It's easy to say that Rhino's Jukebox Heroes: The Foreigner Anthology is the definitive Foreigner retrospective, simply because there's so much music here: 39 tracks over the course of two discs, including all the hits, the bulk of notable album tracks, solo cuts from Lou Gramm and Mick Jones, plus two tracks from Jones-era Spooky Tooth. Clearly, that does amount to a clearly comprehensive collection, but the question is, is this a clear-cut choice for most fans? Well, it all depends on a listener's needs. This will be too much Foreigner if you're just looking for nothing but hits, especially since the classic era (roughly defined as pre-Agent Provocateur) stops at the end of the first disc. But, anyone that truly enjoys Foreigner's big, glossy arena rock will find that this doesn't test their patience, even if it runs out of steam toward the end of the collection. Anthology keeps interest because of canny selection and sequencing. The addition of Gramm and Jones songs on the second disc works wonders, since it not only strengthens its value for consumers -- it's terrific to be able to have all Foreigner and Foreigner-related songs in one place, especially since Gramm's peerless "Midnight Blue" is not just the best thing here, it's the last great single of the album-rock era -- it accelerates the pace and keeps things interesting just as the band's output gets a little patchy. So, Anthology winds up more consistently entertaining than skeptics could have imagined. It still may not convert those skeptics, but it will prove to the listener with the curiosity to delve deeper than the hits that it's worth doing so. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Phillip Ashley (Keyboards), Roger Talkov (Assistant Engineer), Schuyler Deale (Percussion), Felix Krish (Bass), Paul Logus (Assistant Engineer), Eddie Kramer (Producer), John Herman (Assistant Engineer), Gary Wright (Producer), Scott Gilman (Recorder), Ian McDonald (Guitar), Lou Gramm (Vocals), Mark Rivera (Vocals), Howie Lindeman (Engineer), Bryson Graham (Percussion), Jack Waldman (Drums), Jon Mallison (Assistant Engineer), Mike Bosely (Engineer), Michael Fonfara (Keyboards), Randy Wine (Assistant Engineer), Andrew Scarth (Engineer), Lolly Grodner (Assistant Engineer), Scott Mabuchi (Assistant Engineer), Mike Fraser (Mixing), Frank Filipetti (Producer), Jay Healy (Engineer), Terry Thomas (Vocals), Thomas Dolby (Synthesizer), Terry Thomas (Keyboards), Jimmy Douglass (Assistant Engineer), Frank Filipetti (Mixing), Terry Thomas (Guitar), Eric White (Mixing), Gary Wright (Vocals), Bruce Turgon (Engineer), Duane Baron (Producer), Jeff Jacobs (Vocals), George Carnell (Engineer), Tim Waters (Mixing), Keith Olsen (Producer), Stanley Sheldon (Bass), Ken Lewis (Mixing), Billy Joel (Keyboards), Joe Ferla (Engineer), Tom Bailey (Keyboards), Bobby Summerfield (Mixing), Gary Wright (Synthesizer), Phillip Ashley (Programming), Johnny Edwards (Vocals), Joe Pirrera (Assistant Engineer), Jimmy Douglass (Mixing), Keith Rose (Engineer), Sherryl Marshall (Vocals), Eddie Kramer (Engineer), Bernhard Speyer (Assistant Engineer), Frank Filipetti (Engineer), Crystal Taliefero (Vocals), Gary Wright (Keyboards), Vaneese Thomas (Vocals), Bryson Graham (Drums), Mike Kellie (Percussion), Neil Dignon (Assistant Engineer), Junior Walker (Saxophone), Bruce Turgon (Producer), Tom Lord-Alge (Mixing), Larry Alexander (Engineer), Beth Hooker (Vocals), Gary Lyons (Engineer), Tom Bailey (Vocals), Michel Sauvage (Assistant Engineer), John Purdell (Producer), Richard Cottle (Keyboards), Michael Getlin (Assistant Engineer), John Aguto (Assistant Engineer), Leon Pendarvis (Piano), Schuyler Deale (Bass), Andy Blakelock (Mixing), Tony Platt (Engineer), Sheryl Crow (Vocals), Brian Eddolls (Drums), Mark McKenna (Engineer), Duane Baron (Engineer), Jerry McCulley (Liner Notes), Bruce Turgon (Bass), Chris Bubacz (Assistant Engineer), Tim Crich (Assistant Engineer), Billy Miranda (Mixing), Gary Hellman (Engineer), John Purdell (Engineer), Lani Groves (Vocals), Bob Mayo (Keyboards), Tom Fritze (Assistant Engineer), Ed Gagliardi (Vocals), Ian McDonald (Reeds), Roy Thomas Baker (Producer), Cookie Watkins (Vocals), Ed Korengo (Engineer), Ian Lloyd (Vocals), Bob Mayo (Piano (Electric)), Ian Hunter (Piano), Marilyn Martin (Vocals), Ian McDonald (Collaboration), Jennifer Holliday (Vocals), Geoff Workman (Engineer), Bruce Calder (Assistant Engineer), Billy Miranda (Assistant Engineer), Donnie Harper (Vocals), Brad Samuelsohn (Assistant Engineer), Mark Schulman (Percussion), George Lopez (Assistant Engineer), Ian McDonald (Horn), Tony Beard (Electronic Percussion), Scott Gilman (Saxophone), Randy Mason (Assistant Engineer), Val Burke (Bass), Mike Patto (Percussion), Josh Abbey (Engineer), Mike Patto (Keyboards), Al Greenwood (Synthesizer), Mike Kellie (Drums), Pat Moran (Producer), Terry Thomas (Producer), Bobby Cohen (Assistant Engineer), Rafe McKenna (Engineer), Chris Stewart (Bass), Tim Leitner (Engineer), Gary Lyons (Producer), Al Greenwood (Keyboards), Lou Gramm (Drums), Mark Schulman (Drums), Dirk Grobelny (Engineer), Pete Millius (Engineer), Benny Gramm (Drums), Crystal Taliefero (Percussion), Ian Hunter (Vocals), Spooky Tooth (Performer), Brian Humphries (Engineer), Mark Schulman (Vocals), Jeff Jacobs (Keyboards), Dave Wittman (Engineer), Angela Cappelli (Vocals), Bruce Turgon (Keyboards), Robin Zander (Vocals), Mike Patto (Vocals), Paul Angelli (Assistant Engineer), Bob Mayo (Synthesizer), David DeVore (Engineer), Bruce Turgon (Guitar), Dave Wittman (Synthesizer Programming), Mike Patto (Drums), Alex Sadkin (Producer), Nils Lofgren (Guitar), Mark Rivera (Saxophone), Mark Stebbeds (Engineer), Dave Wittman (Assistant Engineer), Val Burke (Vocals), Scott Gilman (Vocals), Todd Vos (Engineer), Ken Paulakovich (Assistant Engineer), Chris Laidlaw (Mixing), Ian McDonald (Keyboards), Bud Prager (Producer), Ed Gagliardi (Bass), Bob Mayo (Vocals), Ian McDonald (Vocals), Kevin Herron (Assistant Engineer), Wally Badarou (Drums), Eddie Martinez (Guitar), Ian McDonald (Mixing), Ellen Fitton (Assistant Engineer), John Weaver (Assistant Engineer), Keith Olsen (Engineer), Jason Corsaro (Engineer), Dave Lebolt (Drums), Victor Deyglio (Assistant Engineer)
