Foreigner
Foreigner's Anglo-American line-up dominated early-80s rock radio with '4', an album that spent ten weeks at US number one. 'I Want to Know What Love Is', complete with the New Jersey Mass Choir, became a transatlantic number one in 1984.
Origin: New York City, New York, USA · Years active: 1976–present
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Biography
Foreigner's Anglo-American line-up dominated early-80s rock radio with '4', an album that spent ten weeks at US number one. 'I Want to Know What Love Is', complete with the New Jersey Mass Choir, became a transatlantic number one in 1984.
Key 1980s albums
- 4 (1981) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Agent Provocateur (1984) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Inside Information (1987) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
Essential songs
- I Want to Know What Love Is (1984) — 80s songs
- Waiting for a Girl Like You (1981) — 80s songs
- Urgent (1981) — 80s songs
- Juke Box Hero (1981) — 80s songs
- That Was Yesterday (1985) — 80s songs
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Foreigner — quick answers
- Who are Foreigner?
- Foreigner — New York City, New York, USA, active 1976–present. Foreigner's Anglo-American line-up dominated early-80s rock radio with '4', an album that spent ten weeks at US number one. 'I Want to Know What Love Is', complete with the New Jersey Mass Choir, became a transatlantic n
- What did Foreigner release in the 1980s?
- RADIO 1980 lists 3 albums and 5 essential songs for Foreigner, covering 1981–1987.
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