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Track Listing
1. Feels Like the First Time
2. Cold as Ice
3. Long, Long Way From Home
4. Headknocker
5. Hot Blooded
6. Double Vision
7. Blue Morning, Blue Day
8. Dirty White Boy
9. Head Games
10. Women
11. Girl on the Moon
12. Urgent
13. Waiting For a Girl Like You
14. Juke Box Hero
15. I Want to Know What Love Is
16. That Was Yesterday
17. Heart Turns to Stone
18. I Don't Want to Live Without You
19. Say You Will
20. Soul Doctor
Album Notes
Foreigner includes: Lou Gramm (vocals, percussion); Ian McDonald (guitar, reeds, horns, keyboards, background vocals); Mick Jones (guitar, piano, keyboards, bass, background vocals); Al Greenwood (keyboards, synthesizer); Ed Gagliardi, Rick Wills (bass, background vocals); Dennis Elliott (drums, background vocals).
Additional personnel includes: Jennifer Holiday, Sheryl Crow, Robin Zander (vocals); Jr. Walker (saxophone); Larry Fast, Wally Badarou, Thomas Dolby (synthesizer).
Producers include: John Sinclair, Gary Lyons, Keith Olsen, Mick Jones, Ian McDonald.
Compilation producer: David McLees.
Recorded between 1977 and 1992. Includes liner notes by Jerry McCulley.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Despite never having been critical favorites, Foreigner always managed to maintain a dedicated fan base and presence on radio that continues in this day of strict classic-rock formatting. COMPLETE GREATEST HITS does a fine job of trotting out the genius of the Lou Gramm/Mick Jones songwriting team, responsible for guitar-driven classics ("Hot Blooded," "Feels Like The First Time") and thunderous arena rock ("Juke Box Hero," "Cold As Ice"). Former Johnny Hallyday music director and Spooky Tooth member Jones even managed to whip up a pair of prom/wedding perennials; "I Want To Know What Love Is" and "I Don't Want To Live Without You".
Along the way, Foreigner also managed to work with a wide array of famous names ranging from the wailing R&B sax legend Junior Walker on "Urgent" to Sheryl Crow and Cheap Trick's Robin Zander. Though not as comprehensive as JUKEBOX HEROES: THE FOREIGNER ANTHOLOGY, COMPLETE GREATEST HITS does a far better job showcasing some of the band's deeper cuts from their heyday than either THE VERY BEST...AND BEYOND or RECORDS (GREATEST HITS).
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