STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - FOREIGNER - RECORDS

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Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today joyfully celebrate the 75 Birthday of British musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, Mick Jones of Foreigner, not to be confused with Mick Jones of The Clash. Happy Birthday Mick ! With him in mind, we spotlight the band's first compilation album, Records was released November 29, 1982 on the Atlantic label and produced by Roy Thomas Baker, Mick Jones, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Gary Lyons, Ian McDonald, Keith Olsen, and John Sinclair. It peaked at #58 in the UK, #26 in Australia, #22 in Germany, and #10 in the US, where it has also been certified 7X Platinum. The front cover is made to look like one of those table jukeboxes with only Foreigner songs as selections.

1. "Cold as Ice" 3:19

2. "Double Vision" 3:29

3. "Head Games" 3:37

4. "Waiting for a Girl Like You" 4:35

5. "Feels Like the First Time" Jones 3:28

6. "Urgent" Jones 3:57

7. "Dirty White Boy" 3:13

8. "Juke Box Hero" 4:03

9. "Long, Long Way From Home" Gramm, Jones, Ian McDonald 2:47

10. "Hot Blooded (Live)" 6:55

Lou Gramm - lead vocals, percussion

Mick Jones - acoustic guitar, bass, guitar, piano, keyboard, background vocals, Fender Rhodes

Ian McDonald - guitar, horn, keyboard, background vocals (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 9)

Al Greenwood - synthesizer, keyboard (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 9)

Ed Gagliardi - bass, background vocals (tracks 1, 2, 5, and 9)

Rick Wills - bass, background vocals (tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8)

Dennis Elliott - drums

With :

Thomas Dolby - main synthesizer (tracks 4, 6 and 8)

Larry Fast - synthesizer (track 8)

Michael Fonfara - keyboard (track 6)

Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Ian Lloyd - background vocals (tracks 4, 6, and 8)

Bob Mayo - guitar, keyboard textures, and background vocals (track 4)

Mark Rivera - saxophone, background vocals (track 6 & 9), clavinet (track 9)

Junior Walker - tenor saxophone (track 6)

Production :

Producer: Roy Thomas Baker, Mick Jones, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Gary Lyons, Ian McDonald, Keith Olsen, John Sinclair

Engineers: Jimmy Douglass, Dave Wittman, Geoff Workman

Remastering: Ted Jensen

Art direction: Lynn Dreese Breslin, Bob Defrin

Design: Lynn Dreese Breslin, Bob Defrin

Photography: Allen Levine, Frank Moscati