Records [Original recording reissued][Original recording remastered]

Foreigner

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 19, 1995)
• Original Release Date: 1982
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000002J66
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #33,968 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Cold as Ice

2. Double Vision

3. Head Games

4. Waiting for a Girl Like You

5. Feels Like the First Time

6. Urgent

7. Dirty White Boy

8. Juke Box Hero

9. Long, Long Way From Home

10. Hot Blooded [Live]

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

As concise a collection as one could ask for, distilling the essence of late '70s/early '80s hard rock into 10 strong doses, Records explains Foreigner better than any of their regular studio albums ever could. Essentially the work of ex-Spooky Tooth guitarist Mick Jones and singer Lou Gramm, Foreigner understood what it took to deliver loud, guitar-driven rock to FM radio. Their hooks were evident from the get-go with "Cold As Ice" and "Feels Like the First Time" and only grew stronger over time with "Jukebox Hero" and "Hot Blooded." By the time of "Waiting for a Girl Like You," Foreigner were beginning to lean harder on adult-contemporary pop, which sent them in another direction. --Rob O'Connor

Product Description

Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A nice appetizer!!!!, July 8, 1998

By A Customer

A short consise retrospective of the hits from the first four albums. I must note that many of the songs are the 45 versions which are generally shorter and the mixes of some of the songs are markedly different from the actual albums they're culled from. Most notably are Cold as Ice, Waiting for a Girl Like You, and Long Long Way From Home. Also disappointing to many and maybe interesting to others is the omission of the studio version of Hot Blooded. A live recording from the "4" tour is presented instead. Sadly, Blue Morning Blue Day isn't featured on the record. Leaving at least one hit off a best of has always seemed to be the thing for record companies to do. My guess is that it's a marketing ploy so you will go out and maybe buy that missing hit off an artist's greatest hits album.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great music, but much better collections exist, January 17, 2003

By	Lonnie E. Holder "The Review's the Thing" (Columbus, Indiana, United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)    (VINE VOICE)

You would think that this record would get 5 stars given the songs that are on it, the very cream of the first four Foreigner albums. However, multiple reviewers have given this rather excellent compilation of songs as little as one star. The reason isn't that the music is bad, the reason is that this collection is very incomplete, and for a few dollars more you can have "The Complete Greatest Hits" which has double the number of songs. The other problem with this collection is that the songs are the radio version, not the album version.

You know these songs; they are great songs. The radio versions, true, but still great. The ever awesome "Feels Like the First Time", the mellow "Waiting for a Girl Like You", and rocking standards like "Cold as Ice" and "Hot Blooded"; ten selections that are truly greatest hits.

Now, unless you like only early Foreigner, or must have every Foreigner CD because you are a super fan, go buy one of the newer greatest hits collections that have all these songs plus many more, for only a little more money. I still rate this CD 4 stars because the music is so good, but for value it rates 2 stars, because much better exists.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Some of Foreigner's Finest...but not complete collection !, October 2, 2002

By	Armando M. Mesa (Chandler, AZ) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

It's a shame this collection only contains 10 songs...this collection feels like those ...cds you find in the bargain bins released by obscure/generic record companies that have somehow bought the rights to sell such compilations ! That said and out of the way, Records does represent Foreigner's strongest hits during the late 70's early 80's period. The sound is undeniably late 70's pop rock. Still, the music was and is very energetic with a few memorable tunes (Cold As Ice, Double Vision, Waiting For A Girl Like You, and Urgent). So popular the music of Foreigner that Burger King used Double Vision for one of their campaign commercials a few years back. Urgent was remade a few years later (after it's initial release) by R&B/dance singer Shannon in the mid 80's...the awesome thing about Foreigner is that their music and lyrics were catchy and easily accessible; they were not heavy metal or hard rock, but by no means were they pop fluff either ! They maintained a very sophisticated edge without letting their artistry become compromised by refusing to create tunes just to follow a music fad or just sell records !