Foreigner - Discography (1977

Foreigner - Discography (1977 - 2014)

While quite a few arena rock acts of the ’70s found the transformation into the ’80s quite difficult, several acts continued to flourish and enjoyed some of their biggest commercial success: Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, and especially Foreigner. Foreigner’s leader from the beginning has been British guitarist Mick Jones, who first broke into the music biz as a “hired gun” of sorts, appearing on recordings by George Harrison and Peter Frampton, and as part of a later-day version of hard rockers Spooky Tooth. By the mid-’70s, Jones had relocated to New York City, where he was a brief member of the Leslie West Band and served as an A&R man for a record company. But it wasn’t long before Jones felt the urge to be part of another rock outfit as he sought to put together a band that would be able to combine elements of rock, progressive, R&B, and pop into a single, cohesive style.

Jones soon assembled a group consisting of ex-King Crimson sax player Ian McDonald and ex-Ian Hunter drummer Dennis Elliot (both of whom were British), along with New York musicians Al Greenwood (keyboards), Ed Gagliardi (bass), and Lou Gramm (vocals), the latter of which was previously a member of an obscure ’70s outfit called Black Sheep. Jones found immediate songwriting chemistry with Gramm (one of the first songs they wrote together was the eventual hit “Cold As Ice”), resulting in the newly formed band taking the name Foreigner and signing a recording contract with Atlantic Records. Foreigner’s self-titled debut was issued in 1977 and became an immediate hit on the strength of the hit singles “Feels Like the First Time,” “Long, Long Way From Home,” and the aforementioned “Cold As Ice,” as the album would eventually go platinum five times over. ― Allmusic

1. STUDIO:

1977. Foreigner (1984, Atlantic, 19109-2, W.Germany, Target CD)
1977. Foreigner (1988, Warner-Pioneer, 20P2-2018, Japan)
1977. Foreigner (1990 Atlantic, 7567-81511-2, Germany)
1977. Foreigner (2002, Warner Music, KSD-19109, Japan)

1978. Double Vision (1985, Atlantic, 19999-2, W.Germany, Target CD)
1978. Double Vision (1985, Atlantic, 250 476, W.Germany)
1978. Double Vision (1988, Warner-Pioneer, 20P2-2019, Japan)
1978. Double Vision (1996, Atlantic, Warner, 7567-82797-2, Germany)
1978. Double Vision (2002, Warner Music, KSD-19999, Japan)

1979. Head Games (1985, Atlantic, 29999-2 , W.Germany, Target CD)
1979. Head Games (1985, Warner-Pioneer, 32XP-153, Japan, Target CD)
1979. Head Games (1995, Atlantic, 82799-2, USA)
1979. Head Games (1998, Atlantic, Warner, 7567-82799-2, Germany)

1981. 4 (1985, Atlantic, 16999-2, W.Germany, Target CD)
1981. 4 (1985, Warner-Pioneer, 32XD-129, Japan)
1981. 4 (1988, Atlantic, 250 796, W.Germany)
1981. 4 (1988, Warner-Pioneer, 20P2-2021, Japan)
1981. 4 (1994, Atlantic 7567-82795-2, Germany)
1981. 4 (2002, Atlantic, Rhino, R2 78275, USA)

1984. Agent Provocateur (1984, Atlantic 7 81199-2, W.Germany, Target CD)
1984. Agent Provocateur (1985, Atlantic, 81999-2, USA)

1987. Inside Information (1987, Atlantic, A2 81808, USA)
1987. Inside Information (1987, Warner-Pioneer, 32XD-916, Japan)

1991. Unusual Heat (1991, Atlantic, 7 82299-2, USA)
1991. Unusual Heat (1991, MMG Inc., AMCY-270, Japan)

1994. Mr. Moonlight (1994, Arista, 74321232852 , UK)

2009. Can’t Slow Down (2010, Edel, 0202672ERE, Germany)

2009. Can’t Slow Down (2010, Edel, 0202678ERE, Germany, 2CD+DVD, Super Deluxe Ed)

2. LIVE:

1993. Classic Hits Live (1993, Atlantic, 7567-82525-2, Germany)

2006. Live in ’05 (2006, Replica Records, RPLP43, Germany)

2010. Can’t Slow Down… When It’s Live! (2010, Edel, 0205685ERE, Germany, 2CD)

3. COMPILATION:

1982. Records (1988, Atlantic, 7 80999-2, USA)

1992. The Very Best … And Beyond (1992, Atlantic, 7567-89999-2, Germany)

2000. Anthology. Jukebox Heroes (2000, Rhino, R2 79884, USA, 2CD)

2002. The Definitive (2002, Atlantic, Rhino, 8122 73596 2, Germany)

2008. No End In Sight. The Very Best Of Foreigner (2008, Rhino, R2 512130, Canada, 2CD)

2011. Feels Like The First Time (2011, Razor & Tie, 7930183136-2, USA, 2CD)

4. BOX SET:

2014. The Complete Atlantic Studio Albums 1977-1991 (2014, Rhino, 8122795829, EU, 7CD)

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