This rather impressive feat was due, in no small part, to the strength of the two Top Ten singles that were released from the album-"Cold as Ice" and "Feels Like the First Time." The success of the album Foreigner earned the band a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist of 1977. The album sold in excess of four million copies in America alone and remained on the Billboard Top Twenty for one year. Their self-titled debut album was released on Atlantic in 1977.
The original lineup came into being with the addition of Dennis Elliott on drums, Al Greenwood on keyboards and synthesizers, and Ed Gagliardi on bass. met ex-King Crimson multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald at a recording session for Ian Lloyd, former lead singer of the Stories." A few months later, Jones and McDonald created the band Foreigner when they hooked up with four then unknown musicians including lead vocalist Lou Gramm who was the founder and lead singer with the band Black Sheep. All of these accomplishments were achieved despite the fact that many music critics derided Foreigner as "formulaic" in their mass-market appeal and solely concerned with the creation of nondescript, crassly commercial arena rock.Īccording to the unofficial Foreigner Inside Information website, the band came into existence in early 1976 when "British journeyman rocker Mick Jones. Some of the many artists who have opened for Foreigner over the globe throughout the years have included Bryan Adams, the Cars, Cheap Trick, the Ramones, and Billy Squier. In the United States alone, the band's sales have exceeded 30 million albums and singles.ĭuring Foreigner's worldwide tour for their highly successful and most popular album 4, both Robert Plant and Jimmy Page-formerly of Led Zeppelin-joined Foreigner on stage in Germany, while singer Sheryl Crow provided some backup vocals on new songs recorded for Foreigner's Very Best. Since their inception in 1976, the Anglo-American band Foreigner has established itself as one of the premiere rock groups to have emerged from the late 1970s music scene. Addresses: Record company-Atlantic, 75 Rockerfeller Plaza, New York, NY 10019. Members include Johnny Edwards (joined group, 1991, left group, 1992), vocals Dennis Elliott (born August 18, 1950, London England, left group, 1992), drums Ed Gagliardi (born February 13, 1952, left group, 1979), bass Lou Gramm (born May 2, 1950, Rochester, NY, left group 1988, rejoined group, 1992), vocals Al Greenwood (born October 20, 1951, New York, NY, left group, 1980), keyboards Jeff Jacobs (joined group, 1993), bass Mick Jones (born December 27, 1944, London, England), guitar and vocals Ian McDonald (born June 25, 1946, London, England, left group 1980), flute, reeds, keyboards, guitar, and vocals Mark Schluman (joined group, 1993, left group 1995), drums Bruce Turgon (born April 25, 1952, joined group, 1993), bass Ron Wikso (born November 18, 1959, joined group, 1995), drums Rick Willis (joined group, 1979, left group 1992), bass.
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