''Mr. Moonlight'' is the eighth studio album by British-American rock band Foreigner, released by Arista Records in Europe on 24 October and by BMG Entertainment in Japan on 23 November 1994. In the United States and Canada, it appeared in early 1995 on the Rhythm Safari label. Recorded at seven different studios across the States, the album was produced by Mick Jones,

Lou Gramm Lou Gramm (born Louis Andrew Grammatico; 2 May 1950) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for being the lead singer of the rock band Foreigner from 1977 to 1990 and 1992 to 2003 during which time the band had numerous successful albu ...

, and Mike Stone, with an additional production by Phil and Joe Nicolo. It was Foreigner's last studio release until ''

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'' (2009). The album was the first since ''

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'' (1987) and the last to feature original lead singer

. Prior to starting work on ''Mr. Moonlight'', he was the lead vocalist on three newly recorded tracks from Foreigner's compilation '' The Very Best ... and Beyond'' (1992). ''Mr. Moonlight'' was also the first album in fifteen years without bass guitarist

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, who joined the band in 1979, and drummer

Dennis Elliott Dennis Leslie Elliott (born 18 August 1950, in Peckham, London) is a British musician and artist, who was the original drummer for the rock band, Foreigner. He played with the band from 1976 until leaving between 1991 and 1993. He went on to ...

, who was a founding member. Though it was intended to be a comeback release, ''Mr. Moonlight'' was a commercial disappointment, only peaking at number 136 in the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, and ranked as Foreigner's worst-selling studio album.

Track listing

Personnel

Foreigner * Mick Jones – guitars, acoustic piano, backing vocals *

– lead vocals, backing vocals, percussion * Jeff Jacobs – acoustic piano, organ, keyboards, backing vocals *

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– bass, backing vocals * Mark Schulman – drums, backing vocals Additional musicians * Ian Lloyd – backing vocals *

Tawatha Agee Tawatha Agee (born November 14, 1954) is an American backing vocalist and songwriter. Her voice has been described in ''The New York Times'' as an "acrobatic, gospel-charged soprano." She was the lead singer of funk and soul band Mtume; her soulf ...

– backing vocals (on "I Keep Hoping") *

Robin Clark Robin Clark is an American vocalist known for her work as a vocalist on David Bowie's 1975 album ''Young Americans'' and Simple Minds' 1985 album ''Once Upon a Time''. Clark was born in New York. In 1966, when Clark was 16, she and future s ...

– backing vocals (on "I Keep Hoping") *

Paulette McWilliams Paulette McWilliams is an American singer and songwriter. She began her career singing with the bands The American Breed and Rufus, and has appeared as a backing vocalist on recordings and on tour for numerous artists. She worked with Marvin Ga ...

– backing vocals (on "I Keep Hoping") *

Duane Eddy Duane Eddy (born April 26, 1938) is an American rock and roll guitarist. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had a string of hit records produced by Lee Hazlewood, which were noted for their characteristically "twangy" sound, including " Rebel ...

– lead guitar (on "Until the End of Time") * Billy Bremner – additional guitars (on "All I Need to Know") * Randy Cantor – keyboards and additional guitars (on "White Lie" and "Rain") * Luis Enriques – percussion (on "Real World" and "Running the Risk") * Scott Gilman – saxophone, recorder, backing vocals Production * Mick Jones – producer * Lou Gramm – producer * Mike Stone – producer, engineer, mixing (at Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, and Soundtrack Studios in New York, New York) * Phil and Joe Nicolo – additional production, mixing ("White Lie" and "Rain", at Studio 4 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) * David Bianco – mixing ("Real World") * Mark Stebbeds – mixing ("Big Dog", at Track Record Studios in North Hollywood, California) *

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– mastering (at Sterling Studios in New York, New York) *

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– photography * John Pitter – illustrations * Red Herring Design – design

Charts

References

External links

The Official Foreigner Website
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