The Very Best ... and Beyond is a greatest hits album by the British-American rock band Foreigner released on 22 September 1992 by Atlantic Records.[4] The collection spans the band's history from 1977 through 1987, and includes three new tracks recorded in 1992. The compilation skips over the period in the early 1990s when original lead singer Lou Gramm had left the band, omitting any songs from the 1991 album Unusual Heat.
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| Released | September 22, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1977–1992 | |||
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| Length | 73:10 | |||
| Label | Atlantic[2] | |||
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| Foreigner chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Very Best ... and Beyond | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Soul Doctor" | Mick Jones, Lou Gramm | Newly released, 1992 | 4:51 |
| 2. | "Prisoner of Love" | Jones, Gramm | Newly released | 5:15 |
| 3. | "With Heaven on Our Side" | Jones, Gramm, Johnny Edwards, Parthenon Huxley, Steve Schiff | Newly released | 5:16 |
| 4. | "Juke Box Hero" | Gramm, Jones | 4, 1981 | 4:19 |
| 5. | "Hot Blooded" | Gramm, Jones | Double Vision, 1978 | 4:24 |
| 6. | "Cold as Ice" | Jones, Gramm | Foreigner, 1977 | 3:20 |
| 7. | "Head Games" | Gramm, Jones | Head Games, 1979 | 3:37 [5] |
| 8. | "Waiting for a Girl Like You" | Jones, Gramm | 4 | 4:50 |
| 9. | "Urgent" | Jones | 4 | 4:29 |
| 10. | "Double Vision" | Jones, Gramm | Double Vision | 3:43 |
| 11. | "I Want to Know What Love Is" | Jones | Agent Provocateur, 1984 | 5:03 |
| 12. | "Say You Will" | Jones, Gramm | Inside Information, 1987 | 4:11 |
| 13. | "That Was Yesterday" | Jones, Gramm | Agent Provocateur | 3:46 |
| 14. | "I Don't Want to Live Without You" | Jones | Inside Information | 4:53 |
| 15. | "Rev on the Red Line" | Al Greenwood, Gramm | Head Games | 3:34 |
| 16. | "Dirty White Boy" | Jones, Gramm | Head Games | 3:38 |
| 17. | "Feels Like the First Time" | Jones | Foreigner | 3:51 |
| Total length: | 73:10 | |||
Personnel
edit- Lou Gramm – vocals, percussion
- Mick Jones – guitars, acoustic guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, background vocals
- Ed Gagliardi – bass and background vocals on 5–6, 10, 17
- Rick Wills – bass and background vocals on 4, 7–9, 11–16
- Bruce Turgon – bass, background vocals on 1-3
- Ian McDonald – guitar, horn, keyboards, background vocals on 5–7, 10, 15–17
- Al Greenwood – synthesizer, keyboards on 5–7, 10, 15–17
- Jeff Jacobs – synthesizer, keyboards, background vocals on 1-3
- Dennis Elliott – drums on 4–17
- Mark Schulman – drums, background vocals on 1-3
- Robin Zander – background vocals on 1-3
Charts
edit| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 185 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 34 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] | 2 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[9] | 13 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 23 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] | 98 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] | 49 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] | 20 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[14] | 19 |
| US Billboard 200[15] | 123 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[16] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[17] | Gold | 100,000* |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[18] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[19] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[20] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Blender Staff (May 2003). "500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die!". Blender. New York: Dennis Publishing Ltd. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ Discography site Retrieved August 14, 2011
- ^ DeGagne, Mike. Foreigner: The Very Best...And Beyond at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ Allmusic review Retrieved August 14, 2011
- ^ "Foreigner – Head Games (1979, Vinyl)". Discogs.
- ^ "Foreigner ARIA chart history". ARIA. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Foreigner – The Very Best Of Foreigner" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Foreigner – The Very Best Of Foreigner" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Foreigner – The Very Best Of Foreigner" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Foreigner – The Very Best... And Beyond". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Foreigner – The Very Best Of Foreigner". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Foreigner Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ "French album certifications – Foreigner – The Very Best of" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('The Very Best of and Beyond')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
- ^ "British album certifications – Foreigner – The Very Best of and Beyond". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Foreigner – The Very Best and Beyond". Recording Industry Association of America.