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Foreigner’s legendary songwriting partners, Mick Jones and Lou Gramm, together propelled an arsenal of ten multi-platinum albums and multiple Top 30 hits.Universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world, the band is responsible for some of the greatest rock anthems of our time, including the worldwide No. 1 hit, "I Want To Know What Love Is," which today remains one of ...
- Lou Gramm
Foreigner’s legendary songwriting partners, Mick Jones and...
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He followed with a 1970 debut self-titled solo album, and...
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Wrote 33 top 40 hits; won six Grammys; sold 150 million...
- Lou Gramm
Foreigner's next album, Agent Provocateur, co-produced by Alex Sadkin, was released in December 1984 and in 1985 gave them their first and only No. 1 hit song in the US and several other countries (except for Canada where "Urgent" had reached No. 1) when "I Want to Know What Love Is", a ballad backed by Jennifer Holliday and the New Jersey Mass Choir, topped the charts in the US (both Hot 100 ...
Oct 12, 2016 · Mick Jones, founder, songwriter & lead guitarist for Foreigner, has been the band’s driving force since its inception 40 years ago. He recruited the band members, and he’s written or co-written all of the group’s hit songs. Foreigner is best known for their classic rock hits from the late ’70s and 1980s, including “Urgent,” “I ...
Mick Jones "I Want to Know What Love Is" was the first single released from Foreigner's album Agent Provocateur (1984). It is credited to Mick Jones, although former Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm asserts that he contributed to the song and should be credited to its creation, (somewhere between 5% according to Jones and 35% according to Gramm). Despite Gramm's claims, Foreigner's then-bassist ...
Jan 17, 2024 · That song would become a pivotal one for Foreigner. The first single from 1981’s unit-shifting juggernaut 4 , it helped revitalise the band after a shaky couple of years. The track’s electronic heartbeat, jabbing saxophone and power-dressed production didn’t just reinvent the AngloAmerican group for the new decade, it also helped usher in one of the signature sounds of the 1980s.
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Feb 2, 2022 · The release of I Want To Know What Love Is, at the end of 1984. confirmed that, for better or worse, this most personal of late-night confessionals had a meaning that struck a universal chord. “It was No.1 worldwide,” Jones says, “and I doubt there are many people who haven’t heard it. It was played on the radio all around the world.
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Jul 14, 2021 · Classic Rock. How I wrote Cold As Ice, by Foreigner's Mick Jones. By Paul Brannigan. ( Classic Rock ) published 14 July 2021. Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones on the bad girl-critiquing AOR smash hit Cold As Ice, much loved by beer advertisers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
