Episode 182: the wheel didn’t mess around and landed us on Foreigner’s debut album. You know the one—massive riffs, FM radio DNA, and songs that have been stuck in your head since 1977 whether you like it or not.

Is this the birth of arena rock greatness… or the moment rock put on a tie?

Foreigner is the debut studio album by British-American rock band Foreigner, released on March 3, 1977, through Atlantic.

It spun off three hit singles, “Feels Like the First Time”, “Cold as Ice” and “Long, Long Way from Home”.

It also features album tracks such as “Headknocker” and “Starrider”, the latter of which features a rare lead vocal from lead guitarist and co-founder Mick Jones.

Foreigner
Lou Gramm – lead vocals
Mick Jones – lead guitar, piano (track 2), vocals (tracks 3 & 7)
Ian McDonald – guitar, keyboards (track 2 & 6), saxophone (track 6), flute (track 3), vocals
Al Greenwood – keyboards, synthesizers
Ed Gagliardi – bass, vocals
Dennis Elliott – drums

Production
Producers – Gary Lyons and John Sinclair, in collaboration with Mick Jones and Ian McDonald
Engineer – Gary Lyons
Assistant Engineers – Jimmy Douglass, Michael Getlin, Kevin Herron and Randy Mason
Mixing – Jimmy Douglass, Mick Jones and Ian McDonald
Mastering – George Marino

Additional Musicians
Ian Lloyd – backing vocals

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