Foreigner

Foreigner I (1976 - 1979)
  • Mick Jones - guitar/vocals - b. December 27, 1944, London, England - formerly with Nero and the Gladiators, Johnny Hallyday, Spooky Tooth, and The Leslie West Band.
  • Ian McDonald - flute/keyboards/reeds/guitar/vocals - b. June 25, 1946, London, England - formerly with King Crimson and McDonald and Giles.
  • Lou Gramm - vocals - b. May 2, 1950, Rochester, New York - formerly with Black Sheep.
  • Al Greenwood - keyboards/synthesizer - b. New York City, New York.
  • Ed Gagliardi - bass/vocals
  • Dennis Elliott - drums
Albums:
  1. "Foreigner" (1977) - Singles: "Feels Like the First Time", "Cold As Ice", "Long, Long Way from Home"
  2. "Double Vision" (1978) - Singles: "Double Vision", "Hot Blooded", "I Have Waited So Long"
Ed Gagliardi later forms Spys.
Foreigner II (1979 - 1980)
  • Mick Jones - guitar/vocals
  • Ian McDonald - flute/keyboards/reeds/guitar/vocals
  • Lou Gramm - vocals
  • Al Greenwood - keyboards/synthesizer
  • Dennis Elliott - drums
  • Rick Wills - bass - formerly with Frampton's Camel, The Small Faces, and Roxy Music.
Album:
  1. "Head Games" (1979) - Single: "Head Games"
Al Greenwood forms Spys.
Foreigner III (1980 - 1991)
  • Mick Jones - guitar/vocals
  • Lou Gramm - vocals
  • Dennis Elliott - drums
  • Rick Wills - bass
Albums:
  1. "4" (1981) - Singles: "Waiting for a Girl Like You", "Urgent", "Juke Box Hero"
  2. "Agent Provocateur" (1984) - Singles: "I Want to Know What Love Is", "That Was Yesterday"
  3. "Inside Information" (1987) - Single: "Say You Will"
Lou Gramm goes solo.
Foreigner IV (1991 - 1992)
  • Mick Jones - guitar/vocals
  • Dennis Elliott - drums
  • Rick Wills - bass
  • Johnny Edwards - vocals
Album:
  1. "Unusual Heat" (1991)
Group disbands.
Foreigner V(1994 - 1998) (reformed)
  • Mick Jones - guitar/vocals
  • Lou Gramm - vocals
  • Mark Schulman - drums
  • Jeff Jacobs - keyboards
  • Bruce Turgon - bass
Album:
  1. "Mr. Moonlight" (1994)
Foreigner VI (1998 - Present)
  • Mick Jones - guitar/keyboards/vocals
  • Lou Gramm - vocals
  • Jeff Jacobs - keyboards/vocals
  • Bruce Turgon - bass/vocals
  • Thom Gimbel - sax/guitar
  • Brian Tichy - drums
Compilations:
  1. "Records" (1982)
  2. "The Very Best...and Beyond" (1992)
  3. "Classic Hits Live" (1993)
  4. "Jukebox Heroes: The Foreigner Anthology" (2-CDs) (2000)
Lou Gramm solo:
  1. "Ready or Not" (1987)
  2. "Long Hard Look" (1989)
  3. "A Foreigner in His Own Land: Rare Vintage 1970 Recordings" (1993)
Mick Jones solo:
  1. "Mick Jones" (1989)
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