Records (album)
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Records is a compilation album
by American
rock
band Foreigner
, released in 1982 to span the band's first four albums through 1981. Some notable hits are omitted, namely Blue Morning Blue Day.
and Mick Jones
, except where noted
When this album is bought on iTunes, the track "Hot Blooded" is the studio version of the song, not live.
Additional personnel
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
rock
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
band Foreigner
Foreigner (band)
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...
, released in 1982 to span the band's first four albums through 1981. Some notable hits are omitted, namely Blue Morning Blue Day.
Track listing
all songs by Lou GrammLou 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...
and 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:...
, except where noted
- "Cold as IceCold 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...
" – 3:19 - "Double VisionDouble 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...
" – 3:29 - "Head GamesHead Games (song)"Head Games" is the title-cut and second single taken from the band, Foreigner's third release. It was written by Lou Gramm & Mick Jones, and released primarily in the U.S. in December 1979 while at the same time, "Love On The Telephone" was being released elsewhere...
" – 3:37 - "Waiting for a Girl Like YouWaiting 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:...
" – 4:35 - "Feels Like the First TimeFeels 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....
" (Jones) – 3:28 - "Urgent" (Jones) – 3:57
- "Dirty White BoyDirty 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...
" – 3:13 - "Juke Box HeroJuke 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...
" – 4:03 - "Long, Long Way From HomeLong, 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...
" (Gramm, Jones, McDonald) – 2:47 - "Hot BloodedHot 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...
" (Live) – 6:55
When this album is bought on iTunes, the track "Hot Blooded" is the studio version of the song, not live.
Personnel
- 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:...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Ed Gagliardi - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, background vocals (tracks 1, 5, and 9) - 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...
- percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - 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...
- synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
, keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
(tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 9) - 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:...
- acoustic guitar, bass, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, keyboard, background vocals, Fender Rhodes - 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, horn, keyboard, background vocals (tracks 1, 5, and 9) - 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, background vocals (tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8)
Additional personnel
- Thomas DolbyThomas DolbyThomas 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...
- main synthesizer (tracks 4, 6 and 8) - Larry FastLarry FastLawrence Roger 'Larry' Fast is a synthesizer expert and composer. He is best known for Synergy, his 1975–1987 series of synthesizer music albums, and for his contribution to a number of popular music acts, including Peter Gabriel, Foreigner, and Hall and Oates.- Biography :Fast grew up in...
- synthesizer (track 8) - Michael Fonfara - keyboard (track 6)
- Robert John "Mutt" Lange - background vocals (tracks 4, 6, and 8)
- Ian LloydIan Lloyd (musician)Ian Lloyd is an American rock singer and songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the band Stories, whose single "Brother Louie" was No. 1 on the Billboard Top 100 chart in 1973. Lloyd attended Hartwick College during the 1960's where he performed with a band called "The Section" using the...
- background vocals (tracks 4, 6, and 8) - Bob MayoBob MayoBob "Bobby" Mayo was a session keyboardist and guitarist, perhaps best known for his work with Peter Frampton....
- guitar, keyboard textures, and background vocals (track 4) - 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, background vocals (track 6 & 9), clavinet (track 9) - Junior Walker - tenor saxophone (track 6)
Production
- Producer: Roy Thomas BakerRoy Thomas BakerRoy Thomas Baker is a multiple award-winning Anglo-American music producer, songwriter, arranger and Recording Academy Governor, who has produced Platinum and Gold certified pop and rock records from the 1970s to the present.- Career :Baker began his career at Decca Records in England at the age...
, Mick Jones, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Gary Lyons, Ian McDonald, Keith OlsenKeith OlsenKeith Olsen is one of the most prolific and successful music producers in the industry.-Career:With over 120 albums produced netting a 1 in 4 Gold or better ratio, of which more than 24 are Platinum or better, and more than 14 are multi-Platinum, sales from Keith Olsen’s work exceeds 110 million...
, John Sinclair - Engineers: Jimmy DouglassJimmy DouglassJimmy Douglass is an American four-time Grammy winning recording engineer and record producer, whose prolific career has spanned more than four decades.-Career:...
, Dave Wittman, Geoff Workman - Remastering: Ted JensenTed JensenTed Jensen is an American recording engineer. Jensen is the chief mastering engineer at Sterling Sound. He started his career as a mastering engineer in 1976 and is currently the most active Mastering Engineer in the industry...
- Art direction: Lynn Dreese Breslin, Bob Defrin
- Design: Lynn Dreese Breslin, Bob Defrin
- Photography: Allen Levine, Frank Moscati
Certifications
Charts
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Pop Albums | 10 |