Mr. Moonlight (album)
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Mr. Moonlight is the eighth studio album by British-American rock band Foreigner that was originally released in Japan in 1994, and later released in the United States in 1995. The album was the first full-length release with original singer Lou Gramm since 1987's Inside Information. (Gramm had left the band in 1990, but re-joined in 1992.) Prior to recording this album, Gramm also sang lead on three newly recorded tracks on Foreigner's 1992 best-of compilation.
This was the first studio album in 15 years without longtime members Rick Wills (who joined the band in 1979) and Dennis Elliott (who was a founding member). To date, this was Foreigner's final album with Gramm, and was the band's final album until 2009's Can't Slow Down (Foreigner album). A track entitled "Crash and Burn" was also featured as a bonus track on the Japanese release.
Track listing
- "Under the Gun" (Lou Gramm, Jeff Jacobs, Mick Jones) – 3:52
- "Rain" (Gramm, Jones, Bruce Turgon) – 4:34
- "Until the End of Time" (Gramm, Jones, Turgon) – 4:51
- "White Lie" (Gramm, Jones) – 4:17
- "Big Dog" (Gramm, Jones) – 4:47
- "Real World" (Gramm, Jones) – 6:19
- "All I Need to Know" (Gramm, Jones) – 4:45
- "Hole in My Soul" (Gramm, Jones) – 5:08
- "I Keep Hoping" (Gramm, Jacobs, Jones) – 5:15
- "Running The Risk" (Gramm, Jacobs, Jones, Turgon) – 5:09
- "Hand on My Heart" (Gramm, Jones, Turgon) – 4:58
Alternate Track Order
In Europe, the CD was issued with a differing track order (Arista/BMG - 74321 23285 2).
- "White Lie" (Gramm, Jones) – 4:17
- "Rain" (Gramm, Jones, Turgon) – 4:35
- "Until the End of Time" (Gramm, Jones, Turgon) – 4:52
- "All I Need to Know" (Gramm, Jones) – 4:45
- "Running The Risk" (Gramm, Jacobs, Jones, Turgon) – 5:09
- "Real World" (Gramm, Jones) – 6:20
- "Big Dog" (Gramm, Jones) – 4:47
- "Hole in My Soul" (Gramm, Jones) – 5:09
- "I Keep Hoping" (Gramm, Jacobs, Jones) – 5:10
- "Under The Gun" (Gramm, Jacobs, Jones) – 4:18
- "Hand on My Heart" (Gramm, Jones, Turgon) – 4:57
- "Crash and Burn" (Japan Bonus Track) - 4:37
Personnel
- Lou Gramm - percussion, vocals, background vocals
- Jeff Jacobs - organ, synthesizer, piano, keyboards, background vocals
- Mick Jones - guitar, piano, background vocals
- Bruce Turgon - bass, background vocals
Additional personnel
- Mark Schulman - percussion, drums, background vocals
- Scott Gilman - saxophone, recorder, background vocals
- Tawatha Agee - background vocals
- Billy Bremner - guitar
- Randy Cantor - guitar, keyboards
- Robin Clark - background vocals
- Duane Eddy - guitar
- Luis Enriques - percussion
- Ian Lloyd - background vocals
- Paulette McWilliams - background vocals
Production
- Producers: Lou Gramm, Mick Jones, Joe Nicolo, Phil Nicolo, Mike "Clay" Stone
- Engineers: George Carnell, Dirk Grobelny, Peter Millus, Keith Rose, Mark Stebbeds, Mike "Clay" Stone, Todd Vos
- Assistant engineers: Andy Blakelock, Chris Laidlaw, Ken Lewis, Tim Waters, Eric White
- Mixing: David Bianco, Tom Lord-Alge, Joe Nicolo, Phil Nicolo, Mark Stebbeds, Mike "Clay" Stone, Bobby Summerfield
- Mastering: Ted Jensen
- Production coordination: Kevin Jones
- Guitar technician: Perme
- Keyboard technician: Dennis Fitzmartin
- Photography: Danny Clinch
- Illustrations: John Ritter
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1995 | The Billboard 200 | 136 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1995 | "Under the Gun" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 28 |
"Until the End of Time" | Adult Contemporary | 8 | |
The Billboard Hot 100 | 42 |