The Very Best ... and Beyond
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[4] 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.
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| Released | September 22, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1977-1992 | |||
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| Length | 73:10 | |||
| Label | Atlantic[2] | |||
| 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 | |||
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| Singles from The Very Best ... and Beyond | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 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 [5] |
| 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
- Lou Gramm – vocals, percussion
- Mick Jones – guitars, acoustic guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, background vocals
- Ed Gagliardi – bass and background vocals on 5–6, 10, 17
- Rick Wills – bass and background vocals on 4, 7–9, 11–16
- Bruce Turgon – bass, background vocals on 1-3
- Ian McDonald – guitar, horn, keyboards, background vocals on 5–7, 10, 15–17
- Al Greenwood – synthesizer, keyboards on 5–7, 10, 15–17
- Jeff Jacobs – synthesizer, keyboards, background vocals on 1-3
- Dennis Elliott – drums on 4–17
- Mark Schulman – drums, background vocals on 1-3
- Robin Zander – background vocals on 1-3
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Pop Albums[6] | 123 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[7] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[8] | Gold | 100,000* |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[9] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[11] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- Blender Staff (May 2003). "500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die!". Blender. New York: Dennis Publishing Ltd. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- 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
- "Foreigner – Head Games (1979, Vinyl)". Discogs.
- The Very Best and Beyond Charts Retrieved August 14, 2011
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- "French album certifications – Foreigner – The Very Best of" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Foreigner; 'The Very Best of and Beyond')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
- "British album certifications – Foreigner – The Very Best of and Beyond". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- "American album certifications – Foreigner – The Very Best and Beyond". Recording Industry Association of America.
External links
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