Foreigner
The Complete Atlantic Studio Albums 1977-1991

Fantastic collection of remastered albums. This set has become very hard to get and should be snapped up whenever available. So many hits and fine album cuts.

Along with Journey, Styx and REO Speedwagon, Foreigner is one of the leaders in melodic rock. Guitarist Mick Jones (born December 27, 1944) began his career with Nero and the Gladiators, Spooky Tooth, and The Leslie West Band, and in 1976, after meeting with former King Crimson member Ian McDonald ( b. June 25, 1946) decided to organize his own project. The new team also included vocalist Lou Grammum (Lou Grammatiko, born May 2, 1950), drummer Dennis Elliott (born August 18, 1950), keyboardist Al Greenwood and bass player Ed Gagliardi (born February 13, 1952). The case took place in New York, and Mick, Jan and Dennis were British by origin, so the group received the name "Foreigner" ("Foreigner"). Jones and Graham had an excellent authorial tandem, and one of their first collaborative songs ("Cold as Ice") was a big hit. Debut longplay, released in 1977 by Atlantic Records, also contained a number of other interesting things such as Feels Like the First Time and Long, Long Way From Home. As a result, the album blazed into the Top 20 for about a year, and its circulation amounted to several million. The second record was even more successful, and thanks to the title track and composition "Hot Blooded", the Double Vision disc overtook its predecessor both in chart positions and in sales. At that time, "Foreigner" were at the peak of fame and easily assembled large sites. The third album, supported by the hits of “Head Games” and “Dirty White Boy”, also did not escape success, but this fact did not prevent the beginning of personnel fluctuations. Gagliardi gave way to Rick Wills, and besides, Greenwood and MacDonald left. The reduced line-up invited producer Matt Lang to record their fourth album and released yet another multi-platinum work containing hits such as "Jukebox Hero", "Waiting for a Girl Like You" and "Urgent". The output of the next studio was tightened, and as a compensation to listeners of "Foreigner" released a collection of the best things "Records". The album Agent Provocateur, which appeared in 1984, was accompanied by the transatlantic hit ballad "I Want to Know What Love Is", topping the charts of many countries of the world. Nevertheless, the longplay itself enjoyed moderate popularity and was inferior in circulation to its predecessors. Subsequently, Jones and Gramm started other projects, and the activities of "Foreigner" were suspended. "Foreigners" returned in 1987 with the album "Inside Information". Although the CD contained a couple of good things ("Say You Will" and "I Don't Want To Live Without You"), friction started between Mick and Lou, and the vocalist left to work for "Shadow King". In 1991, with the new frontman in the person of Johnny Edwards, the album "Unusual Heat" was released, but this work was unsuccessful and remained outside the first hundred "Billboard". In 1992, at the request of "Atlantic Records", Gramm returned to the team and with his participation three new tracks were recorded for the collection "The Very Best and Beyond". With the release of this compilation, the team regained their lost ground, and to consolidate their success, they threw the Classic Hits Live concert on the market.