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Foreigner: Agent Provocateur

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Label: Atlantic Records
Released: 1984.12.07
Time:
 41:42
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): Mick Jones, Alex Sadkin
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Media type: CD
Web address: www.foreigneronline.com
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Purchase date: 2014
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] Tooth and Nail (M.Jones/L.Gramm) - 3:54
[2] That Was Yesterday (M.Jones/L.Gramm) - 3:46
[3] I Want to Know What Love Is (M.Jones) - 5:04
[4] Growing Up the Hard Way (M.Jones/L.Gramm) - 4:18
[5] Reaction to Action (M.Jones/L.Gramm) - 3:57
[6] Stranger in My Own House (M.Jones) - 4:54
[7] A Love in Vain (M.Jones/L.Gramm) - 4:12
[8] Down on Love (M.Jones/L.Gramm) - 4:08
[9] Two Different Worlds (L.Gramm) - 4:28
[10] She's Too Tough (M.Jones/L.Gramm) - 3:07

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Dennis Elliott - Drums, Vocals
Lou Gramm - Percussion, Vocals
Mick Jones - Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Producer
Rick Wills - Bass, Background Vocals

Wally Badarou - Analog Synthesizer, Digital Synthesizer
Tom Bailey - Vocals
Brian Eddolls - Synthesizer
Larry Fast - Synthesizer
Don Harper - Vocals
Jennifer Holliday - Vocals
Dave Lebolt - Synthesizer
Ian Lloyd - Vocals, Background Vocals
Bob Mayo - Synthesizer, Piano, Background Vocals
Mark Rivera - Saxophone, Background Vocals
Jack Waldman - Synthesizer
New Jersey Mass Choir Of The GMWA - Choir

Alex Sadkin - Producer
Josh Abbey - Engineer
Larry Alexander - Engineer
Joe Ferla - Engineer
Frank Filipetti - Engineer
Howie Lindeman - Engineer
Bobby Cohen - Assistant Engineer
Tim Crich - Assistant Engineer
Scott Mabuchi - Assistant Engineer
Ted Jensen - Digital Remastering
Bob Defrin - Art Direction
Bob Defrin - Design

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CD 1992 Atlantic - 7567-82796-2



It took Foreigner three years to release a follow-up to its 1981 blockbuster, 4. Perhaps that wait wasn't long enough, because Agent Provocateur is a prime example of the best and worst traits of AOR: a handful of remarkable songs padded by toothless filler. Despite contributing a few killer riffs to Foreigner's '70s canon, guitarist/keyboardist Mick Jones isn't known for his six-string abilities. His biggest strength is his knack for melody as a songwriter, keyboardist, and producer, and all these qualities are evident on Agent Provocateur. Of course, vocalist/songwriter Lou Gramm is indispensable as the band's golden-throated frontman. Jones largely guided things behind the studio console, but a co-producer usually helped, such as Alex Sadkin on this album. "I Want to Know What Love Is" became Foreigner's first and only number one single, and it's not hard to see why. Its dreamy, hypnotic feel is due in part to Gramm's soulful lead vocals and the New Jersey Mass Choir's background vocals. Jennifer Holliday and the Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey help out as well. "That Was Yesterday," a terrific hit single, features a catchy chorus and a nifty synthesizer lick. "Reaction to Action" and "Down on Love" were both minor hits, but there's a huge difference in quality between the two; the former is the epitome of bland, formulaic AOR, while the latter includes a pleasant chorus and a warm keyboard melody. "A Love in Vain" and "Growing Up the Hard Way" have a few good moments too.

Bret Adams - All Music Guide



Foreigner's high point came with the release of Agent Provocateur's "I Want to Know What Love is" - backed by a gospel choir, Gramm belted away with commendable anguish."

ROLLING STONE ALBUM GUIDE ***1/2



Agent Provocateur is the fifth studio album by American/British rock band Foreigner, released on December 7, 1984. The album was the band's first and only number one album in the UK, and it reached the top 5 in the U.S. Although album sales were lower than their previous work in the U.S., it contains the band's biggest hit single, "I Want to Know What Love Is", which is their only #1 single in the UK and the U.S., staying at the top spot for three and two weeks respectively. The follow-up single, "That Was Yesterday", also proved to be a sizeable hit, peaking at #12 in the U.S. The album was certified Platinum in the UK by the BPI, and triple Platinum in the U.S. by the RIAA.

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