Head Games (Remastered) Foreigner

• 1Dirty White Boy03:39
• 2Love On The Telephone03:18
• 3Women03:25
• 4I'll Get Even With You03:40
• 5Seventeen04:36
• 6Head Games03:38
• 7The Modern Day03:27
• 8Blinded By Science04:56
• 9Do What You Like03:59
• 10Rev On The Red Line03:36
• Total Runtime38:14

Info for Head Games (Remastered)

Head Games is the third studio album by Anglo American rock band Foreigner, released in 1979. It charted at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart, and has sold over five million copies in the US alone. The album is perhaps as famous (or infamous) for its album cover - depicting a worried young woman (portrayed by actress Lisanne Falk) in a men's restroom - as it is for its music.

The title track and "Dirty White Boy" were the album's big hits, peaking at #14 and #12, respectively. This was the album in which Rick Wills replaced Ed Gagliardi as bassist. It was the band's only album produced by Roy Thomas Baker, best known for producing Queen's classic albums.

"By the time Head Games hit the shelves of record stores around the world, Foreigner had overcome their initial trepidation at having seen their career take off in a rocket-like fashion and were now firmly established as one of the biggest arena rock acts in America. Having suffered at the hands of the critics for entertaining a sound that was too polished, the band made an effort to sound rougher at the edges, more "street." The album's opener certainly fits the bill; and as Mick Jones puts it, "we started to serach for a little more earthiness and that's how 'Dirty White Boy' came about." Jones also had to field accusations that the song had racist overtones, claims that Jones was adamant had no foundation whatsoever.

While there are gritty songs such as "Dirty White Boy" -- a Top 20 hit in the US -- and "Women," elsewhere the album reverts to type, with a typical grandiose rocker, "Love On The Telephone," the good-feeling "The Modern Day," and the title track, another Top 20 US hit, which exudes everything "big-sounding" that Foreigner fans had come to expect. The record sees the Foreigner debut of bassist Rick Wills (ex-Roxy Music, Small Faces) following the departure of Ed Gagliardi. The album peaked at Number Five on the US album charts, spending 41 weeks in the chart, but failed to make the Top 40 in the UK."

As of 2004, Head Games was the #38 best-selling album of the 70s. (Hamish Champ, The 100 Best-Selling Albums of the 70s, 2004)

Lou Gramm, lead vocals
Al Greenwood, synthesizer, keyboards
Mick Jones, guitar, piano, keyboards, vocals
Ian McDonald, guitar, drums, keyboards, vocals
Rick Wills, bass guitar, vocals
Dennis Elliott, drums, vocals

Engineered by Geoff Workman
Produced by Roy Thomas Baker, Mick Jones, Ian McDonald

Digitally remastered

“Feels Like The First Time,” “Cold As Ice,” “Urgent,” “I Want To Know What Love Is,” “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” “Hot Blooded,” 7 Top 5 hits, 9 Top 10s and 14 Top 20s help to define a career that has seen the sale of more than 70 million albums. Add to that countless other classics, “Say You Will,” “Jukebox Hero” and “Double Vision,” and you have a super group that has left an indelible mark on rock and roll history.

Formed in 1976, Foreigner is no stranger to meteoric global success. Since the release of their self-titled debut album, Foreigner has celebrated the success of 7 multi-platinum albums including the 6x platinum Double Vision and Foreigner 4 and the 3x platinum Agent Provocateur and Head Games; a spectacular three decade run that has assured the group a passport to superstardom.

Foreigner's brand of a thrilling mix of blustery blues and impeccably crafted pop continues to captivate generation after generation of music fans. And the band is more powerful and explosive than ever.

“Our music has touched a lot of people worldwide,” attests Mick Jones, the band’s founder and legendary songwriter/guitarist. “Unwittingly, we've weaved into the fabric of people's lives and this new lineup is working extremely hard to live up to the high bar that was set years ago. This, is the most dynamic lineup that we’ve had since the early days,” adds Jones.

Garnering accolades from press and fans alike, Foreigner is led by founder/chief songwriter/guitarist/producer Mick Jones, lead vocalist Kelly Hansen, bassist Jeff Pilson, rhythm guitarist Tom Gimbel, and keyboardist Michael Bluestein.

2008 was another banner year for the band, as they released No End In Sight, featuring a brand new track called “Too Late.” One of the band’s highlights came late last year on December 10th at London’s O2 Arena, where Foreigner took part in an incredible event performing with Atlantic Records label mates Led Zeppelin at a tribute concert honoring the late Ahmet Ertegun.

“I had no idea at the beginning what Foreigner would become,” said Jones. Back when we started the band, I was at a crossroads in my life, whether I was going to carry on in music or get a real job. So thirty years later, I think I made the right decision by following my true passion which is making music.”

This album contains no booklet.