Records (album)

Records
Records
Compilation album by Foreigner
Released	November 29, 1982
Recorded	1976–1981
Genre	Hard rock; arena rock;
Length	39:23
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Roy Thomas Baker, Mick Jones, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Gary Lyons, Ian McDonald, Keith Olsen, John Sinclair
Foreigner chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Q	^[2]

Records is a compilation album by the British-American rock band Foreigner, released on November 29, 1982, to span the band's first four albums through 1981. Along with their second album, Double Vision, this release is the group's best-selling record. It has been certified 7× platinum by the RIAA.

Track listing

All songs by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cold as Ice" (Single Mix)		3:19
2.	"Double Vision" (Single Version)		3:29
3.	"Head Games"		3:37
4.	"Waiting for a Girl Like You" (Single Mix)		4:35
5.	"Feels Like the First Time" (Edit)	Jones	3:28
6.	"Urgent" (Single Version)	Jones	3:57
7.	"Dirty White Boy" (Single Version)		3:13
8.	"Juke Box Hero" (Single Version)		4:03
9.	"Long, Long Way From Home" (Single Mix)	Gramm, Jones, Ian McDonald	2:47
10.	"Hot Blooded" (Live)		6:55
Total length:			39:38

Personnel

Band members

Lou Gramm - lead vocals, percussion
Mick Jones - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, keyboard, background vocals, Fender Rhodes, bass (on track 10)
Ian McDonald - guitar, horns, keyboards, background vocals (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 9)
Al Greenwood - keyboards, synthesizer (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 9)
Ed Gagliardi - bass and background vocals (on tracks 1-2, 5, 9)
Rick Wills - bass, background vocals (on tracks 3-4, 6–8)
Dennis Elliott - drums

Additional musicians

Thomas Dolby - synthesizer (tracks 4, 6, 8)
Larry Fast - synthesizer (track 8)
Michael Fonfara - keyboard (track 6)
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Ian Lloyd - background vocals (tracks 4, 6, 8)
Bob Mayo - guitar, keyboard textures, and background vocals (track 4)
Mark Rivera - saxophone, background vocals (track 6, 9), clavinet (track 9)
Junior Walker - tenor saxophone (track 6)

Production

Producer: Roy Thomas Baker, Mick Jones, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Gary Lyons, Ian McDonald, Keith Olsen, John Sinclair
Engineers: Jimmy Douglass, Dave Wittman, Geoff Workman
Mastering: George Marino at Sterling Sound
1995 Remastering: Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound
Art direction: Lynn Dreese Breslin, Bob Defrin
Design: Lynn Dreese Breslin, Bob Defrin
Photography: Allen Levine, Frank Moscati

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[3]	26
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[4]	36
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	22
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[6]	61
UK Albums (OCC)^[7]	58
US Billboard 200^[8]	10

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)^[9]	Gold	250,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[10]	Gold	25,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[11]	Silver	60,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[12]	7× Platinum	7,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Records at AllMusic
^ Taylor, Sam (March 1996). "Foreigner". Q: 114.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 116. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6181a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Foreigner – Records" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^ "Foreigner Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Foreigner; 'Records')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Records')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
^ "British album certifications – Foreigner – Records". British Phonographic Industry.
^ "American album certifications – Foreigner – Records". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] Records at AllMusic

[2] Taylor, Sam (March 1996). "Foreigner". Q: 114.

[aus-3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 116. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[group=-4] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6181a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

[ac_Germany4_Foreigner-5] "Offiziellecharts.de – Foreigner – Records" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

[JPN-6] Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

[ac_UK2_-7] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

[ac_Billboard200_Foreigner-8] "Foreigner Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

[GermanyForeignerRecordsalbumCertRef-9] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Foreigner; 'Records')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

[SwitzerlandForeignerRecordsalbumCertRef-10] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Records')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

[United_KingdomForeignerRecordsalbumCertRef-11] "British album certifications – Foreigner – Records". British Phonographic Industry.

[United_StatesForeignerRecordsalbumCertRef-12] "American album certifications – Foreigner – Records". Recording Industry Association of America.

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v t e Foreigner
Mick Jones Thom Gimbel Jeff Pilson Kelly Hansen Michael Bluestein Chris Frazier Bruce Watson Dennis Elliott Lou Gramm Al Greenwood Ian McDonald Ed Gagliardi Rick Wills Johnny Edwards Jeff Jacobs Mark Schulman Bruce Turgon Brian Tichy Denny Carmassi Jason Bonham Paul Mirkovich Jason Sutter
Studio albums	Foreigner Double Vision Head Games 4 Agent Provocateur Inside Information Unusual Heat Mr. Moonlight Can't Slow Down
Compilations	Records The Very Best ... and Beyond Complete Greatest Hits The Definitive Collection No End in Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner 40
Live albums	Classic Hits Live/Best of Live Extended Versions Can't Slow Down ... When It's Live!
Singles	"Feels Like the First Time" "Cold as Ice" "Long, Long Way from Home" "Hot Blooded" "Double Vision" "Blue Morning, Blue Day" "Dirty White Boy" "Head Games" "Love on the Telephone" "Women" "Urgent" "Juke Box Hero" "Waiting for a Girl Like You" "Break It Up" "Luanne" "I Want to Know What Love Is" "That Was Yesterday" "Reaction to Action" "Growing Up the Hard Way" "Down on Love" "Say You Will" "I Don't Want to Live Without You"
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