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It was the summer of 77 when I first heard Foreigner's first album "Foreigner", I was in high school. This was one of the few albums that I liked all the songs. I thought this album really rocks. I remember inserting my eight track tape of "Foreigner" in my car player and just cruising through the streets of LA singing along to "Headknocker" and listening to the other song likes; "Feel Like the First Time" , "Cold As Ice" and "Long, Long Way from Home".

As a teen, I was a big Foreigner fan, just waiting for their next album and I always wondered who is this group "Foreigner"?

The band "Foreigner" was formed in 1976 by veteran British rock singer Mick Jones. He met with Lou Gramm, Ian Mc Donald, Al Greenwood, Dennis Elliott and Ed Gagliardi. Jones thought of the name Foreigner" because of himself, Mc Donald and Elliot were British and other band members Gramm, Gagliardi, Greenwood were from the United States. In 1977, the first album "Foreigner" was a huge success for the band. The album sold over four million copies in the United States. Also the album was in the top twenty for a year with hits such as "Cold as Ice', Feels Like The First Time" and "Long Long Way From Home" In 1978, the next album "Double Vision" even sold more than their first album, selling five million copies, with song like "Double Vision" and "Hot Blood". Their third album would be "Head Games" which had songs such as " Dirty White Boys" and "Head Games" All of their albums would go Platinum in the seventies. There would be some changes in the eighties with the Foreigner's band members and their music.

In 1980, Al Greenwood and Ed Gagliardi would depart from Foreigner and would join a band named "S.P.Y.S". Rick Willis would replace Ed Gagliardi to join Foreigner to play bass on the next album "4". This 1981 album would include "Jukebox Hero" a soft rock balled called "Waiting For a Girl Like You" and "Urgent" a song which featured legendary Motown Junior Walker with his roaring sax solo. The album "4" was produced by Mutt Lange, which some months early produced AC/DC 1980 classic album "Back in Black". In 1982, Foreigner next album was "Records" this would be a compilation of their top ten hits from their early albums. In December 1984, the group's next album " Agent Provocateur" their biggest hit from the album would be "Want to Know What Love Is" which would reach number one on the charts. The group ventured into a gospel-inspired ballad with "Want to Know What Love Is" this

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