STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - FOREIGNER - 4

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Good morning Tuesday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 70th Birthday of British drummer and sculptor Dennis Elliot, best known for his work with New York based rock band, Foreigner. Happy Birthday Dennis ! To mark the occasion, we spotlight Foreigner's 4th studio recording, conveniently called 4. 4 was released July 2, 1981 on the Atlantic label and produced by Mick Jones and Robert John "Mutt" Lange. It peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200 and has been certified 7X Platinum. Over half the album, 6 out of 10 tracks were released as singles, as noted (*) below :

1. "Night Life" 3:48 (*) #14 Mainstream Rock

2. "Juke Box Hero" 4:18 (*) #26 Hot 100, #3 Mainstream Rock

3. "Break It Up" 4:11 (*)#26 Hot 100

4. "Waiting for a Girl Like You" 4:49 (*) #5 Adult Contemporary, #2 Hot 100, #1 Mainstream Rock

5. "Luanne" 3:25 (*) #75 Hot 100

6. "Urgent" 4:29 (*) #32 Club Play, #4 Hot 100, #1 Mainstream Rock

7. "I'm Gonna Win" 4:51

8. "Woman in Black" 4:42

9. "Girl on the Moon" 3:49

10. "Don't Let Go" 3:58

Foreigner :

Lou Gramm – lead vocals, percussion

Mick Jones – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards

Rick Wills – bass guitar, backing vocals

Dennis Elliott – drums, backing vocals

With :

Hugh McCracken – slide guitar (9)
Thomas Dolby – main synthesizers
Larry Fast – sequential synthesizer (2, 3, 10)
Bob Mayo – keyboard textures (3, 4)
Michael Fonfara – keyboard textures (6, 9)
Mark Rivera – saxophone (3, 6), backing vocals
Junior Walker – saxophone solo (6)
Ian Lloyd – backing vocals
Robert John "Mutt" Lange – backing vocals

Produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Mick Jones
Recorded and engineered by Dave Wittman (chief engineer) and Tony Platt (basic tracks).
Second engineer – Brad Samuelsohn
Assistant engineers – Edwin Hobgood and Michel Sauvage
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
Art Direction – Bob Defrin
Design – Hipgnosis
Management – Bud Prager