Foreigner Head Games CD

Expanded & remastered reissue of their 1979 release. Features the previously unreleased bonus track 'Zalia'. Includes new liner notes written by Jerry McCulley. 2002.

Foreigner: Lou Gramm (vocals); Mick Jones (guitar, piano); Ian McDonald (guitar, keyboards); Al Greenwood (keyboards, synthesizers); Rick Willis (bass); Dennis Elliott (drums).
Producers: Roy Thomas Baker, Mick Jones, Ian McDonald.
Recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York, New York. Includes liner notes by Jerry McCulley.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Personnel: Mick Jones (vocals, guitar, piano); Ian McDonald (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Lou Gramm, Rick Wills (vocals); Al Greenwood (keyboards, synthesizer).
Audio Remasterer: Dan Hersch.
Liner Note Author: Jerry McCulley.
Recording information: Atlantic Studios, New York, NY; Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, CA.
Photographer: David Alexander .
Foreigner continued its platinum winning streak on Head Games, the band's third album. By the time Head Games was released, FM radio had fully embraced bands like Foreigner, Journey, and Boston, whose slick hard rock was tough enough to appeal to suburban teens, but smooth enough to be non-threatening to their parents. Tailor-made for the airwaves, "Dirty White Boy" and "Head Games" kept Foreigner at the top of the arena rock heap as the decade came to a close; and the supergroup's successes would continue well into the '80s. ~ Andy Hinds
Although Foreigner's third album, 1979's HEAD GAMES, didn't spawn the radio mega-hits that the band's two albums had (1977's self-titled debut and 1978's DOUBLE VISION), it still managed to keep the band's multi-platinum album string in tact. Foreigner managed to survive its first lineup change prior to the album's recording (bassist Ed Gagliardi was replaced by Rick Wills), and churned out another spirited set of arena rock, including gems like "Love on the Telephone," "Dirty White Boy," "The Modern Day," and the title track. HEAD GAMES showed that Foreigner would have no problem retaining its audience as the '80s were ushered in, something that not all '70s rock superstars were able to accomplish.
Foreigner continues their platinum winning streak on Head Games, the band's third album. By the time Head Games was released, FM radio had fully embraced bands like Foreigner, Journey, and Boston, whose slick hard rock was tough enough to appeal to suburban teens, but smooth enough to be non-threatening to their parents. Tailor-made for the airwaves, "Dirty White Boy" and "Head Games" kept Foreigner at the top of the arena rock heap as the decade came to a close, and the supergroup's successes would continue well into the '80s. [The 2002 reissue featured remastered sound and added one bonus track: "Zalia."] ~ Andy Hinds