66-528: (Redirected from The Foreigner ) [REDACTED] Look up foreigner in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Foreigner may refer to: Music [ edit ] Foreigner (band) , a British-American rock band, originally formed in 1976 Foreigner (Foreigner album) , the 1977 eponymous debut album of said band Foreigner (Cat Stevens album) , 1973 Literature [ edit ] Foreigner (comics) ,
132-457: A 1972 Swedish film The Foreigner (2003 film) , an action film starring Steven Seagal The Foreigner (2017 film) , an action-thriller film starring Jackie Chan The Foreigner (play) , a 1984 play by Larry Shue Foreigners , a play by Frederick Lonsdale See also [ edit ] Foreigners' Street , a Chinese amusement park in Chongqing Alien (law) , a person in
198-469: A 2008 novel by Francie Lin Film and theatre [ edit ] The Foreigner (1921 film) , an American silent film also known as God's Crucible Foreigners (film) , a 1972 Swedish film The Foreigner (2003 film) , an action film starring Steven Seagal The Foreigner (2017 film) , an action-thriller film starring Jackie Chan The Foreigner (play) , a 1984 play by Larry Shue Foreigners ,
264-566: A Marvel Comics villain Foreigner series , a science fiction series by C. J. Cherryh, named after the first novel Foreigner Foreigner (Sawyer novel) , a 1994 novel in the Quintaglio Ascension Trilogy by Robert J. Sawyer The Foreigner (novel) , a 2008 novel by Francie Lin Film and theatre [ edit ] The Foreigner (1921 film) , an American silent film also known as God's Crucible Foreigners (film) ,
330-484: A band of his own in some space Prager had near his New York office. Jones got together with New York keyboardist Al Greenwood , who had just played with former Flash members Colin Carter and Mike Hough in a group called Storm, drummer Stan Williams and Louisiana bassist Jay Davis, who later performed with Rod Stewart , and began jamming. Another friend, Stories singer Ian Lloyd , was brought in to sing but Jones decided
396-429: A benefit show for muscular dystrophy dubbed "Mick Jones & Friends" that included: Jeff Jacobs, Thom Gimbel, former Dokken bass player Jeff Pilson , future Black Country Communion drummer Jason Bonham (son of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham and leader of Bonham ), and Bonham singer Chas West. West was front man for that show only. Inspired by the event and further encouraged by Jason Bonham, Jones continued
462-411: A brain tumor. The medications he was prescribed caused considerable weight gain and weakened his singing voice. By 1998, the band was back on the road, but Gramm was visibly struggling and it would take him several years to get back to the point where he felt comfortable on stage. In summer 1999, Foreigner went on tour as the opening act for Journey , and the following summer, Jeff Jacobs had to leave
528-595: A city curfew. They decided to use their time together 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 L.A., 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 to replace bassist Wills (who had left after
594-511: A country who has fewer rights than a citizen or national Stranger Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Foreigner . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Foreigner&oldid=1246258424 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
660-467: A new lead singer, Johnny Edwards, formerly with Buster Brown , Montrose , King Kobra , Northrup, and Wild Horses . Edwards made his first live appearance with Foreigner at the Long Island club Stephen Talkhouse on August 15, 1990, where he, Jones, Dennis Elliott, and Rick Wills appeared, joined by special guests Terry Thomas on guitar and Eddie Mack on harmonica. The new edition of Foreigner released
726-428: A play by Frederick Lonsdale See also [ edit ] Foreigners' Street , a Chinese amusement park in Chongqing Alien (law) , a person in a country who has fewer rights than a citizen or national Stranger Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Foreigner . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
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#1732855069247792-442: A point where there was a lot of dissatisfaction". In the liner notes for the 2000 release, Juke Box Heroes: The Foreigner Anthology , Jones went on to elaborate further: "Ian McDonald, who I consider a great musician and multi-instrumentalist, began to focus more and more on guitar playing, while I believed his true talent lay more in the dimensional and creative imagery he gave the first two albums. Al Greenwood, our keyboard wiz and
858-508: A show at Memorial Hall in Kansas City , Kansas, on May 6, 1977, drummer Elliott injured his hand, prompting the band to call in Ian Wallace (ex- King Crimson ) to play alongside Elliott on some of the dates until the hand was healed. After almost a year on the road, the band played before over two hundred thousand people at California Jam II on March 18, 1978, and during the following month,
924-477: A very important part of the Foreigner sound at the beginning, had also started to focus more on songwriting. Although both their contributions to the band had been vital, a conflict was developing about the musical direction of the band. I just felt we needed to clarify it. So Lou, Rick, Dennis and I made the decision, and that's when we went down to four." In 1999 McDonald said, "Mick and Lou decided they wanted to be
990-404: A while it became tiresome and slowed down the recording process." Gramm went on to say that he was disappointed overall with Head Games and thought it sounded unfinished. It ended up selling about two million fewer than its predecessor. In September 1980, co-founders Al Greenwood and Ian McDonald were sacked. One reason was that Jones wished to have more control over the band and write most of
1056-411: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages foreigner [REDACTED] Look up foreigner in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Foreigner may refer to: Music [ edit ] Foreigner (band) , a British-American rock band, originally formed in 1976 Foreigner (Foreigner album) ,
1122-411: The 1977 eponymous debut album of said band Foreigner (Cat Stevens album) , 1973 Literature [ edit ] Foreigner (comics) , a Marvel Comics villain Foreigner series , a science fiction series by C. J. Cherryh, named after the first novel Foreigner Foreigner (Sawyer novel) , a 1994 novel in the Quintaglio Ascension Trilogy by Robert J. Sawyer The Foreigner (novel) ,
1188-755: The 1992 greatest hits album The Very Best ... and Beyond , which included three new songs, did go 2x platinum in the US and gold in the UK. Since 2003, Mick Jones has been the only founding member still involved with Foreigner, though there have been several instances of the band touring without him in recent years. Two of the founding members, Ed Gagliardi and Ian McDonald, died in 2014 and 2022 respectively. Since 2013, there have been occasional quasi-reunion tours, concerts, and other guest appearances from varying combinations of former band members Gramm, Elliot, Wills, Greenwood, and (before his death) McDonald. On October 19, 2024, Foreigner
1254-568: The 1994 album Mr. Moonlight and the first recorded output of the new lineup. "Too Late" was released as a single on June 17, 2008. Foreigner released a new album on September 29, 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 Walmart stores chain in the US, while in Europe
1320-696: The Canadian RPM Singles Chart. It also became their biggest hit to date in Germany reaching the top 15 there, higher than the other singles from the album, but was less successful in Australia, peaking at No. 24 and the UK, where it did not chart. The second single, " Juke Box Hero " was very successful on rock stations in North America, reaching No. 3 on the US Rock Tracks chart, but only reached No. 26 on
1386-661: The First Time " hitting No. 4 in the US and No. 7 in Canada, " Cold as Ice " reaching No. 6 and No. 9 in the countries and " Long, Long Way from Home " peaking at No. 20. "Cold as Ice" was also modestly successful in the UK, Australia, the Netherlands and Belgium where it reached the top 20 or 30. By May 1977, Foreigner was already headlining theaters and had already scored a gold record for the first album. Not long afterwards, they were selling out U.S. basketball arenas and hockey rinks. After
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#17328550692471452-477: The Netherlands and Belgium. " That Was Yesterday " was the next single from the album in early 1985 and proved to be another sizable hit reaching No. 12 on the US Hot 100 (No. 4 on Rock Tracks) and the top 30 in several other countries. The album was equally successful becoming Foreigner's only No. 1 album in the UK, Germany, and Norway while reaching No. 3 in Australia (its biggest album there) and Canada, and No. 4 in
1518-596: 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. In late 2007, keyboardist Jeff Jacobs left Foreigner after 16 years and was replaced, first by Paul Mirkovich then by Michael Bluestein (in 2008). And in 2008, Bonham also parted ways with Foreigner. Bryan Head
1584-614: The U.S. and in Europe. The U.S. version reached No. 80 on the Billboard 200 Album chart. For the group's 25th Anniversary Tour in 2002, they were joined by former Heart and Montrose drummer Denny Carmassi . In late October/early November, then December, of 2002, Foreigner played in Belgium and Germany at the annual Night of the Proms festival. It was the last time that Lou Gramm and Mick Jones would play together until June 2013. Gramm would leave
1650-671: The U.S. until February 1995 and fared even worse than Unusual Heat . It only peaked at No. 136 on the Billboard 200, although the ballad " Until the End of Time " was a minor hit, reaching No. 42 on the Billboard Hot 100. In January 1995 Ron Wikso (who had played in the Storm with former Journey members Gregg Rolie and Ross Valory ) took over drumming duties from Schulman, and Brian Tichy succeeded Wikso in 1998 before Schulman would return in 2000. In April 1997 Gramm underwent surgery to remove
1716-487: The UK and included their biggest hit single " I Want to Know What Love Is ", a No. 1 hit in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia, No. 3 in Germany and Top 10 in numerous other countries. A second hit from the album, " That Was Yesterday ", went Top 20 in the US. After a break, Foreigner released Inside Information (1987). Despite two more US Top 10 hits in " Say You Will " and " I Don't Want to Live Without You ", it became their first album not to go multi-platinum or Top 10 in
1782-401: The US Hot 100 and No. 39 in Canada, while reaching the top 30 in Germany and France, their first song to chart in the later. The third single released, the power ballad " Waiting for a Girl Like You ", went to No. 2 on the US Hot 100 for a record 10 consecutive weeks and, like "Urgent", topped the US Rock Tracks chart. It also went to No. 2 in Canada and also became their first single to reach
1848-530: The US Top 20 singles " Dirty White Boy " and the title track . After the departures of McDonald and Greenwood reduced the band to a quartet, their next album 4 (1981) hit No. 1 for 10 weeks in the US, and became Foreigner's break-through album in the UK, going Top 5 there. The album produced three hit singles: " Urgent ", " Waiting for a Girl Like You " and " Juke Box Hero ". In 1984, Foreigner issued their fifth studio album Agent Provocateur , which reached No. 1 in
1914-702: The US and New Zealand (its biggest album there). It was certified 3× platinum in the US, their lowest selling album to date in that country. During their 1985 summer/fall tour, Foreigner appeared at the first Farm Aid on September 22 in Champaign, Illinois . In between his Foreigner commitments, Jones also started a side career as a producer for such albums as Van Halen 's 5150 (1986), Bad Company 's Fame and Fortune (1986) and Billy Joel 's Storm Front (1989). 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,
1980-441: The US, achieving single platinum sales and peaking at No. 15. Since 1990, the band has undergone several more lineup changes, including the departures of Elliot and Wills in 1991, while Gramm left the band in 1990, returned in 1992 and left again in 2003. The three studio albums the band have released during these years - Unusual Heat (1991), Mr. Moonlight (1994), and Can't Slow Down (2009) - were not major sellers, although
2046-633: 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. In July 1991, the new lineup of Foreigner played some European dates then made its official U.S. debut on August 9 performing on the second night of a Billy Joel benefit concert at Deep Hollow Ranch in Montauk, New York , to raise funds for
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2112-574: 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 during summer 1988, the band went back on the road but the touring for Inside Information was limited to Europe, Japan, and Australia. For this tour, Rivera and Mayo were not available, so Larry Oakes (guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals) and Lou Cortelezzi (sax) augmented
2178-702: The band toured Europe, Japan and Australia for the first time. Their second album, Double Vision (released in June 1978), co-produced by Keith Olsen , topped their previous, selling seven million records in the US, peaking at No. 3 in both the US and Canada, while dropping to No. 13 in Australia. It was the band's first album to chart in the UK where it peaked at No. 32, but Double Vision (and their next two albums) did not chart in Norway where their debut album had gone No. 1. The album spawned hits that were even more successful in North America than those from their debut album with " Hot Blooded " hitting No. 3 in both countries,
2244-459: The band's 1991 tour after a falling out with Jones) and co-produced the band's second greatest hits album, The Very Best ... and Beyond (September 1992), which included three new songs. In October 1994 Foreigner released what was supposed to be a comeback album, Mr. Moonlight , in Japan. Featuring new drummer Mark Schulman and augmented by new keyboardist Jeff Jacobs, this album was not released in
2310-406: The chemistry was not quite right and retained only Greenwood as he renewed his search for players. During a session for Ian Lloyd's album, Jones met up with transplanted Englishman and ex- King Crimson member Ian McDonald and another session for Ian Hunter unearthed another fellow Brit in drummer Dennis Elliott. But after auditioning about forty or fifty singers, they found that the right vocalist
2376-484: The credit, but I'm just saying that I was there, I was involved, and I loved it." The band was now stripped down to a quartet, with session players brought in as needed to record or tour (see below for a 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, an eponymous debut, and the follow-up Behind Enemy Lines . In
2442-513: The first of six consecutive albums (including the 7x platinum 1982 greatest hits album Records ) to be certified multi-platinum and go Top 10 in the US. The album produced two US Top 10 singles in " Feels Like the First Time " and " Cold as Ice ". Their 1978 follow-up, Double Vision , was even more successful, and included two more US hits in " Hot Blooded " and the title track . Rick Wills replaced Gagliardi on bass before Foreigner recorded their third album, Head Games (1979), which included
2508-467: The focus of the band. Mick wanted to make it more apparent that it was his group, so he decided to make a smaller group. That was his decision. I wouldn't have left—I loved the group, it was not my decision." McDonald noted that there was much creative compromise working in the band and that he did more than he received credit for, much as he did in King Crimson. McDonald stated that "I had a lot to do with
2574-544: 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
2640-527: The group's manager, and continued in that capacity for the next 17 years. The band's debut, Foreigner , was released in March 1977 and was certified for sales of five million copies in the United States, staying in the top 20 for a year with a peak at No. 4. It also made the top 10 in both Canada and Australia and went to No. 1 in Norway. Foreigner had three significant hits in North America with " Feels Like
2706-501: The last of whom was also a founding member of King Crimson . Foreigner is one of the world's best-selling bands of all time , with worldwide sales of more than 80 million records, including 37.5 million in the US. Jones came up with the band's name as he, Elliott and McDonald were British, while Gramm, Greenwood and Gagliardi were American, meaning at least half of the band would be foreigners no matter what country they were in. In 1977, Foreigner released its self-titled debut album,
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2772-668: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Foreigner&oldid=1246258424 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Foreigner (band) 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 ,
2838-466: The making of those records and the arrangements and the creating of those songs, more than is probably apparent. I did a lot that went uncredited, which I was happy to do though. When you're in a group you must contribute as much as you can. I was happy to do that. But as I said, it maybe didn't appear that I was doing as much as I in fact was. I had a lot to do with that group... as well as... Mick Jones, obviously, and everyone else—I'm not trying to take all
2904-501: The meantime, Foreigner began work on the next album at Electric Lady Studios in New York City with producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange , engineered by Dave Wittman (currently with Trans-Siberian Orchestra ). 4 (released in July 1981) contained the hits " Urgent " (which includes the famous Junior Walker sax solo), " Waiting for a Girl Like You ", " Juke Box Hero " and " Break it Up ". Thomas Dolby played synthesizers on 4 (he contributed
2970-412: The music (along with Gramm). In his book, Gramm goes on to talk about this difficult time: "The chemistry that made the band right in the beginning didn't necessarily mean it would always be right. I think a pretty major communication lapse appeared and I don't think anybody really knew what anybody was feeling—the deep, inner belief about the direction of the band and how we were progressing. We had reached
3036-455: The new DVD Audio format. In 2002 the 25th Anniversary Year brought affirmation of the enduring respect for Foreigner recordings with Rhino Entertainment reissuing the 1977 to 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
3102-484: The new lineup playing all their classic hits live in concert in one of the most "studio like, clean sounding" live album recordings produced. Foreigner joined Def Leppard along with Styx on tour in 2007. They also toured extensively on their own in 2007 in promotion of the 30th anniversary of the release of their debut. In September 2007, it was announced that Foreigner would join Pete Townshend , Bill Wyman and
3168-581: The new sextet. A name, "Trigger", was tentatively agreed to and was the name that appeared on their demo tape, but it was passed on by all the record companies it was delivered to. John Kalodner , a former journalist and radio programmer who was working in A&;R at Atlantic Records , happened to spot a tape on Atlantic president Jerry L. Greenberg 's desk with the Trigger identification on it. Kalodner had just been to hear an outfit called Trigger and realized that this
3234-497: The newly named Foreigner started recording their debut album with producers John Sinclair and Gary Lyons at The Hit Factory but switched to Atlantic Recording Studios where they finished recording the basic tracks and completed the overdubs. The first attempt at mixing the album was done at Sarm Studios in London, but because of the band's dissatisfaction with the results, the album was remixed back at Atlantic by Mick Jones , Ian McDonald and Jimmy Douglass . Bud Prager signed on as
3300-683: The next three years. Scott Gilman (guitar, sax, flute) joined the touring band in 1992 and Thom Gimbel took over from Gilman and Rivera in late 1992 after they departed. When Gimbel went to Aerosmith in 1993, Gilman returned to handle the guitar/sax/flute duties until Gimbel came back permanently in the spring of 1995. During the Los Angeles riots , inside the confines of the Sunset Marquis Hotel in West Hollywood , where Mick Jones had gone to meet with Lou Gramm, they both ended up sequestered by
3366-554: The preservation of Montauk Point Lighthouse . For their 1991 tour, Jeff Jacobs, who had played in Joel's band, was brought in as the new keyboardist, and Mark Rivera returned. During the fall leg of this tour, Elliott decided to leave the group after a concert at The Ritz in NYC on November 14, 1991, and embark on a career as a wood sculptor. Larry Aberman was then recruited as a temporary replacement until Mark Schulman arrived in 1992 as drummer for
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#17328550692473432-500: 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 January 1987 and shortly after its release, rehearsals for Foreigner's next album had started but ground to a halt as Gramm's status with the group was uncertain. But after the promotion and concert dates for Gramm's album were finished, cooler heads prevailed and Lou rejoined Foreigner in
3498-517: The road for a short time during the band's 2000 summer tour while his wife was giving birth to their child. Keyboardist John Purdell (who had been co-producer of the new tracks on their 1992 album The Very Best of ... and Beyond ) stepped in to sub for Jacobs until he was able to return. 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
3564-429: The search for a new frontman. He would eventually find former Hurricane singer Kelly Hansen , who had sent the band an audition tape and was invited aboard in March 2005, making his debut with the group on March 11 at Boulder Station near Las Vegas . During their 2005 spring tour, Chas West appeared briefly with the band as a special guest, playing rhythm guitar. Their 2005 BMG album, Extended Versions , featured
3630-499: The sessions for 4 . Reilich was dropped in May 1982, but Mayo and Rivera continued with the band through 1988. Records (November 1982) was a compilation album spanning the band's first four albums through 1981. This turned out to be the group's best-selling record and was eventually certified 7× platinum by the RIAA . Foreigner's next album, Agent Provocateur , co-produced by Alex Sadkin ,
3696-441: The signature synth sound on "Urgent" and played the intro to "Waiting for a Girl Like You"). 4 became Foreigner's first and only No 1. album in the US, spending 10 weeks in that position, and peaked at No. 2 in Canada. It also became the band's breakthrough album overseas, reaching the top 5 in the UK, Germany and Australia. The first single, "Urgent" peaked at No. 4 on the US Hot 100 and topped US Album Rock Tracks chart and
3762-605: The studio for Inside Information , which was out at the end of 1987. Jones had Mick Jones in August 1989, then Gramm followed with his second solo release, Long Hard Look (October 1989), and decided to leave the group in May 1990 while preparing to tour behind Long Hard Look as the opener for Steve Miller Band . After finishing this tour, Gramm went on to form the short-lived band Shadow King , which put out one eponymous album on Atlantic in October 1991. Meanwhile, Jones brought in
3828-488: The title track " Double Vision " reaching No. 2 in the US and No. 7 in Canada with " Blue Morning, Blue Day " reaching No. 15 and No. 21. Aside from "Hot Blooded" reaching No. 24 in Australia there was little airplay or sales in other countries for the singles from Double Vision or from their next album, Head Games . Album number three, Head Games released in September 1979, was co-produced by Roy Thomas Baker . The album
3894-496: The top 10 in the UK (No. 8) and Australia (No. 3) while reaching the top 20 in the Netherlands and Belgium and the top 30 in Germany and France. For their 1981–82 tour in support of 4 , the group added Peter Reilich (keyboards, synthesizers, who had 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
3960-430: Was becoming harder to come by until Jones pulled out a Black Sheep album given to him backstage at a 1974 Spooky Tooth concert by that group's lead singer, Lou Gramm . Jones put in a call to Gramm, who was back in his hometown of Rochester, New York , after Black Sheep's breakup, and sent him a plane ticket to New York City. Gramm proved to be the missing piece of the puzzle and Brooklyn bassist Ed Gagliardi completed
4026-644: Was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . Since its beginning, Foreigner has been led by English musician Mick Jones , a former member of Nero and the Gladiators , Johnny Hallyday 's band, Spooky Tooth , and the Leslie West band. After the collapse of the Leslie West Band in 1976, Jones found himself stranded in New York City; West's manager, Bud Prager, encouraged Jones to continue his songwriting and rehearse
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#17328550692474092-476: Was not the same band. He convinced Greenberg that at least one of the songs on the tape could be a big hit and to look into signing this group immediately. Because the Trigger name was already taken, Jones came up with the Foreigner moniker from the fact that no matter what country they were in, three would be foreigners, because he, McDonald and Elliott were English, while Gramm, Greenwood and Gagliardi were American. In November 1976, after six months of rehearsals,
4158-473: Was referred to by Gramm as their "grainiest" album, and was commercially successful, in part because of the success of the single " Dirty White Boy " and another title track hit " Head Games ". Both songs were top 15 hits in the US and Canada but did not chart in any other countries. The album reached No. 5 in North America but its sales dropped off substantially in Australia (No. 45) without any gains in any other countries. For Head Games , bassist Ed Gagliardi
4224-693: Was released in December 1984 and in 1985 gave them their first and only No. 1 hit song in the US and several other countries (except for Canada where "Urgent" had reached No. 1) when " I Want to Know What Love Is ", a ballad backed by Jennifer Holliday and the New Jersey Mass Choir, topped the charts in the US (both Hot 100 and Rock Tracks), UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, etc. while hitting No. 3 in Germany (their only top 10 hit there), No. 4 in France (their only top 20 hit there) and No. 6 in both
4290-471: Was replaced by Englishman Rick Wills . In his autobiography, Juke Box Hero (named after the seminal Foreigner song), Gramm explains why the band parted ways with Gagliardi: "He was a little headstrong and had his own ideas that weren't always compatible with what we were trying to accomplish. Ed was obstinate at times, playing the song the way he wanted to play it rather than the way it was drawn up. Jones often had to stop sessions to get Ed back on track. After
4356-470: Was then brought in to fill the drum chair. But his tenure was short and he also departed to be replaced by the returning Tichy. 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
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