The Very Best ... and Beyond
| The Very Best ... and Beyond | ||||
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| Released | September 22, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1977-1992 | |||
| Genre | Rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 73:10 | |||
| Label | Atlantic[1] | |||
| Producer | Duane Baron John Purdell Mick Jones Lou Gramm Robert John "Mutt" Lange Keith Olsen Ian McDonald Alex Sadkin Frank Filipetti Roy Thomas Baker John Sinclair Gary Lyons | |||
| Foreigner chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Very Best ... and Beyond | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
The Very Best ... and Beyond is a greatest hits album by the British-American rock band Foreigner released on 22 September 1992 by Atlantic Records[3] The collection spans the band's history from 1977 through 1987, and includes three new tracks recorded in 1992. The compilation skips over the period in the late 1980s and early 1990s when original lead singer Lou Gramm had left the band, omitting any songs from the 1991 album Unusual Heat.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Soul Doctor" | Mick Jones, Lou Gramm | Newly released, 1992 | 4:51 |
| 2. | "Prisoner of Love" | Jones, Gramm | Newly released | 5:15 |
| 3. | "With Heaven on Our Side" | Jones, Gramm, Johnny Edwards, Parthenon Huxley, Steve Schiff | Newly released | 5:16 |
| 4. | "Juke Box Hero" | Gramm, Jones | 4, 1981 | 4:19 |
| 5. | "Hot Blooded" | Gramm, Jones | Double Vision, 1978 | 4:24 |
| 6. | "Cold as Ice" | Jones, Gramm | Foreigner, 1977 | 3:20 |
| 7. | "Head Games" | Gramm, Jones | Head Games, 1979 | 3:37 [4] 7 |
| 8. | "Waiting for a Girl Like You" | Jones, Gramm | 4 | 4:50 |
| 9. | "Urgent" | Jones | 4 | 4:29 |
| 10. | "Double Vision" | Jones, Gramm | Double Vision | 3:43 |
| 11. | "I Want to Know What Love Is" | Jones | Agent Provocateur, 1984 | 5:03 |
| 12. | "Say You Will" | Jones, Gramm | Inside Information, 1987 | 4:11 |
| 13. | "That Was Yesterday" | Jones, Gramm | Agent Provocateur | 3:46 |
| 14. | "I Don't Want to Live Without You" | Jones | Inside Information | 4:53 |
| 15. | "Rev on the Red Line" | Al Greenwood, Gramm | Head Games | 3:34 |
| 16. | "Dirty White Boy" | Jones, Gramm | Head Games | 3:38 |
| 17. | "Feels Like the First Time" | Jones | Foreigner | 3:51 |
| Total length: | 73:10 | |||
Personnel
- Dennis Elliott – drums on 4–17
- Ed Gagliardi – bass and background vocals on 5–6, 10, 17
- Lou Gramm – vocals, percussion
- Al Greenwood – synthesizer, keyboard on 5–7, 10, 15–17
- Jeff Jacobs – synthesizer, keyboards, background vocals on 1-3
- Mick Jones – guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, piano, keyboard, background vocals, Fender Rhodes
- Ian McDonald – guitar, horn, keyboard, background vocals on 5–7, 10, 15–17
- Mark Schulman – drums, background vocals on 1-3
- Bruce Turgon – bass, background vocals on 1-3
- Rick Wills – bass and background vocals on 4, 7–9, 11–16
- Robin Zander – background vocals on 1-3
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[5] | Gold | 100,000* |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[6] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[7] | Silver | 60,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[8] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Charts
Album – Billboard (United States)
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Pop Albums[9] | 123 |
Singles – Billboard (United States)[10]
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Soul Doctor" | Mainstream Rock | 5 |
References
- ^ Discography site Retrieved August 14, 2011
- ^ DeGagne, Mike. Foreigner: The Very Best...And Beyond at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ Allmusic review Retrieved August 14, 2011
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/Foreigner-Head-Games/release/9819044
- ^ "French album certifications – Foreigner – The Very Best of and Beyond" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('The Very Best of and Beyond')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
- ^ "British album certifications – Foreigner – The Very Best of and Beyond". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type The Very Best of and Beyond in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "American album certifications – Foreigner – The Very Best and Beyond". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ The Very Best and Beyond Charts Retrieved August 14, 2011
- ^ Singles on The Very Best and Beyond Retrieved August 14, 2011