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Revision as of 22:03, 5 November 2012
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4, also known as Foreigner 4, is the fourth studio album by British-American rock band Foreigner, released in 1981 on Atlantic Records. Several singles from the album were successful, including "Urgent", "Waiting for a Girl Like You", and "Juke Box Hero." These propelled the album to being Foreigner's only #1 album in the US.
Background and writing
The album was originally titled Silent Partners and later was changed to 4. In 1981, renowned art studio Hipgnosis was asked to design a cover based on the original title, and they developed a black & white image of a young man in bed with a pair of binoculars looming overhead. The resulting design was rejected by the band as they felt it was "too homosexual."[2] The replacement cover for 4 was designed by Bob Defrin and modeled after an old fashioned film leader. Hipgnosis is still credited with designing the record labels.
The album marked the completion of the band's shift to hard rock, begun in Head Games. Both Ian McDonald and Al Greenwood had left before the recording of 4. As a result, all of the songs on the album are compositions by Mick Jones and/or Lou Gramm. McDonald and Greenwood had played saxophone and keyboards, respectively, and so several session musicians were needed to replace their contributions, among them Junior Walker, who played the saxophone solo in the bridge of "Urgent", and a young Thomas Dolby, who would later have a successful solo career.
Track listing
All Songs Copyright Somerset Songs & Evansongs, Ltd. ASCAP
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Night Life" | Mick Jones,Lou Gramm | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Juke Box Hero" | Lou Gramm,Mick Jones | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Break It Up" | Mick Jones | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Waiting for a Girl Like You" | Mick Jones,Lou Gramm | 4:49 |
| 5. | "Luanne" (On some vinyl editions, "Luanne" is listed as 3:11[3]) | Lou Gramm,Mick Jones | 3:25 |
| 6. | "Urgent" | Mick Jones | 4:29 |
| 7. | "I'm Gonna Win" | Mick Jones | 4:51 |
| 8. | "Woman in Black" | Mick Jones | 4:42 |
| 9. | "Girl on the Moon" | Mick Jones,Lou Gramm | 3:49 |
| 10. | "Don't Let Go" | Mick Jones,Lou Gramm | 3:48 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Juke Box Hero" (nearly unplugged version) | 3:06 |
| 12. | "Waiting for a Girl Like You" (nearly unplugged version) | 2:50 |
Personnel
Foreigner
- Lou Gramm – Lead vocal, percussion
- Mick Jones – guitar, keyboards, background vocal
- Rick Wills – bass, background vocal
- Dennis Elliott – drums, vocals, background vocal
Additional personnel
- Hugh McCracken – slide guitar on track 9
- Tom Dolby – main synthesizers
- Larry Fast – sequential synthesizer on tracks 2, 3 & 10
- Michael Fonfara – keyboard textures on tracks 6 & 9
- Bob Mayo – keyboard textures on track 4
- Mark Rivera – saxophone on tracks 6 (except solo) & 3, background vocals
- Junior Walker – saxophone solo on track 6
- Ian Lloyd – background vocals
- Robert John "Mutt" Lange – background vocals
Production
- Produced By Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Mick Jones
- Recorded & Engineered By Dave Wittman (Chief Engineer) & Tony Platt (basic tracks)
- Second Engineer: Brad Samuelsohn
- Assistant Engineers: Edwin Hobgood & Michel Sauvage
- Mastered By George Marino
Surround releases
This album has been released in 2001 in multichannel DVD-Audio,[4] and on 14 September 2011, on hybrid stereo-multichannel Super Audio CD by Warner Japan in their Warner Premium Sound series.[5]
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | — | 70,000[6] |
| Canada (Music Canada)[7] | 4× Platinum | 400,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[8] | Gold | 100,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[9] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[11] | 6× Platinum | 6,000,000^ |
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Charts
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Album – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Pop Albums | 1 |
Singles – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "Juke Box Hero" | Mainstream Rock | 3 |
| "Night Life" | Mainstream Rock | 14 | |
| "Urgent" | Club Play Singles | 32 | |
| Mainstream Rock | 1 | ||
| Pop Singles | 4 | ||
| "Waiting for a Girl Like You" | Adult Contemporary | 5 | |
| Mainstream Rock | 1 | ||
| Pop Singles | 2 | ||
| 1982 | "Break It Up" | Pop Singles | 26 |
| "Juke Box Hero" | Pop Singles | 26 | |
| "Luanne" | Pop Singles | 75 |
References
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r7629/review
- ^ "Anecdotes, "Curio Corner" - Foreigner - Silent Partners". Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "Foreigner - 4". Discogs.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Audio Revolution review of Foreigner’s 4 DVD-Audio.
- ^ Warner Premium Sound 14 September releases (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-11-03.
- ^ "Billboard Vol. 94, No. 23– Majors Flight Economics with Quirky Rock Originals". Billboard. 1982-12-06. Retrieved 2012-5-11.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Canadian album certifications – Foreigner". Music Canada.
- ^ "French album certifications – Foreigner" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Foreigner)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ^ "British album certifications – Foreigner – 4". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type 4 in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "American album certifications – Foreigner – 4". Recording Industry Association of America.