The Very Best...And Beyond

by Foreigner

Overview

The Very Best...And Beyond falls somewhere between Records and Rhino's anthology as an entertaining trip through the bulk of Foreigner's biggest hits. With a sufficient 17 tracks, this collection leaves out only three of the band's Top 40 hits and extends up to 1987's Inside Information album. But best of all, the album combines the strongest of Foreigner's early material ("Juke Box Hero," "Urgent," "Hot Blooded") with the most appealing cuts from the band's post-4 releases, such as "I Want to Know What Love Is," the only number one hit from the platinum-selling Agent Provocateur album, and "Say You Will" from Inside Information. Extending past Records' ten tracks, songs like "That Was Yesterday" and "I Don't Want to Live Without You" prove that the band could still churn out some amicable pop/rock material while focusing on an older audience base, with Lou Gramm toning down his vocals a couple of notches to appease more mature fans. More than anything else, The Very Best...And Beyond does an excellent job of representing Foreigner's emergence into a softer rock sound by channeling the band's talents rather than truly depleting them altogether. For anyone wanting to dive even deeper into Foreigner's career, then the double-disc Jukebox Heroes is definitely the next step. [A repackaged edition was released in 2007, with the track list unchanged.] ~ Mike DeGagne

Product Details

Release Date:	04/03/2007
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0081227998714
Rank:	20109

Tracks

1. Soul Doctor
2. Prisoner of Love
3. With Heaven on Our Side
4. Juke Box Hero
5. Hot Blooded
6. Cold as Ice
7. Head Games
8. Waiting for a Girl Like You
9. Urgent
10. Double Vision
11. I Want to Know What Love Is
12. Say You Will
13. That Was Yesterday
14. I Don't Want to Live Without You
15. Rev on the Red Line
16. Dirty White Boy
17. Feels Like the First Time

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Foreigner   Primary Artist
Robin Zander   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Lou Gramm   Vocals
Rick Seratte   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Vic Garbarini   Liner Notes
John Purdell   Producer,Engineer
Pete Magdaleno   Assistant Engineer
Mick Jones   Composer,Producer
Mike Fraser   Mixing
Randy Wine   Assistant Engineer
Al Greenwood   Composer
Steve Schiff   Composer
Lou Gramm   Composer,Producer
Robin Zander   Performer
J. Edwards   Composer
Steve Nider   Production Assistant
Michael Bosley   Engineer
Thomas Bricker   Art Direction
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Ken Paulakovich   Assistant Engineer
Parthenon Huxley   Composer
Scott Morgan   Photography
John Aguto   Assistant Engineer
Melanie Nissen   Art Direction
Duane Baron   Engineer,Producer