Genre: AOR Rock
Disc release year: 2009
Disc manufacturer: US, EU, Japan and others
CD1 1977-1980, 58:37
01) A - Feels Like The First Time (single version) **** (1977) Original version from "Foreigner".
02) B - Woman, Oh Woman **** (1977) Nice tandem vocal.
03) A - Cold As Ice ***** (1977) Great one! No "Starrider" single?
04) B - I Need You ***** (1977) My favourite from the first album!
05) A - Long, Long Way From Home (single version) ***** (1977) Another great one!
06) B - The Damage Is Done ***** (1977) Nice attempt at early Pop success.
07) A - Hot-Blooded (single version) **** (1978) A bit chopped-up here. Original version on "Double Vision".
08) B - Tramontane **** (1978) Really nice instrumental!
09) A - Double Vision ***** (1978) Classic Rocker!
10) B - Lonely Children ***** (1978) Another great Rocker on one of their best singles!
11) A - Blue Morning, Blue Day ***** (1979) Nice one!
12) B - I Have Waited So Long **** (1979) A bit too Poppy, but worth a listen.
13) A - Love Has Taken Its Toll ***** (1979) This was the first actual single that I purchased from the band.
14) B - Spellbinder ***** (1979) Could have been a Hit in its own right!
15) A - Dirty White-Boy (single version) ***** (1979) I miss the scream at the end, but still a great tune.
16) B - Rev On The Red Line **** (1979) Nice lyrics!
17) A - Head Games ***** (1979) Twist of Cain to the brain!
18) B - Do What You Like ***** (1979) This is another that could have been the A-side!
19) A - Love On The Telephone ***** (1980) I love those synth-effects!
20) B-A - Women ***** (1980) Down right nasty!
21) B - The Modern Day **** (1980) Mick's best sung early stuff.
22) A - I'll Get Even With You ***** (1980) Try and find the King Biscuit Flower Hour version from 1980!
CD2 1980-1985, 1:09:26
01) B - Blinded By Science **** (1980) Somewhere under all of those synths and preaching is a nice ballad.
02) A - Urgent (single version) ***** (1981) Nice dance tune!
03) B - Girl On The Moon ***** (1981) Another coulda, woulda, shoulda song!
04) A - Waiting For A Girl Like You (single version) ***** (1981) Their first major Hit!
05) B - I'm Gonna Win ***** (1981) Excellent guitar work a la Mick Jones!
06) A - Juke Box Hero (single version) ***** (1981) Rock Wannabe Anthem, Numero Uno!
07) B - Night Life ***** (1981) Nice fast ride!
08) A - Break It Up ***** (1982) Tearjerker that rocks!
09) B - Head Games: live '82 **** (1982) OK live-version.
10) A - Luanne ***** (1982) Nifty little Rocker!
11) B - Hot-Blooded: live '82 **** (1982) Lengthy, controversial live rendition of their hottest track!
12) A - I Want To Know What Love Is ***** (1984) Their only number one, but who's counting?
13) B - Street Thunder (Marathon Theme) **** (1984) Another great instrumental!
14) A - That Was Yesterday (extended remix) ***** (1985) A great song at an even greater length; nice intro!
15) B - Two Different Worlds ***** (1985) A secret favourite of mine!
16) A - Reaction To Action (single version) **** (1985) Nice riff!
17) B - She's Too Tough **** (1985) A bit on the "Def Leppard" side, but rocks!
18) A-B - Growing Up The Hard Way **** (1985) Smooth rockin' storyteller!
CD3 1986-1989, 1:17:09
01) A - Down On Love (single version) **** (1986) Clichéd title, but a nice tune!
02) A - Lou Gramm - Midnight Blue ***** (1987) Lou's first solo Hit, but not his last! Eat your heart out, Mick!
03) B - Lou Gramm - Chain Of Love **** (1987) OK b-side!
04) A - Lou Gramm - Ready Or Not ***** (1987) Nice danceable riff!
05) B - Lou Gramm - Lover Come Back **** (1987) A bit on the melancholic side, but nice.
06) A - Lou Gramm - Lost In The Shadows (The Lost Boys) **** (1987) Lengthy soundtrack filler!
07) B - Lou Gramm - If I Didn't Have You ***** (1987) A rare better B-side!
08) A - Say You Will (extended version) **** (1987) A great tune, remixed and extended nearly beyond recognition!
09) B - A Night To Remember ***** (1987) A nice Rocker that borrows a bit from the "Long, Long Way From Home" riff!
10) A - I Don't Want To Live Without You (single version) ***** (1988) The band's best ballad, in my opinion.
11) B - Face To Face **** (1988) Nice, but no cigar.
12) A - Heart Turns To Stone (remix) ***** (1988) Nice video!
13) B - Counting Every Minute ***** (1988) There's a great riff buried in a middle of the road tune!
14) A - Mick Jones - Just Wanna Hold ***** (1989) The 2 Micks with a little help from their friends!
15) B - Mick Jones - You Are My Friend ***** (1989) Nice one that could have also been the A-side.
16) A - Mick Jones - Everything That Comes Around ***** (1989) A bit repititious, but right on!
17) B - Mick Jones - 4-Wheels Turnin' **** (1989) Nice jam with a unique vocal!
CD4 1989-1992, 1:19:06
01) A - Lou Gramm - Just Between You & Me ***** (1989) Great ohrwurm!
02) B - Lou Gramm - Tin Soldier ***** (1989) Nice tribute to Steve Marriott!
03) A - Lou Gramm - True Blue Love ***** (1989) Madonnaesque.
04) B - Lou Gramm - Warmest Rising Sun **** (1989) More memorable.
05) A - Lou Gramm - Hangin' On My Hip **** (1990) Nice riff from the "Navy Seals" soundtrack!
06) A - The Lou Gramm Band - One Dream ***** (1991) Even better riff from the "Highlander 2" soundtrack!
07) A - Lowdown And Dirty!! ***** (1991) Riffmeister Jones 101!
08) B - Flesh Wound **** (1991) Simple tune that rocks out!
09) B - No Hiding Place **** (1991) Another simple tune, but with some promising moments.
10) A - I'll Fight For You ***** (1991) Lengthy, but nice ballad!
11) B - Moment Of Truth ***** (1991) Another possible single!
12) A - Shadow King - I Want You ***** (1991) Not the best choice for first single, but a winner.
13) B - Shadow King - Anytime, Anywhere ***** (1991) Vivian Campbell riffing away!
14) A - Shadow King - Don't Even Know I'm Alive ***** (1991) Nice single-cover, and great tune!
15) B - Shadow King - This Heart Of Stone ***** (1991) Rivals the A-side!
16) A - With Heaven On Our Side ***** (1992) Another nice ballad!
17) B-A - Soul Doctor ***** (1992) The boys were back, indeed!
CD5 1993-2009, 1:11:17
01) A - Cold As Ice: live '78 ***** (1993) Nice live version with some nifty organ from Al Greenwood!
02) B - (Let Me Be Your) Love Maker: live '85 ***** (1993) Mick & Lou put on their Blues for us!
03) B - Not Fade Away: live '85 ***** (1993) Reminiscent of the "Stones" version.
04) B - Urgent: live '85 **** (1993) Lengthy live version of the dance Hit.
05) A - White Lie ***** (1994) Great comeback Hit!
06) B - Under The Gun **** (1994) Another nice Rocker!
07) A - Until The End Of Time ***** (1994) A nice ballad!
08) B - Hand On My Heart **** (1994) Bruce Turgon, Hit-Review!
09) A - Rain **** (1995) Not the best choice for single.
10) B - Crash And Burn **** (1995) Much sought after rarity!
11) A - All I Need To Know ***** (1995) Great single!
12) B - Running The Risk ***** (1995) Nice B-side equally accessible!
13) A - I Keep Hoping ***** (1995) Gospel choir similar to "I Want To Know What Love Is".
14) A - Juke Box Hero (rough acoustic version) **** (1999) Rough around the edges, but still a winner!
15) A - Double-Vision (rough acoustic version) **** (1999) Groovin' on the radio!
16) A - Waiting For A Girl Like You (undressed version) **** (1999) A unique version.
17) A - Dirty White-Boy (rough electric version) **** (1999) Groovable feasts amaze!
18) A - Fool For You, Anyway (rough acoustic version) **** (1999) The single that should have been in 1978!
19) A - Too Late ***** (2008) Our studio introduction to Kelly Hansen als Ersatzmann von Lou Gramm, und this one is also available on the new, "Can't Slow Down" 3CD-set!
Bonus Tracks, 14:55
01) A - The Lou Gramm Band - That's The Way God Planned It ***** (2009) Billy Preston cover done with ease!
02) B - The Lou Gramm Band - Single Vision ***** (2009) Nice message!
03) A - Nils Lofgren w/ Lou Gramm - I'll Arise ***** (1994) Nils Lofgren and Lou Gramm a-rising to the top!
04) B - Nils Lofgren w/ Lou Gramm - Dance Of Life ***** (1994) And, dancing the dance of life!
Foreigner – Complete Singles, As & Bs, 5 CD-Box-Set – 2009
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