Mick Jones
(former member of Nero and the Gladiators
, Spooky Tooth
and The Leslie West
Band) who, in early 1976, met with ex-King Crimson
member Ian McDonald
and formed Foreigner with Lou Gramm
(ex-Black Sheep), Dennis Elliott
, Al Greenwood
, and Ed Gagliardi
as a sextet. Jones came up with the name from the fact that he, McDonald, and Elliott were English, while Gramm, Greenwood, and Gagliardi were Americans.
The band's debut album 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
".
Their second album, Double Vision (released in June 1978), topped their previous, selling five million records and spawned "Hot Blooded
," the title track "Double Vision
" and "Blue Morning Blue Day."
Their third album, Head Games
(August 1979), 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 September 1980 keyboardist Al Greenwood and co-founder Ian McDonald were sacked as Jones wished to have more control over the band and write most of the music (along with Gramm). 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's next album, 4
(released in July 1981), contained "Urgent" (which includes a 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'd 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, was released successfully in December 1984, and gave them their first and only No. 1 hit in 1985 (in U.S., UK, Australia
, Norway
, Sweden
, etc.), "I Want to Know What Love Is
," written by Mick Jones
, a gospel-inspired ballad backed by 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.
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 that year, the band went back on the road. But the touring for Inside Information was limited to Europe, Japan and Australia. For this tour, Mark Rivera and Bob 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.
In the late 1980s, Jones and Gramm each put out solo efforts on Atlantic. Gramm released Ready or Not in July 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 March 1990, while preparing to tour behind Long Hard Look.
In June 1990 Mick Jones brought in a new lead vocalist, Johnny Edwards
(formerly of the bands Buster Brown
, Montrose
, King Kobra
, Northrup and Wild Horses). This 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. For their 1991 tour, Jeff Jacobs, who'd played in Billy Joel
's band, was brought in as the new keyboardist and Mark Rivera returned. But just after the start of this tour, Elliott decided to leave the group. Larry Aberman was then recruited as a temporary replacement. Since 1992 several other drummers have come & gone, including Mark Schulman
(1992–1995, 2000–2002, 2011–present), Ron Wikso (1995–1998), Brian Tichy
(1998–2000, 2007, 2008–2010), Denny Carmassi
(2002–2003), Jason Bonham
(2004–2007, 2007–2008), Bryan Head (2008) and Jason Sutter
(2010–2011). Scott Gilman(guitar, sax, flute) joined the touring band in 1992 and took over from Rivera later that year after he left. Thom Gimbel briefly subbed for Gilman in 1993 then replaced him permanently in 1995.
During the Los Angeles
riots in late April 1992, inside the confines of the Sunset Marquis hotel in downtown LA, 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 LA, 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 produced the band's second greatest hits album, The Very Best of ... and Beyond(September 1992), which included three new songs.
In November 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 1997 Gramm underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor. The medications he was prescribed caused considerable weight gain and affected his singing voice.
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 re-issuing the 1977-1981 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 U.S. and in Europe. The U.S. version reached No. 80 on the Billboard 200 Album chart.
In November 2002, Foreigner played in the Netherlands
at the annual Night of the Proms
festival. It was the last time to date that Gramm and Jones played together. 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."
Jones, the founder and only remaining original member of Foreigner, decided to take some time off before looking to form a new lineup in 2004. On July 25, 2004, in Santa Barbara
, California
at Fess Parker
's Doubletree Resort, Jones appeared at a benefit show for Muscular Dystrophy
with a brand new version of Foreigner that included: Jeff Jacobs, Thom Gimbel, former Dokken
bass player Jeff Pilson
, current UFO
drummer Jason Bonham
(son of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham
, who had also played with the brief Led Zeppelin
reunions and his own band Bonham
) and Bonham singer Chaz West. West was hired for that show only and was eventually replaced by former Hurricane
singer Kelly Hansen
, who'd sent the band an audition tape and was invited aboard in March 2005.
Foreigner joined Def Leppard
along with Styx
on tour in 2007. They also toured extensively in their own right in 2007 - the thirtieth anniversary of the release of their debut.
Their 2005 BMG album, Extended Versions, featured the new line-up playing all their classic hits live in concert in one of the most "studio like, clean sounding" live album recordings produced.
In September 2007, it was announced that Foreigner would join Pete Townshend
, Bill Wyman
and the Rhythm Kings, and Paolo Nutini as openers for the one-night-only Led Zeppelin
reunion show in memory of Atlantic Records' Ahmet Ertegun
. The show took place on December 10, 2007 in London
, England
, having been postponed by 2 weeks because Jimmy Page fractured a finger.
The band released a greatest hits anthology on July 15, 2008 titled No End in Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner. The anthology included all of their greatest hits plus some new live recordings and a new studio track, "Too Late", which was their first new song release since 1994's Mr. Moonlight, and the first recorded output of the new lineup. "Too Late" was released as a single on June 17, 2008. In 2008, Bonham parted ways with Foreigner. Bryan Head was then brought in to fill the drum chair. But his tenure was short and he also departed to be replaced by the returning Brian Tichy
.
Foreigner released a new album on October 2, 2009 titled Can't Slow Down
. It was one of several recent classic rock releases (AC/DC
, The Eagles, Journey
, and Kiss
being four others) to be released exclusively through the Wal-Mart
stores chain in the US while in Europe the album has been released by earMUSIC (a label part of the Edel group), charting top 20 in Germany (16) and Top 30 in Switzerland.
In early 2010, Foreigner teamed up with Styx
and Kansas
for the United in Rock Tour.
On May 4, 2010, it was announced that Brian Tichy's replacement as drummer would be Jason Sutter.
On May 22, 2010, Foreigner played a show at the Mandalay Bay Events Center
in Las Vegas. Whitesnake
guitar player Doug Aldrich subbed for Mick Jones for this show leaving the band with no original members for this date.
Jason Sutter's tenure with the band was short as he left by 2011. Mark Schulman then returned to Foreigner for his third go-round as drummer.
On February 20th 2011, the band played for the first time in Bangalore city in India along with sitar player Niladri Kumar ref.http://www.buzzintown.com/bangalore/event--live-foreigner-band-india-tour-along-niladri-kumar/id--342283.html
In June 2011 Foreigner (again along with Styx) supported Journey
on their UK tour. After this, they joined up with Journey and Night Ranger
on a triple bill summer/fall tour of the US.
From August 19, 2011 through September 10, 2011, Night Ranger
guitarist Joel Hoekstra did double duty playing for NR as well as subbing for Mick Jones, who had taken ill. Right after this, guitarist Bruce Watson (ex-Rod Stewart
) was brought in as Mick's stand-in.
In addition to touring small clubs and venues, the band frequently is engaged for private parties and conventions.
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band, originally formed in 1976 by veteran English musicians Mick Jones
Mick Jones (Foreigner)
Michael Leslie "Mick" Jones is an English guitarist, songwriter, and record producer best known as the founding member of the rock band Foreigner.-Life and career:...
and ex-King Crimson
King Crimson
King Crimson are a rock band founded in London, England in 1969. Often categorised as a foundational progressive rock group, the band have incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation during their history...
member Ian McDonald
Ian McDonald (musician)
Ian McDonald is an English multi-instrumental musician, best known as a founding member of progressive rock group King Crimson, formed in 1969, and of the hard rock band Foreigner in 1976. He is well-known as a rock session musician, predominantly as a saxophonist...
along with American vocalist Lou Gramm
Lou Gramm
Lou Gramm is an American rock vocalist and songwriter best known for his role as the lead vocalist and co-writer of many of the songs for the rock band Foreigner. He also had a successful solo career...
. Foreigner has sold more than 70 million albums worldwide (including over 37.5 million in the United States
United States
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alone).
Band history
Since its inception, Foreigner has been led by EnglishEngland
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journeyman rocker Mick Jones
Mick Jones (Foreigner)
Michael Leslie "Mick" Jones is an English guitarist, songwriter, and record producer best known as the founding member of the rock band Foreigner.-Life and career:...
(former member of Nero and the Gladiators
Nero and the Gladiators
Nero & the Gladiators were a British instrumental rock and roll band in the early 1960s. The group was led by keyboard player Mike O'Neill as "Nero", and had two minor hits in the UK, "Entry of the Gladiators" and "In the Hall of the Mountain King"....
, Spooky Tooth
Spooky Tooth
Spooky Tooth are an English rock band principally active, with intermittent breakups, between 1967 to 1974. In recent years, the band has been reconstituted at various points, and continues to perform occasionally.-Career:...
and The Leslie West
Leslie West
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Band) who, in early 1976, met with ex-King Crimson
King Crimson
King Crimson are a rock band founded in London, England in 1969. Often categorised as a foundational progressive rock group, the band have incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation during their history...
member Ian McDonald
Ian McDonald (musician)
Ian McDonald is an English multi-instrumental musician, best known as a founding member of progressive rock group King Crimson, formed in 1969, and of the hard rock band Foreigner in 1976. He is well-known as a rock session musician, predominantly as a saxophonist...
and formed Foreigner with Lou Gramm
Lou Gramm
Lou Gramm is an American rock vocalist and songwriter best known for his role as the lead vocalist and co-writer of many of the songs for the rock band Foreigner. He also had a successful solo career...
(ex-Black Sheep), Dennis Elliott
Dennis Elliott
Dennis Leslie Eliott is most famous as the drummer who played for Foreigner from 1976 to 1992. In later years he became a professional sculptor.-Life and careers:...
, Al Greenwood
Al Greenwood
Alan Greenwood is an American rock musician who was a founding member and keyboardist of the rock band, Foreigner from 1976 to 1980...
, and Ed Gagliardi
Ed Gagliardi
Edward John 'Ed' Gagliardi was the original bass player for the '70s rock band Foreigner. He was in Foreigner from the beginning in 1977. Gagliardi was on the albums Foreigner and Double Vision, but he was replaced by Rick Wills in 1978...
as a sextet. Jones came up with the name from the fact that he, McDonald, and Elliott were English, while Gramm, Greenwood, and Gagliardi were Americans.
The band's debut album Foreigner was released in March 1977 and sold more than four million copies in the United States
United States
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, staying in the Top 20
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for a year with such hits as "Feels Like the First Time
Feels Like the First Time
"Feels Like the First Time" is the debut single from Foreigner. It was written by Mick Jones and released in 1977 from the band's eponymous debut album. It reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100....
," "Cold as Ice
Cold as Ice (song)
"Cold as Ice" is a 1977 song by British-American rock band Foreigner from their self-titled debut album. It became one of the best known songs of the band in the U.S., peaking at number 6 in the Billboard Hot 100. It was initially the B-side of some versions of the "Feels Like the First Time" 45...
" and "Long, Long Way from Home
Long, Long Way from Home
"Long, Long Way from Home" is the third single taken from the album, Foreigner by the band, Foreigner. The song features a clavinet and was co-written by Mick Jones, Lou Gramm & former member of King Crimson, Ian McDonald. The single was released in November 1977...
".
Their second album, Double Vision (released in June 1978), topped their previous, selling five million records and spawned "Hot Blooded
Hot Blooded
"Hot Blooded" is a song by the British-American hard rock band Foreigner, from their second studio album Double Vision. It was released as a single in July 1978 and reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that September...
," the title track "Double Vision
Double Vision (song)
This article is about the Foreigner song. For the 3OH!3 song, see Double Vision "Double Vision" is a single by Foreigner from their second album of the same name...
" and "Blue Morning Blue Day."
Their third album, Head Games
Head Games
Head Games is the third studio album by Anglo American rock band Foreigner, released in 1979. The album charted at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart, and has sold over five million copies in the US alone. It is perhaps as famous for its album cover, depicting a worried young woman in a men's...
(August 1979), which was referred to by Gramm as their "grainiest" album, was also successful because of the thunderous "Dirty White Boy
Dirty White Boy (song)
"Dirty White Boy" is the first single taken from Foreigner's third album, Head Games. It is written by Lou Gramm & Mick Jones. The B-side, "Rev On The Red Line" has also proven to be very popular among fans, but was never released as an A-side single on its own. Lou Gramm's trademark scream at...
" and another title track hit "Head Games
Head Games
Head Games is the third studio album by Anglo American rock band Foreigner, released in 1979. The album charted at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart, and has sold over five million copies in the US alone. It is perhaps as famous for its album cover, depicting a worried young woman in a men's...
." For Head Games, bassist Ed Gagliardi was replaced by Englishman Rick Wills
Rick Wills
Rick Wills , is a British bass player. He is best known for his work with rock band Foreigner and his associations with the Small Faces and Bad Company.-Career:...
.
In September 1980 keyboardist Al Greenwood and co-founder Ian McDonald were sacked as Jones wished to have more control over the band and write most of the music (along with Gramm). 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's next album, 4
4 (Foreigner album)
-Foreigner:*Lou Gramm – Lead vocal, percussion*Mick Jones – guitar, keyboards, background vocal*Rick Wills – bass, background vocal*Dennis Elliott – drums, vocals, background vocal-Additional personnel:...
(released in July 1981), contained "Urgent" (which includes a Junior Walker sax solo), "Waiting for a Girl Like You
Waiting for a Girl Like You
"Waiting for a Girl like You" is a song by British-American rock band Foreigner. The distinctive synthesizer theme was performed by the then-unknown Thomas Dolby.-Chart performance:...
," "Juke Box Hero
Juke Box Hero
"Juke Box Hero" is a song by Foreigner and was the third single released from their 1981 album 4. It first entered the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in July 1981. It subsequently went to #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts after released in February 1982.The song focuses on a...
" and "Break it Up
Break It Up (Foreigner song)
"Break It Up" was the fourth single taken from the album, "4", by the band, Foreigner, and the first to feature a b-side that was not available on one of their albums, a live version of their Hit, "Head Games". The tune was written by Mick Jones and reached number 26 in the U.S...
." Before releasing albums of his own, Thomas Dolby
Thomas Dolby
Thomas Dolby is an English musician and producer. Best known for his 1982 hit "She Blinded Me with Science", and 1984 single "Hyperactive!", he has also worked extensively in production and as a session musician.-Early life:Dolby was born in London, England, contrary to information in early 1980s...
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'd played with Gary Wright
Gary Wright
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), former Peter Frampton
Peter Frampton
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band member Bob Mayo
Bob Mayo
Bob "Bobby" Mayo was a session keyboardist and guitarist, perhaps best known for his work with Peter Frampton....
(keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, backing vocals) and Mark Rivera
Mark Rivera
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(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, was released successfully in December 1984, and gave them their first and only No. 1 hit in 1985 (in U.S., UK, Australia
Australia
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, Norway
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, Sweden
Sweden
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, etc.), "I Want to Know What Love Is
I Want to Know What Love Is
"I Want to Know What Love Is" is a 1984 power ballad recorded by the British-American rock band Foreigner. The song hit #1 in both the UK and the U.S. and is the band's biggest hit...
," written by Mick Jones
Mick Jones (Foreigner)
Michael Leslie "Mick" Jones is an English guitarist, songwriter, and record producer best known as the founding member of the rock band Foreigner.-Life and career:...
, a gospel-inspired ballad backed by 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.
In December 1987, Foreigner released Inside Information
Inside Information
Inside Information is the sixth studio album by American rock band Foreigner, released in 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....
, spawning hits such as "Say You Will
Say You Will (song)
"Say You Will" is a song by British-American rock band Foreigner. It was the first single released from the album Inside Information , and was co-written by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones...
" and "I Don't Want to Live Without You
I Don't Want to Live Without You
"I Don't Want to Live Without You" is a song from 1988 by the rock-pop band Foreigner. It was included on their 1987 platinum album, Inside Information....
."
On May 14, 1988 the band headlined Atlantic Records' 40th anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden
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, 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 that year, the band went back on the road. But the touring for Inside Information was limited to Europe, Japan and Australia. For this tour, Mark Rivera and Bob 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.
In the late 1980s, Jones and Gramm each put out solo efforts on Atlantic. Gramm released Ready or Not in July 1987 and Jones had Mick Jones in August 1989. Gramm followed with his second solo release, Long Hard Look
Long Hard Look
Long Hard Look is the second solo album from Lou Gramm, released in 1989 .-Track listing:#"Angel With A Dirty Face" - 5:14#"Just Between You and Me" - 4:56#"Broken Dreams" - 5:54...
(October 1989), and decided to leave the group in March 1990, while preparing to tour behind Long Hard Look.
In June 1990 Mick Jones brought in a new lead vocalist, Johnny Edwards
Johnny Edwards (musician)
Johnny Edwards is a singer who sang for the bands Buster Brown, Montrose, King Kobra, Wild Horses, Royal Jelly and is most famously known as the 2nd lead vocalist of the rock band Foreigner...
(formerly of the bands Buster Brown
Buster Brown (band)
Buster Brown were a glam metal band from Louisville, Kentucky. Members included lead vocalist Johnny Edwards, guitarist Allan Phelps, and bassist Kevin Downs....
, Montrose
Montrose (band)
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, King Kobra
King Kobra
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, Northrup and Wild Horses). This edition of Foreigner released the album Unusual Heat
Unusual Heat
Unusual Heat is the seventh studio album by American rock band Foreigner, released in 1991. By now original frontman Lou Gramm had parted company with the band and had been replaced by original Wild Horses singer Johnny Edwards...
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. For their 1991 tour, Jeff Jacobs, who'd played in Billy Joel
Billy Joel
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's band, was brought in as the new keyboardist and Mark Rivera returned. But just after the start of this tour, Elliott decided to leave the group. Larry Aberman was then recruited as a temporary replacement. Since 1992 several other drummers have come & gone, including Mark Schulman
Mark Shulman
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(1992–1995, 2000–2002, 2011–present), Ron Wikso (1995–1998), Brian Tichy
Brian Tichy
Brian Tichy is a drummer, guitar player, vocalist and songwriter. He is currently the drummer with Whitesnake. Previously he was the drummer for Foreigner from 2009 until 2010, when he was replaced by Jason Sutter. Tichy began playing drums at age eight and started playing guitar at age 12...
(1998–2000, 2007, 2008–2010), Denny Carmassi
Denny Carmassi
Denny Carmassi is an American drummer.Carmassi was a member of the first four line-ups of the band Montrose. After Montrose, he played with his former Montrose bandmate Sammy Hagar as a solo artist, and with his former Montrose bandmates Ronnie Montrose and Jim Alcivar in the band Gamma.He also...
(2002–2003), Jason Bonham
Jason Bonham
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(2004–2007, 2007–2008), Bryan Head (2008) and Jason Sutter
Jason Sutter
Born in Potsdam, New York, Jason Sutter began playing drums at the age of nine and played his first professional gig at the age of ten with his band Paragon! Playing his first "bar gig" at thirteen, Jason continued to play clubs two to three times a week throughout his high school years...
(2010–2011). Scott Gilman(guitar, sax, flute) joined the touring band in 1992 and took over from Rivera later that year after he left. Thom Gimbel briefly subbed for Gilman in 1993 then replaced him permanently in 1995.
During the Los Angeles
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riots in late April 1992, inside the confines of the Sunset Marquis hotel in downtown LA, 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
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John Wayne Airport is an airport in an unincorporated area in Orange County, California, with its mailing address in the city of Santa Ana, which is also the county seat, hence the International Air Transport Association airport code. The main entrance to the airport is off of MacArthur Blvd in...
instead of LAX because they were shooting at the planes. Mick and I were holed up in the Sunset Marquis in LA, 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
Shadow King (band)
Shadow King was a rock band. Members included now former Foreigner lead singer Lou Gramm, former Sweet Savage, Dio, Whitesnake, Riverdogs, guitarist Vivian Campbell, Lou Gramm's former Black Sheep and then future Foreigner bandmate bass player Bruce Turgon, and drummer Kevin Valentine.Vivian...
bandmate bassist Bruce Turgon
Bruce Turgon
Bruce Turgon is an American bass guitarist, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer who has played in several bands throughout his career, including Foreigner, The Lou Gramm Band, Shadow King, Steve Stevens, Warrior, Black Sheep, and Showcase....
) and produced the band's second greatest hits album, The Very Best of ... and Beyond(September 1992), which included three new songs.
In November 1994 Foreigner released what was supposed to be a comeback album, Mr. Moonlight, in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. This album was not released in the US until February 1995 but fared even worse than Unusual Heat
Unusual Heat
Unusual Heat is the seventh studio album by American rock band Foreigner, released in 1991. By now original frontman Lou Gramm had parted company with the band and had been replaced by original Wild Horses singer Johnny Edwards...
, although the ballad "Until the End of Time" was a minor hit, reaching No. 42 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 1997 Gramm underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor. The medications he was prescribed caused considerable weight gain and affected his singing voice.
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 re-issuing the 1977-1981 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 U.S. and in Europe. The U.S. version reached No. 80 on the Billboard 200 Album chart.
In November 2002, Foreigner played in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
at the annual Night of the Proms
Night of the Proms
Night of the Proms is a series of concerts held yearly in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Poland. Regularly there are also shows in France, Spain, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg...
festival. It was the last time to date that Gramm and Jones played together. 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."
Jones, the founder and only remaining original member of Foreigner, decided to take some time off before looking to form a new lineup in 2004. On July 25, 2004, in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
at Fess Parker
Fess Parker
Fess Elisha Parker, Jr. was an American film and television actor best known for his portrayals of Davy Crockett in the Walt Disney 1955-56 TV mini-series and as TV's Daniel Boone from 1964-70...
's Doubletree Resort, Jones appeared at a benefit show for Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular dystrophy
Muscular dystrophy is a group of muscle diseases that weaken the musculoskeletal system and hamper locomotion. Muscular dystrophies are characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue.In the 1860s, descriptions of boys who...
with a brand new version of Foreigner that included: Jeff Jacobs, Thom Gimbel, former Dokken
Dokken
Dokken is an American heavy metal and hard rock band formed in 1978. They split up in 1989 but reformed four years later. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide...
bass player Jeff Pilson
Jeff Pilson
Jeff Pilson is an American bass guitarist, best known for his stint in the heavy metal band Dokken...
, current UFO
UFO (band)
UFO are an English heavy metal and hard rock band, who were formed in 1969. UFO became a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal...
drummer Jason Bonham
Jason Bonham
Jason John Bonham is an English drummer. Jason's parents are Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham and his wife Pat Phillips. After his father's death in 1980, he has played with Led Zeppelin on different occasions, including the Ahmet Ertegün Tribute Concert at The O2 Arena in London in...
(son of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham
John Bonham
John Henry Bonham was an English musician and songwriter, best known as the drummer of Led Zeppelin. Bonham was esteemed for his speed, power, fast right foot, distinctive sound, and "feel" for the groove...
, who had also played with the brief Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
reunions and his own band Bonham
Bonham (band)
Bonham was a British hard rock band founded by drummer Jason Bonham in 1989, the son of the late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. The band's most successful line-up included singer Daniel MacMaster, bassist/keyboardist John Smithson and guitarist Ian Hatton....
) and Bonham singer Chaz West. West was hired for that show only and was eventually replaced by former Hurricane
Hurricane (band)
Hurricane was a 1980s heavy metal / glam metal rock band originally featuring current Foreigner lead vocalist Kelly Hansen , Robert Sarzo , Tony Cavazo , and Jay Schellen...
singer Kelly Hansen
Kelly Hansen
Kelly Hansen is an American singer, best known as the current frontman of the rock band Foreigner. He started his career as an independent studio singer. He later met guitarist Robert Sarzo and bassist Tony Cavazo , with whom he formed the hard-rock band Hurricane in 1984...
, who'd sent the band an audition tape and was invited aboard in March 2005.
Foreigner joined Def Leppard
Def Leppard
Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Since 1992, the band have consisted of Joe Elliott , Rick Savage , Rick Allen , Phil Collen , and Vivian Campbell...
along with Styx
Styx (band)
Styx is an American rock band that became famous for its albums from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Chicago band is known for melding the style of prog-rock with the power of hard rock guitar, strong ballads, and elements of American musical theater....
on tour in 2007. They also toured extensively in their own right in 2007 - the thirtieth anniversary of the release of their debut.
Their 2005 BMG album, Extended Versions, featured the new line-up playing all their classic hits live in concert in one of the most "studio like, clean sounding" live album recordings produced.
In September 2007, it was announced that Foreigner would join Pete Townshend
Pete Townshend
Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career...
, Bill Wyman
Bill Wyman
Bill Wyman is an English musician best known as the bass guitarist for the English rock and roll band the Rolling Stones from 1962 until 1992. Since 1997, he has recorded and toured with his own band, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings...
and the Rhythm Kings, and Paolo Nutini as openers for the one-night-only Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
reunion show in memory of Atlantic Records' Ahmet Ertegun
Ahmet Ertegun
Ahmet Ertegün was a Turkish American musician and businessman, best known as the founder and president of Atlantic Records. He also wrote classic blues and pop songs and served as Chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and museum...
. The show took place on December 10, 2007 in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, having been postponed by 2 weeks because Jimmy Page fractured a finger.
The band released a greatest hits anthology on July 15, 2008 titled No End in Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner. The anthology included all of their greatest hits plus some new live recordings and a new studio track, "Too Late", which was their first new song release since 1994's Mr. Moonlight, and the first recorded output of the new lineup. "Too Late" was released as a single on June 17, 2008. In 2008, Bonham parted ways with Foreigner. Bryan Head was then brought in to fill the drum chair. But his tenure was short and he also departed to be replaced by the returning Brian Tichy
Brian Tichy
Brian Tichy is a drummer, guitar player, vocalist and songwriter. He is currently the drummer with Whitesnake. Previously he was the drummer for Foreigner from 2009 until 2010, when he was replaced by Jason Sutter. Tichy began playing drums at age eight and started playing guitar at age 12...
.
Foreigner released a new album on October 2, 2009 titled Can't Slow Down
Can't Slow Down (Foreigner album)
Can't Slow Down is the ninth album by the rock group Foreigner. It is the group's first studio release with lead singer Kelly Hansen and the group's first new studio album since 1994. In the U.S. the album was first available exclusively through Wal-Mart retailers...
. It was one of several recent classic rock releases (AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
, The Eagles, Journey
Journey (band)
Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco by former members of Santana. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred between the 1978 and 1987, after which it temporarily disbanded...
, and Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
being four others) to be released exclusively through the Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
stores chain in the US while in Europe the album has been released by earMUSIC (a label part of the Edel group), charting top 20 in Germany (16) and Top 30 in Switzerland.
In early 2010, Foreigner teamed up with Styx
Styx (band)
Styx is an American rock band that became famous for its albums from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Chicago band is known for melding the style of prog-rock with the power of hard rock guitar, strong ballads, and elements of American musical theater....
and Kansas
Kansas (band)
Kansas is an American rock band that became popular in the 1970s initially on Album-Oriented Rock charts, and later with hit singles such as "Carry On Wayward Son" and "Dust in the Wind"...
for the United in Rock Tour.
On May 4, 2010, it was announced that Brian Tichy's replacement as drummer would be Jason Sutter.
On May 22, 2010, Foreigner played a show at the Mandalay Bay Events Center
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Mandalay Bay Events Center is a 12,000 seat indoor arena, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, on the Las Vegas Strip, in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned by MGM Resorts International.It has hosted many music, boxing and mixed martial arts events....
in Las Vegas. Whitesnake
Whitesnake
Whitesnake are an English rock band, founded in 1978 by David Coverdale after his departure from his previous band, Deep Purple. The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple, but by the mid 1980s they had moved to a more commercial hard rock style...
guitar player Doug Aldrich subbed for Mick Jones for this show leaving the band with no original members for this date.
Jason Sutter's tenure with the band was short as he left by 2011. Mark Schulman then returned to Foreigner for his third go-round as drummer.
On February 20th 2011, the band played for the first time in Bangalore city in India along with sitar player Niladri Kumar ref.http://www.buzzintown.com/bangalore/event--live-foreigner-band-india-tour-along-niladri-kumar/id--342283.html
In June 2011 Foreigner (again along with Styx) supported Journey
Journey (band)
Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco by former members of Santana. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred between the 1978 and 1987, after which it temporarily disbanded...
on their UK tour. After this, they joined up with Journey and Night Ranger
Night Ranger
Night Ranger is an American rock band from San Francisco that gained popularity during the 1980s with a series of albums and singles. The band's first five albums sold more than 10 million copies worldwide...
on a triple bill summer/fall tour of the US.
From August 19, 2011 through September 10, 2011, Night Ranger
Night Ranger
Night Ranger is an American rock band from San Francisco that gained popularity during the 1980s with a series of albums and singles. The band's first five albums sold more than 10 million copies worldwide...
guitarist Joel Hoekstra did double duty playing for NR as well as subbing for Mick Jones, who had taken ill. Right after this, guitarist Bruce Watson (ex-Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
) was brought in as Mick's stand-in.
In addition to touring small clubs and venues, the band frequently is engaged for private parties and conventions.
Band members
- Mick JonesMick Jones (Foreigner)Michael Leslie "Mick" Jones is an English guitarist, songwriter, and record producer best known as the founding member of the rock band Foreigner.-Life and career:...
– lead guitar, keyboards, bass, vocals (1976–present) - Mark Schulman – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1992–1995, 2000–2002, 2011–present)
- Thom GimbelThom GimbelThomas Gimbel is an US musician and multi-instrumentalist, best known as member of the rock band Foreigner.Не started to play drums with his own band in Boston. Later got interested in saxophone...
– guitar, saxophone, flute, backing vocals (1993, 1995–present) - Jeff PilsonJeff PilsonJeff Pilson is an American bass guitarist, best known for his stint in the heavy metal band Dokken...
– bass, backing vocals (2004–present) - Kelly HansenKelly HansenKelly Hansen is an American singer, best known as the current frontman of the rock band Foreigner. He started his career as an independent studio singer. He later met guitarist Robert Sarzo and bassist Tony Cavazo , with whom he formed the hard-rock band Hurricane in 1984...
– lead vocals (2005–present) - Michael BluesteinMichael BluesteinMichael Bluestein is an American pianist, keyboardist, singer/songwriter, composer and record producer originally from Massachusetts. He has been a member of the rock group Foreigner since 2008, and has been a high profile touring keyboardist and vocalist since moving to Los Angeles in...
– keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals (2008–present)
Former members
- Lou GrammLou GrammLou Gramm is an American rock vocalist and songwriter best known for his role as the lead vocalist and co-writer of many of the songs for the rock band Foreigner. He also had a successful solo career...
– lead vocals (1976–1990, 1992–2003) - Ian McDonaldIan McDonald (musician)Ian McDonald is an English multi-instrumental musician, best known as a founding member of progressive rock group King Crimson, formed in 1969, and of the hard rock band Foreigner in 1976. He is well-known as a rock session musician, predominantly as a saxophonist...
– guitar, keyboards, saxophone, flute, backing vocals (1976–1980) - Dennis ElliottDennis ElliottDennis Leslie Eliott is most famous as the drummer who played for Foreigner from 1976 to 1992. In later years he became a professional sculptor.-Life and careers:...
– drums, percussion, backing vocals (1976–1991) - Al GreenwoodAl GreenwoodAlan Greenwood is an American rock musician who was a founding member and keyboardist of the rock band, Foreigner from 1976 to 1980...
– keyboards, synthesizers (1976–1980) - Ed GagliardiEd GagliardiEdward John 'Ed' Gagliardi was the original bass player for the '70s rock band Foreigner. He was in Foreigner from the beginning in 1977. Gagliardi was on the albums Foreigner and Double Vision, but he was replaced by Rick Wills in 1978...
– bass, backing vocals (1976–1979) - Rick WillsRick WillsRick Wills , is a British bass player. He is best known for his work with rock band Foreigner and his associations with the Small Faces and Bad Company.-Career:...
– bass, backing vocals (1979–1992) - Mark RiveraMark RiveraMark Rivera is a musician, musical director and corporate entertainment provider. In addition to playing soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, Rivera's musical talents encompass vocals, guitar, percussion and keyboards.-Education:...
– saxophone, flute, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals (1981–1988, 1991–1992) - Bob MayoBob MayoBob "Bobby" Mayo was a session keyboardist and guitarist, perhaps best known for his work with Peter Frampton....
– keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, backing vocals (1981–1988) - Peter Reilich – keyboards, synthesizers (1981–1982)
- Larry Oakes – guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals (1988)
- Lou Cortelezzi – saxophone (1988)
- Johnny EdwardsJohnny Edwards (musician)Johnny Edwards is a singer who sang for the bands Buster Brown, Montrose, King Kobra, Wild Horses, Royal Jelly and is most famously known as the 2nd lead vocalist of the rock band Foreigner...
– lead vocals, guitar (1990–1992) - Larry Aberman – drums, percussion (1991–1992)
- Jeff Jacobs – keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals (1991–2007)
- Scott Gilman – guitar, saxophone, backing vocals (1992, 1993–1995)
- Bruce TurgonBruce TurgonBruce Turgon is an American bass guitarist, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer who has played in several bands throughout his career, including Foreigner, The Lou Gramm Band, Shadow King, Steve Stevens, Warrior, Black Sheep, and Showcase....
– bass, backing vocals (1992–2003) - Ron Wikso – drums, percussion (1995–1998)
- Brian TichyBrian TichyBrian Tichy is a drummer, guitar player, vocalist and songwriter. He is currently the drummer with Whitesnake. Previously he was the drummer for Foreigner from 2009 until 2010, when he was replaced by Jason Sutter. Tichy began playing drums at age eight and started playing guitar at age 12...
– drums, percussion, backing vocals (1998–2000, 2007, 2008–2010) - John PurdellJohn PurdellJohn Purdell was a musician and record producer who is credited on such albums as the 1991 Ozzy Osbourne's heavy metal No More Tears and Dream Theater's Awake. He was born in San Diego and raised in Los Angeles...
– keyboards, synthesizers(filled in for Jacobs 2000) - Denny CarmassiDenny CarmassiDenny Carmassi is an American drummer.Carmassi was a member of the first four line-ups of the band Montrose. After Montrose, he played with his former Montrose bandmate Sammy Hagar as a solo artist, and with his former Montrose bandmates Ronnie Montrose and Jim Alcivar in the band Gamma.He also...
– drums, percussion (2002) - Chaz West – lead vocals (2004)
- Jason BonhamJason BonhamJason John Bonham is an English drummer. Jason's parents are Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham and his wife Pat Phillips. After his father's death in 1980, he has played with Led Zeppelin on different occasions, including the Ahmet Ertegün Tribute Concert at The O2 Arena in London in...
– drums, percussion, backing vocals (2004–2007, 2007–2008) - Paul MirkovichPaul MirkovichPaul Mirkovich is a Los Angeles native, and has been the band leader, keyboardist and duet singing partner for Cher for the last 16 years. He has also been the band director for Janet Jackson and Anastasia and a member of the multi-platinum bands Whitesnake and Nelson...
– keyboards, synthesizers (2007–2008) - Bryan Head – drums, percussion (2008)
- Jason SutterJason SutterBorn in Potsdam, New York, Jason Sutter began playing drums at the age of nine and played his first professional gig at the age of ten with his band Paragon! Playing his first "bar gig" at thirteen, Jason continued to play clubs two to three times a week throughout his high school years...
- drums, percussion (2010–2011)
Studio albums
| Year | Title | U.S. Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
AUT Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
CH | RIAA Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... Certification |
BPI British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies... Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Foreigner | 4 | - | - | - | - | 5x-Platinum | - |
| 1978 | Double Vision | 3 | 32 | - | - | - | 7x-Platinum | - |
| 1979 | Head Games Head Games Head Games is the third studio album by Anglo American rock band Foreigner, released in 1979. The album charted at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart, and has sold over five million copies in the US alone. It is perhaps as famous for its album cover, depicting a worried young woman in a men's... |
5 | - | 39 | - | - | 5x-Platinum | - |
| 1981 | 4 4 (Foreigner album) -Foreigner:*Lou Gramm – Lead vocal, percussion*Mick Jones – guitar, keyboards, background vocal*Rick Wills – bass, background vocal*Dennis Elliott – drums, vocals, background vocal-Additional personnel:... |
1 | 5 | 4 | - | - | 6x-Platinum | Gold |
| 1984 | Agent Provocateur | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3x-Platinum | Platinum |
| 1987 | Inside Information Inside Information Inside Information is the sixth studio album by American rock band Foreigner, released in 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.... |
15 | 64 | 7 | - | 7 | Platinum | Silver |
| 1991 | Unusual Heat Unusual Heat Unusual Heat is the seventh studio album by American rock band Foreigner, released in 1991. By now original frontman Lou Gramm had parted company with the band and had been replaced by original Wild Horses singer Johnny Edwards... |
117 | 56 | - | 30 | 8 | - | - |
| 1994 | Mr. Moonlight | 136 | 59 | 21 | - | 17 | - | - |
| 2009 | Can't Slow Down Can't Slow Down (Foreigner album) Can't Slow Down is the ninth album by the rock group Foreigner. It is the group's first studio release with lead singer Kelly Hansen and the group's first new studio album since 1994. In the U.S. the album was first available exclusively through Wal-Mart retailers... |
29 | 105 | 16 | 58 | 26 | - | - |
See also
- List of best-selling music artists
- List of number-one hits (United States)
- List of number-one albums (United States)
- List of best-selling albums in the United States
- List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart