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© Miroslav Jurčeka (1989-2022)

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New York, USA
* 2/1976

Line-Up:

Kelly Hansen - voc
Mick Jones - g,kb,voc
Luis Maldonado - g
Jeff Pilson - bg
Jason Sutter - ds
Michael Bluestein - kb

Former Members:

Lou Gramm (voc, 2/76-87, 1993-2003); Ian Lloyd (voc); Johnny Edwards (voc, 1990-92)

Ian MacDonald (g,kb, 2/76-10/80); Tom Gimbel (g,sax, cca 11/10-2021)

Ed Gagliardi (bg,voc, 2/76-79); Kenny Aaronson (bg); Rick Wills (bg, voc, 1979-?); Bruce Turgon (bg, cca 1994)

Al Greenwood (kb, 2/76-10/80); Jeff Jacobs (kb, cca 1994)

Dennis Elliott (ds, 2/76-1993); Mark Schulman (ds, cca 1994); Jason Bonham (ds, cca 6/07-8/08), Brian Tichy (ds)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Foreigner	22.04.1977	WEA			3
2.	Double Vision produced by: Keith Olsen/Mick Jones/Ian McDonald	30.06.1978	Atlantic		32	3
3.	Head Games produced by: Roy Thomas Baker	21.09.1979	Atlantic			5
4.	4 produced by: Thomas Dolby/Robert "Mutt" Lange	7/1981	Atlantic		5	1
5.	Records	11/1982	Atlantic		58	10
6.	Agent Provocateur	12/1984	Atlantic		1	4
7.	Inside Information	12/1987	Atlantic		64	15
8.	Unusual Heat produced by: Terry Thomas	7/1991	Atlantic		56	117
9.	The Very Best ... And Beyond	4/1992	Atlantic		19	123
10.	Classic Hits Live	11/1993	Atlantic
11.	Mr. Moonlight	31.10.1994	Arista		59	136
12.	I Want To Know - The Best Of Ballads	9/1998	Warner Music
13.	Jukebox Heroes: The Foreigner Anthology (2CD)	15.08.2000	Rhino			129
14.	Complete Greatest Hits	07.05.2002	Rhino			80
15.	The Definitive	6/2005			33
16.	Essentials	04.10.2005	WEA
17.	No End in Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner (2CD)	15.07.2008	Rhino			132
18.	Foreigner	13.01.2009	Madacy
19.	Can't Slow Down	29.09.2009	Wal-Mart. 3CD			29
20.	The Very Best Of Chicago & Foreigner & Chicago (2CD)	22.10.2010	Rhino
21.	Extended Versions produced by: Jeff Pilson	2/2011				88
22.	Extended Versions II	26.04.2011	Sony/BMG
23.	Feels Like The First Time (2CD)	13.09.2011	Razor & Tie			45
24.	Alive & Rockin'	29.05.2012	Eagle
25.	I Want to Know What Love Is - The Ballads	03.02.2014	earMusic
26.	The Soundtrack Of Summer: The Very Best Of Foreigner & Styx & Styx	5/2014				69
27.	Hits Unplugged	27.05.2014	BMG
28.	An Acoustic Evening with Foreigner	08.07.2014	Earmusic
29.	The Complete Atlantic Studio Albums 1977-1991	13.10.2014	Rhino
30.	The Best Of Foreigner 4 & More	16.12.2014	BMG			162
31.	California Jam, Vol. 2: 1978	04.03.2016	All Access
32.	Records	7/2016				147
33.	40: Forty Hits From Forty Years - 1977-2017 (2CD)	19.05.2017	Rhino		79	106
34.	Foreigner With the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus	5/2018	edel
35.	Double Vision - 40: Then And Now - Live Reloaded	11/2019	edel
36.	Turning Back The Time	04.10.2024	Rhino

Lou Gramm:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Mystic Foreigner (reissued 16.6.1997, Institute Of Art/Rough Trade)	1975
2.	Ready Or Not	1/1987	Atlantic			27
3.	Long Hard Look	1/1990	Atlantic			85
4.	The Lou Gramm Band	02.06.2009	Spectra

Mick Jones:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Mick Jones	8/1989	Atlantic

Bruce Turgon:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Outside Looking In	21.02.2006

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Feels Like The First Time / Woman Oh Woman	26.03.1977	WEA	39	4
2.	Cold As Ice / I Need You	29.07.1977	Atlantic	10	6
3.	Long, Long Way From Home / The Damage Is Done	12/1977	Atlantic		20
4.	Long, Long Way From Home / Feels Like The First Time / Cold As Ice (v GB)	4/1978	Atlantic
5.	Hot Blooded / Tramontane	6/1978	Atlantic	42	3
6.	Double Vision / Lonely Children	9/1978	Atlantic		2
7.	Blue Morning, Blue Day / I Have Waited So Long	12/1978	Atlantic	19	15
8.	Dirty White Boy / Rev On The Red Line	9/1979	Atlantic		12
9.	Head Games / Do What You Like	11/1979	Atlantic		14
10.	Women / The Modern Day	2/1980	Atlantic		41
11.	I'll Get Even With You / Blinded By Science	05.09.1980	Atlantic
12.	Urgent / Girl On The Moon	6/1981	Atlantic	54	4
13.	Juke Box Hero / I'm Gonna Win	9/1981	Atlantic	48	26
14.	Waiting For A Girl Like You / I'm Gonna Win	9/1981	Atlantic		2
15.	Waiting For A Girl Like You / Feels Like The First Time / Cold As Ice	20.11.1981	Atlantic	8
16.	Don't Let Go / Fool For You Anyway	3/1982	Atlantic
17.	Break It Up / Luanne	4/1982	Atlantic		26
18.	Urgent / Head Games (live)	23.04.1982	Atlantic	24
19.	Luanne / Fool For You Anyway	7/1982	Atlantic		75
20.	I Want To Know What Love Is / Street Thunder	11/1984	Atlantic	1	1
21.	That Was Yesterday (remix) / Two Different Worlds	3/1985	Atlantic	23	12
22.	Reaction To Action / She's Too Tough	5/1985	Atlantic		54
23.	Cold As Ice (remix) / Reaction To Action 12" + Head Games (live) 7"(2) + Hot Blooded (live)	6/1985	Atlantic	64
24.	Down On Love / Growing Up The Hard Way	8/1985	Atlantic		54
25.	Say You Will / A Night To Remember 12",CD + Hot Blooded (live)	11/1987	Atlantic	71	6
26.	I Don't Want To Live Without You / Face To Face CD + Urgent	3/1988	Atlantic	91	5
27.	Heart Turns To Stone / Counting Every Minute	7/1988	Atlantic		56
28.	Lowdown And Dirty / Flesh Wound 12",CD + No Hiding Place	6/1991	Atlantic
29.	I'll Fight For You / Moment Of Truth 12",CD + Dirty White Boy (live)	8/1991	Atlantic
30.	Waiting For A Girl Like You / Cold As Ice 12",CD + That Was Yesterday / Feels Like The First Time	06.04.1992	Atlantic
31.	White Lie / Under The Gun	10/1994	Arista	58
32.	Until The End Of Time / Hand On My Heart	3/1995	Generama/Rhythm Safari		42
33.	Rain	10/1995
34.	The Flame Still Burns	18.11.2016	Rhino

Lou Gramm:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Midnight Blue	1/1987	Atlantic	82	5
2.	Ready Or Not	4/1987			54
3.	Just Between You And Me	10/1989	Atlantic		6
4.	True Blue Love	2/1990	Atlantic		40

Mick Jones:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Just Wanna Hold / You Are My Friend (v USA)	11/1988	Atlantic
2.	Everything That Comes Around / The Wrong Side Of Law	1/1989	Atlantic

Videos:

1. The Very Best Of Foreigner - 1992
2. Feels Like The Very First Time - 6/2003, Warner Music, 59 min
3. Feels Like The First Time - 13.09.2011, Razor & Tie, live

Movies:

1. Double Vision: Then And Now (19.7.2019, live)

Bibliography:

Lou Gramm: Juke Box Hero: My Five Decades in Rock 'N' Roll (4/2013, autobiography)

Awards:

2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

Various:

Compilation Appearances:

"Hot Blooded" on compilation "Mullet Rock" (4.3.03, Epic/Legacy)

Dennis Elliott:

appeared on the LP:

Ian Hunter: Ian Hunter (28.3.75, CBS)
Mick Jones: Mick Jones (1989, WEA)

Rick Wills:

appeared on the LP:

Roxy Music: Viva! Roxy Music (2.7.76, Island)
Sutherland Brothers And Quiver: Down To Earth (2.9.77, CBS)
David Gilmour: David Gilmour (25.5.78, Harvest)
Mick Jones: Mick Jones (1989, WEA)

Bruce Turgon:

appeared on the LP:

Lou Gramm: Ready Or Not (1/87, WEA)

Lou Gramm:

appeared on the LP:

Nils Lofgren: Every Breath (10/94, Rykodisc)
Ian McDonald: Drivers Eyes (10/99, Camino)

Awards:

2013 Songwriting Hall of Fame

Johnny Edwards:

appeared on the LP:

Ronnie Montrose: Mean (5/87, Enigma)

Mark Schulman:

appeared on the LP:

Simple Minds: Good News From The Next World (1/95, Virgin)

Mick Jones (2)

2013 Songwriting Hall of Fame

Press References:

Bang!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1994	1	12.01.1994	4	Big Bang!
1994	39	09.11.1994	11		album review
1994	41	23.11.1994	35		interview
Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1997	23	12.05.1997	87	Hard & Heavy Masters
Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1982	3		76		album review
1989	3		71	Metalový pravěk
1992	2		33	Recenze	album review
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1977	17	23.04.1977	5
1977	23	04.06.1977	23	Albums	album review
1977	30	23.07.1977	35		interview
1977	33	13.08.1977	18	Singles	single review
1980	10	08.03.1980	23	Singles	single review
1980	30	06.09.1980	12	Single File	single review
1980	36	18.10.1980	6	US News
1981	30	25.07.1981	21	Albums	album review
1981	30	25.07.1981	23	Singles	single review
1981	40	03.10.1981	23	Singles	single review
1982	13	27.03.1982	39	Datelines
1982	20	15.05.1982	16	Singles	single review
1982	20	15.05.1982	33	Caught In The Act	gig review
1992	15	11.04.1992	27	Singles	single review
1996	17	27.04.1996	56		single review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1991	18	13.09.1991	6	Dopisy	discography
1991	20	11.10.1991	28	Recenze	album review
1993	15	09.08.1993	30	Live	gig review
1994	15	02.08.1994	7	Galerie
1995	2	31.01.1995	20		interview
2000	7		15	Pelmel
2003	8		84	DVD
2007	11		94	Classic Rock	album review