FOREIGNER – ACOUSTIQUE (2011)

Band Foreigner
Info: Acoustique
Years: 2011
Time: Melodic Rock
Info: mp3 320 kbps
Info: 101 Mb

After a triumphant tour with JOURNEY that saw FOREIGNER play to tens of thousands of new fans and earn great critical acclaim, FOREIGNERannounces the release of a brand new album, “Acoustique”.

FOREIGNER first saw success throughout the world with their groundbreaking debut album that featured chart hits such as “Feels Like The First Time” and “Cold As Ice”, and scored multiplatinum sales and a world tour. The band went on to sell over 70 million albums, driven by some of the most important songs in the  era. “I Want To Know What Love Is” was a worldwide number one hit and “Waiting For A Girl Like You” is in the Top 50 of Billboard magazine’s “All Time Greatest .” The rocking side of FOREIGNER was always key to their success, and songs like “Hot Blooded”, “Dirty White Boy”, “Urgent” and “Juke Box Hero” took the band to new levels.
“Acoustique” will be released on Edel‘s international rock label,earMUSIC, on September 23. It takes a fresh look at some of FOREIGNER hits and offers some unique surprises. The stripped down version of these great songs shows FOREIGNER in an entirely new light, and the release will be supported by unplugged tour dates and multiple television appearances. FOREIGNER inject new life into all their hits, pay tribute to Elvis Presley with a unique recording of “That’s All Right” and throw in a couple of previously unreleased tracks. “The Flame Still Burns” was co-written by Mick Jones for 1998 cult rock movie “Still Crazy”, where it was performed by Jimmy NailMick won the prestigiousIvor Novello Award for that song. The album features a brand new song,“Save Me”, which was co-written with Mick Jones‘ stepdaughter and well-known DJ and musician, Samantha Ronson.

“Acoustique” will also be available in a special limited-edition hat includes a DVD and a CD of brand new full rock versions ofFOREIGNER‘s greatest hits by the current line-up. The DVD features a full-length live concert in high definition that was recorded in Chicago earlier this year and some bonus features that include one ofFOREIGNER‘s first acoustic performances at Schloss Kronberg in Frankfurt that inspired the making of the “Acoustique” CD.
“Acoustique” features Mick Jones on guitars and vocals; Kelly Hansen, lead vocals and percussion; Jeff Pilson, guitars and vocals and Tom Gimbel, guitars, saxophone and vocals. The quartet is joined by Michael Bluestein on keyboards and vocals, and Mark Schulman on drums for the rock recordings of the hits and the DVD.

Tracklist:

01 – Long Long Way
02 – Cold As Ice
03 – The Flame Still Burns
04 – Double Vision
05 – Fool For You Anyway
06 – Say You Will
07 – Starrider
08 – Waiting For A Girl Like You
09 – Feels Like the First Time
10 – Juke Box Hero
11 – That’s All Right

Mick Jones guitars and vocals
Kelly Hansen, lead vocals and percussion
Jeff Pilson, guitars and vocals
Tom Gimbel, guitars, saxophone and vocals.
The quartet is joined by Michael Bluestein on keyboards and vocals, and Mark Schulman on drums

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