4 (Foreigner album)
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4 is the fourth album by American rock band Foreigner, released in 1981. Several singles from the album were successful, including "Urgent," "Waiting For A Girl Like You," and "Juke Box Hero."
The album marked the completion of the band's shift to hard rock, begun in Head Games. Half of the original lineup - Ian McDonald, Al Greenwood, and Ed Gagliardi - had left before the recording of 4. As a result, all of the songs on the album are compositions by Mick Jones and/or Lou Gramm. McDonald and Greenwood had played saxophone and keyboards, respectively, and so several session musicians were needed to replace their contributions, among them Junior Walker, whose sax solo in the bridge of "Urgent" is a high point of the album, and a young Thomas Dolby, who would later have a successful solo career.
Track listing
all songs written by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones, except where noted
- "Night Life" - 3:11
- "Juke Box Hero" - 4:29
- "Break It Up" (Jones) - 3:48
- "Waiting For A Girl Like You" - 4:11
- "Luanne" - 3:48
- "Urgent" (Jones) - 4:51
- "I'm Gonna Win" (Jones) - 4:18
- "Woman in Black" (Jones) - 4:42
- "Girl on the Moon" - 3:49
- "Don't Let Go" - 4:49
- "Juke Box Hero ["nearly unplugged" version*]" - 3:06
- "Waiting for a Girl Like You" ["nearly unplugged" version*]" - 2:50
Personnel
- Dennis Elliott - drums, vocals, background vocals
- Lou Gramm - percussion, vocals
- Mick Jones - guitar, keyboard, vocals, background vocals
- Ian Lloyd - vocals
- Rick Wills - bass, background vocals
- Thomas Dolby - synthesizer
- Larry Fast - synthesizer
- Michael Fonfara - keyboard
- Robert John "Mutt" Lange - vocals
- Bob Mayo - keyboard
- Hugh McCracken - guitar
- Mark Rivera - saxophone, vocals
- Junior Walker - saxophone
Production
- Producer: Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Pop Albums | 1 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "Juke Box Hero" | Mainstream Rock | 3 |
| 1981 | "Night Life" | Mainstream Rock | 14 |
| 1981 | "Urgent" | Club Play Singles | 32 |
| 1981 | "Urgent" | Mainstream Rock | 1 |
| 1981 | "Urgent" | Pop Singles | 4 |
| 1981 | "Waiting For A Girl Like You" | Adult Contemporary | 5 |
| 1981 | "Waiting For A Girl Like You" | Mainstream Rock | 1 |
| 1981 | "Waiting For A Girl Like You" | Pop Singles | 2 |
| 1982 | "Break It Up" | Pop Singles | 26 |
| 1982 | "Juke Box Hero" | Pop Singles | 26 |
| 1982 | "Luanne" | Pop Singles | 75 |
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