The Very Best...And Beyond [Repackaging]

• Artist: Foreigner
• Rating:
• Release Date: April 03, 2007
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rock

Review

The Very Best...And Beyond falls somewhere between Records and Rhino's anthology as an entertaining trip through the bulk of Foreigner's biggest hits. With a sufficient 17 tracks, this collection leaves out only three of the band's Top 40 hits and extends up to 1987's Inside Information album. But best of all, the album combines the strongest of Foreigner's early material ("Juke Box Hero," "Urgent," "Hot Blooded") with the most appealing cuts from the band's post-4 releases, such as "I Want to Know What Love Is," the only number one hit from the platinum-selling Agent Provocateur album, and "Say You Will" from Inside Information. Extending past Records' ten tracks, songs like "That Was Yesterday" and "I Don't Want to Live Without You" prove that the band could still churn out some amicable pop/rock material while focusing on an older audience base, with Lou Gramm toning down his vocals a couple of notches to appease more mature fans. More than anything else, The Very Best...And Beyond does an excellent job of representing Foreigner's emergence into a softer rock sound by channeling the band's talents rather than truly depleting them altogether. For anyone wanting to dive even deeper into Foreigner's career, then the double-disc Jukebox Heroes is definitely the next step. [A repackaged edition was released in 2007, with the track list unchanged.] ~ Mike DeGagne, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Soul Doctor		Foreigner	(4:51)
Prisoner of Love		Foreigner	(5:15)
With Heaven on Our Side		Foreigner	(5:16)
Juke Box Hero		Foreigner	(4:20)
Hot Blooded		Foreigner	(4:24)
Cold as Ice		Foreigner	(3:20)
Head Games		Foreigner	(3:37)
Waiting for a Girl Like You		Foreigner	(4:49)
Urgent		Foreigner	(4:29)
Double Vision		Foreigner	(3:44)
I Want to Know What Love Is		Foreigner	(5:04)
Say You Will		Foreigner	(4:11)
That Was Yesterday		Foreigner	(3:46)
I Don't Want to Live Without You		Foreigner	(4:53)
Rev on the Red Line		Foreigner	(3:34)
Dirty White Boy		Foreigner	(3:38)
Feels Like the First Time		Foreigner	(3:49)

Credits

Lou Gramm (Producer), Marilyn Martin (Vocals (Background)), Sheryl Crow (Vocals (Background)), Robin Zander (Vocals), Kevin Williamson (Direction), Kevin Williamson (A&R), John Aguto (Assistant Engineer), Roy Thomas Baker (Producer), Duane Baron (Producer), Duane Baron (Engineer), Schuyler Deale (Musician), Frank Filipetti (Producer), Mike Fraser (Mixing), Vic Garbarini (Liner Notes), Ted Jensen (Mastering), Robert John "Mutt" Lange (Producer), Gary Lyons (Producer), Ian McDonald (Producer), Keith Olsen (Producer), Ken Paulakovich (Assistant Engineer), John Purdell (Vocals (Background)), John Purdell (Producer), John Purdell (Engineer), John Purdell (Musician), Alex Sadkin (Producer), Mark Schulman (Musician), Michael Bosley (Engineer), Bud Prager (Management), Randy Wine (Assistant Engineer), Beth Hooker (Vocals (Background)), Thomas Bricker (Art Direction), Melanie Nissen (Art Direction), Steve Nider (Production Assistant), Michael McConnell (Studio Assistant), Kevin "KAcey" Jones (Production Coordination)