The Definitive Collection is a double-disc
compilation album by the band
Foreigner, released in 2006 on Atlantic/Rhino Records.
Track listing
All songs are written by
Mick Jones and
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 performed by Foreigner, except where noted.
Disc 1
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Feels Like the First Time
"Feels Like the First Time" is the debut single by British-American rock band Foreigner. It was written by Mick Jones and released in 1977 from the band's eponymous debut album. It reached No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.
Background
Jones ...
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Long, Long Way from Home
"Long, Long Way from Home" is a song written by Mick Jones (Foreigner guitarist), Mick Jones, Lou Gramm & Ian McDonald (musician), Ian McDonald that was initially released on Foreigner (band), Foreigner's Foreigner (Foreigner album), debut album. ...
" (Jones, Gramm,
Ian McDonald)
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Cold as Ice"
# "Headknocker"
# "Starrider" (
Al Greenwood, Jones)
# "At War with the World" (Jones)
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Double Vision
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Blue Morning, Blue Day
"Blue Morning, Blue Day" is a song written by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones that was first released as the third single on Foreigner's second album, ''Double Vision'', reaching #15 on the Hot 100, the band's sixth top 40 single in two years, and #45 ...
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Hot Blooded
"Hot Blooded" is a song by the British-American rock band Foreigner, from their second studio album ''Double Vision''. It was released as a single in June 1978 and reached #3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart that September. The single was a ...
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# "I Have Waited So Long" (Jones)
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Dirty White Boy"
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Head Games"
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Women
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" (Jones)
# "Rev on the Red Line" (Gramm, Greenwood)
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Break It Up" (Jones)
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Juke Box Hero
"Juke Box Hero" is a song by British-American rock band Foreigner written by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones from their 1981 album '' 4''. It first entered the ''Billboard'' Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in July 1981 and eventually reached #3 on th ...
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Disc 2
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Urgent" (Jones)
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Waiting for a Girl Like You
"Waiting for a Girl Like You" is a 1981 power ballad by the British-American rock band Foreigner released as the second single from the album '' 4'' (1981) and was co-written by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones. The opening motif was written by Ian Mc ...
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I Want to Know What Love Is
"I Want to Know What Love Is" is a power ballad by the British-American rock band Foreigner. It was released in November 1984 as the lead single from their fifth album, ''Agent Provocateur''. The song hit number one in both the United Kingdom ...
" (Jones)
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Down on Love"
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Reaction to Action"
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That Was Yesterday"
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Midnight Blue
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" (by Lou Gramm) (Gramm,
Bruce Turgon
Bruce Turgon (born April 25, 1952) is an American bass guitarist, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and producer. Bruce has played in several bands throughout his career including: Foreigner, The Lou Gramm Band, Shadow King, Steve Stevens, Warr ...
)
# "Heart Turns to Stone"
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I Don't Want to Live Without You" (Jones)
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Say You Will"
# "Just Wanna Hold" (by Mick Jones) (Jones,
Ian Hunter, M. Phillips)
# "Just Between You and Me" (by Lou Gramm) (Gramm,
Holly Knight
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)
# "Lowdown and Dirty" (Jones,
Johnny Edwards,
Terry Thomas)
# "Soul Doctor"
References
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2006 compilation albums
Foreigner (band) albums