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In 1972, Jones and Wright reformed Spooky Tooth and, after that, Jones was a member of the Leslie West Band. He also played guitar on the albums Wind of Change (1972) for Peter Frampton, and Dark Horse (1974) for George Harrison. In 1976, Jones formed Foreigner with Ian McDonald, and recruited lead singer Lou Gramm. Jones co-produced all of the ...
Foreigner is a British-American rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by guitarist Mick Jones, vocalist Lou Gramm, drummer Dennis Elliott, keyboardist Al Greenwood, bassist Ed Gagliardi, and multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald, the last of whom was also a founding member of King Crimson.
Ian McDonald performing with Foreigner in 1979 McDonald moved to New York City in the mid-1970s. [ 14 ] In 1976, he co-formed the band Foreigner with Mick Jones , Lou Gramm , Dennis Elliott , Al Greenwood and Ed Gagliardi , with Gagliardi replaced by Rick Wills in 1979.
Foreigner onstage in 2016. Foreigner is an American rock band from New York City. Formed in 1976, the group originally included lead vocalist Lou Gramm, lead guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist Mick Jones, rhythm guitarist and woodwind player Ian McDonald, bassist Ed Gagliardi, drummer Dennis Elliott, and keyboardist Al Greenwood.
A pair of '40th Anniversary Reunion Shows’ took place on 6–7 October 2017, at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, where the current Foreigner group played one set and the original members consisting of the Head Games-era line-up: Mick Jones, Lou Gramm, Dennis Elliott, Al Greenwood, Ian McDonald and Rick Wills ...
Hansen joined Foreigner in 2005, after Lou Gramm left in 2003 due to continuing conflicts with Mick Jones. Hansen is the third lead singer of Foreigner, with Lou Gramm and Johnny Edwards being Hansen's predecessors. Hansen divides his time between two homes in Los Angeles – one in Calabasas and the other in Malibu.
Producers – Gary Lyons and John Sinclair, in collaboration with Mick Jones and Ian McDonald. Engineer – Gary Lyons; Assistant Engineers – Jimmy Douglass, Michael Getlin, Kevin Herron and Randy Mason. Mixing – Jimmy Douglass, Mick Jones and Ian McDonald. Basic Tracks recorded at The Hit Factory and Atlantic Recording Studios.
Billboard critic Gary Graff rated "Long, Long Way from Home" as one of McDonald's 10 best recorded saxophone performances, and as Foreigner's 2nd greatest song based in part on the strength of McDonald's performance. [12] [13] Co-writer Mick Jones has rated it as one his favorite Foreigner songs. [3] [12]