Records (album)

1982 compilation album by Foreigner

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
| 4
(1981)  | Records
(1982)  | Agent Provocateur
(1984)

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Professional ratingsReview 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

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

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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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

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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

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Chart (1983)  | Peak
position

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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

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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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

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1. ^ Records at AllMusic
2. ^ Taylor, Sam (March 1996). "Foreigner". Q: 114.
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.
4. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6181a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Foreigner – Records" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
6. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
7. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
8. ^ "Foreigner Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
9. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Foreigner; 'Records')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
10. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Records')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
11. ^ "British album certifications – Foreigner – Records". British Phonographic Industry.
12. ^ "American album certifications – Foreigner – Records". Recording Industry Association of America.

* 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"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Members
* Shadow King
* Black Sheep

Authority control databases |

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