The Very Best ... and Beyond
1992 greatest hits album by Foreigner
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The Very Best ... and Beyond is a primarily American greatest hits album by the British-American rock band Foreigner released on September 22, 1992 by Atlantic Records.[5] The collection spans the band's history from 1977 through 1987, and includes three new tracks recorded in 1992. The compilation skips over the period in the early 1990s when original lead singer Lou Gramm had left the band, omitting any songs from the 1991 album Unusual Heat.
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| Released | September 22, 1992 (US) December 7, 1992 (UK)[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1977–1992 | |||
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| Length | 73:10 | |||
| Label | Atlantic[3] | |||
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Earlier in 1992, a compilation titled The Very Best of Foreigner, with a different tracklist, was released in the United Kingdom and Europe. The Very Best ... and Beyond was eventually also released in the United Kingdom on December 7, 1992.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mick Jones and Lou Gramm, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Soul Doctor" | Newly released, 1992 | 4:51 | |
| 2. | "Prisoner of Love" | Newly released | 5:15 | |
| 3. | "With Heaven on Our Side" |
| Newly released | 5:16 |
| 4. | "Juke Box Hero" | 4, 1981 | 4:19 | |
| 5. | "Hot Blooded" | Double Vision, 1978 | 4:24 | |
| 6. | "Cold as Ice" | Foreigner, 1977 | 3:20 | |
| 7. | "Head Games" | Head Games, 1979 | 3:37 [6] | |
| 8. | "Waiting for a Girl Like You" | 4 | 4:50 | |
| 9. | "Urgent" | Jones | 4 | 4:29 |
| 10. | "Double Vision" | Double Vision | 3:43 | |
| 11. | "I Want to Know What Love Is" | Jones | Agent Provocateur, 1984 | 5:03 |
| 12. | "Say You Will" | Inside Information, 1987 | 4:11 | |
| 13. | "That Was Yesterday" | Agent Provocateur | 3:46 | |
| 14. | "I Don't Want to Live Without You" | Jones | Inside Information | 4:53 |
| 15. | "Rev on the Red Line" |
| Head Games | 3:34 |
| 16. | "Dirty White Boy" | Head Games | 3:38 | |
| 17. | "Feels Like the First Time" | Jones | Foreigner | 3:51 |
| Total length: | 73:10 | |||
Personnel
- Lou Gramm – vocals, percussion
- Mick Jones – guitars, acoustic guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, background vocals
- Ed Gagliardi – bass and background vocals on 5–6, 10, 17
- Rick Wills – bass and background vocals on 4, 7–9, 11–16
- Bruce Turgon – bass, background vocals on 1–3
- Ian McDonald – guitar, horn, keyboards, background vocals on 5–7, 10, 15–17
- Al Greenwood – synthesizer, keyboards on 5–7, 10, 15–17
- Jeff Jacobs – synthesizer, keyboards, background vocals on 1–3
- Dennis Elliott – drums on 4–17
- Mark Schulman – drums, background vocals on 1–3
- Robin Zander – background vocals on 1–3
Charts
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 185 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 34 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] | 2 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[10] | 13 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 23 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] | 98 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] | 49 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 20 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 19 |
| US Billboard 200[16] | 123 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[17] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[18] | Gold | 100,000* |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[19] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[20] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[21] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||