The Very Best ... and Beyond

The Very Best ... and Beyond
The Very Best ... and Beyond
Greatest hits album by Foreigner
Released	September 22, 1992 (US); December 7, 1992 (UK)
Recorded	1977–1992
Genre	Rock; hard rock; pop metal;
Length	73:10
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Duane Baron; John Purdell; Mick Jones; Lou Gramm; Robert John "Mutt" Lange; Keith Olsen; Ian McDonald; Alex Sadkin; Frank Filipetti; Roy Thomas Baker; John Sinclair; Gary Lyons;
Foreigner chronology
Singles from ; The Very Best ... and Beyond
	"With Heaven on Our Side"; Released: 1992; "Soul Doctor"; Released: 1992;

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Allmusic	^[4]

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.

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Soul Doctor"	Mick Jones, Lou Gramm	Newly released, 1992	4:51
2.	"Prisoner of Love"	Jones, Gramm	Newly released	5:15
3.	"With Heaven on Our Side"	Jones, Gramm, Johnny Edwards, Parthenon Huxley, Steve Schiff	Newly released	5:16
4.	"Juke Box Hero"	Gramm, Jones	4, 1981	4:19
5.	"Hot Blooded"	Gramm, Jones	Double Vision, 1978	4:24
6.	"Cold as Ice"	Jones, Gramm	Foreigner, 1977	3:20
7.	"Head Games"	Gramm, Jones	Head Games, 1979	3:37 ^[6]
8.	"Waiting for a Girl Like You"	Jones, Gramm	4	4:50
9.	"Urgent"	Jones	4	4:29
10.	"Double Vision"	Jones, Gramm	Double Vision	3:43
11.	"I Want to Know What Love Is"	Jones	Agent Provocateur, 1984	5:03
12.	"Say You Will"	Jones, Gramm	Inside Information, 1987	4:11
13.	"That Was Yesterday"	Jones, Gramm	Agent Provocateur	3:46
14.	"I Don't Want to Live Without You"	Jones	Inside Information	4:53
15.	"Rev on the Red Line"	Al Greenwood, Gramm	Head Games	3:34
16.	"Dirty White Boy"	Jones, Gramm	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
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
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^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "New Releases: Albums". Music Week. 5 December 1992. p. 16.
^ Blender Staff (May 2003). "500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die!". Blender. New York: Dennis Publishing Ltd. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
^ Discography site Retrieved August 14, 2011
^ DeGagne, Mike. Foreigner: The Very Best...And Beyond at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
^ Allmusic review Retrieved August 14, 2011
^ "Foreigner – Head Games (1979, Vinyl)". Discogs.
^ "Foreigner ARIA chart history". ARIA. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Foreigner – The Very Best Of Foreigner" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Foreigner – The Very Best Of Foreigner" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Foreigner – The Very Best Of Foreigner" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
^ "Charts.nz – Foreigner – The Very Best... And Beyond". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Foreigner – The Very Best Of Foreigner". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ "Foreigner Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
^ "French album certifications – Foreigner – The Very Best of" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('The Very Best of and Beyond')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
^ "British album certifications – Foreigner – The Very Best of and Beyond". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Foreigner – The Very Best and Beyond". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

Official Foreigner's website

[1] "New Releases: Albums". Music Week. 5 December 1992. p. 16.

[2] Blender Staff (May 2003). "500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die!". Blender. New York: Dennis Publishing Ltd. Retrieved April 1, 2023.

[3] Discography site Retrieved August 14, 2011

[4] DeGagne, Mike. Foreigner: The Very Best...And Beyond at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2020.

[5] Allmusic review Retrieved August 14, 2011

[6] "Foreigner – Head Games (1979, Vinyl)". Discogs.

[ARIA_history_pages-7] "Foreigner ARIA chart history". ARIA. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

[ac_Austria_Foreigner-8] "Austriancharts.at – Foreigner – The Very Best Of Foreigner" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[ac_Netherlands_Foreigner-9] "Dutchcharts.nl – Foreigner – The Very Best Of Foreigner" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[FINI-10] Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

[ac_Germany_Foreigner-11] "Offiziellecharts.de – Foreigner – The Very Best Of Foreigner" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[JPN-12] Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

[ac_New_Zealand_Foreigner-13] "Charts.nz – Foreigner – The Very Best... And Beyond". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[ac_Switzerland_Foreigner-14] "Swisscharts.com – Foreigner – The Very Best Of Foreigner". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[ac_UK2_-15] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[ac_Billboard200_Foreigner-16] "Foreigner Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[AustraliaForeignerThe_Very_Best_ofalbumCertRef-17] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 28, 2021.

[FranceForeignerThe_Very_Best_ofalbumCertRef-18] "French album certifications – Foreigner – The Very Best of" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.

[SwitzerlandForeignerThe_Very_Best_of_and_BeyondalbumCertRef-19] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('The Very Best of and Beyond')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

[United_KingdomForeignerThe_Very_Best_of_and_BeyondalbumCertRef-20] "British album certifications – Foreigner – The Very Best of and Beyond". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

[United_StatesForeignerThe_Very_Best_and_BeyondalbumCertRef-21] "American album certifications – Foreigner – The Very Best and Beyond". Recording Industry Association of America.

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Mick Jones Thom Gimbel Jeff Pilson Kelly Hansen Michael Bluestein Chris Frazier Bruce Watson Dennis Elliott Lou Gramm Al Greenwood Ian McDonald Ed Gagliardi Rick Wills Johnny Edwards Jeff Jacobs Mark Schulman Bruce Turgon Brian Tichy Denny Carmassi Jason Bonham Paul Mirkovich Jason Sutter
Studio albums	Foreigner Double Vision Head Games 4 Agent Provocateur Inside Information Unusual Heat Mr. Moonlight Can't Slow Down
Compilations	Records The Very Best ... and Beyond Complete Greatest Hits The Definitive Collection No End in Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner 40
Live albums	Classic Hits Live/Best of Live Extended Versions Can't Slow Down ... When It's Live!
Singles	"Feels Like the First Time" "Cold as Ice" "Long, Long Way from Home" "Hot Blooded" "Double Vision" "Blue Morning, Blue Day" "Dirty White Boy" "Head Games" "Love on the Telephone" "Women" "Urgent" "Juke Box Hero" "Waiting for a Girl Like You" "Break It Up" "Luanne" "I Want to Know What Love Is" "That Was Yesterday" "Reaction to Action" "Growing Up the Hard Way" "Down on Love" "Say You Will" "I Don't Want to Live Without You"
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