Can't Slow Down (Foreigner album)

Can't Slow Down is the ninth studio album by the British-American rock band Foreigner and their most recent album to date. It was the band's first studio release with lead singer Kelly Hansen & bassist Jeff Pilson and the group's first new studio album since 1994's Mr. Moonlight.[2] In the U.S. the album was first available exclusively through Wal-Mart retailers.[2]

Can't Slow Down
Studio album by Foreigner
Released	September 29, 2009
Recorded	2009, The Benjamin Hotel, New York City (NY), Puppy Studio, Burbank (CA)
Genre	Rock
Length	50:00 (Main album)
Label	Rhino (U.S.), earMusic/Edel (EU)[1]
Producer	Marti Frederiksen Mark Ronson
Foreigner chronology
Complete Greatest Hits (2002) Can't Slow Down (2009) Can't Slow Down ... When It's Live! (2010)

Marti Frederiksen and guitarist Mick Jones' stepson, Mark Ronson co-produced the album.[2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
NU.nl	[4]
Allmusic	[5]
BBC	(negative)[6]

Can't Slow Down debuted at 29 on the Billboard 200.[7] The first two singles from the album, "When It Comes to Love" and "In Pieces" both reached the Top 20 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.

In 2010 it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,[8] which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe.

Track listing

All songs written by Mick Jones, Kelly Hansen, and Marti Frederiksen, except where noted.

Disc 1 (CD) - The Album

1. "Can't Slow Down" - 3:28
2. "In Pieces" - 3:53
3. "When It Comes to Love" - 3:54
4. "Living In a Dream" - 3:43
5. "I Can't Give Up" (Jones, Hansen, Frederiksen, Steve McEwan) - 4:32
6. "Ready" - 3:43
7. "Give Me a Sign" - 3:52
8. "I'll Be Home Tonight" - 4:14
9. "Too Late" (Jones, Frederiksen, Oliver Leiber, Russ Irwin) - 3:45
10. "Lonely" (McEwan, Frederiksen) - 3:29
11. "As Long As I Live" - 3:48
12. "Angel Tonight" - 3:32
13. "Fool For You Anyway" (Jones) - 4:04

Disc 2 (CD) - The Remixes

1. "Feels Like the First Time"
2. "Cold as Ice"
3. "Hot Blooded"
4. "Blue Morning, Blue Day"
5. "Double Vision"
6. "Dirty White Boy"
7. "Head Games"
8. "Juke Box Hero"
9. "Urgent"
10. "I Want to Know What Love Is"

Disc 3 (DVD) - Live and More

1. "Double Vision"
2. "Head Games"
3. "That Was Yesterday"
4. "Say You Will"
5. "Starrider"
6. "Feels Like the First Time"
7. "Urgent"
8. "Juke Box Hero"
9. "I Want to Know What Love Is"
10. "Hot Blooded"

Personnel

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Foreigner

• Kelly Hansen – lead vocals
• Mick Jones – lead guitar, piano, backing vocals
• Thom Gimbel – guitars, saxophone, backing vocals
• Michael Bluestein – keyboards, backing vocals
• Jeff Pilson – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Brian Tichy – drums, percussion

Additional Musicians

• Marti Frederiksen – guitars, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
• Russ Irwin – keyboards on "Too Late"
• Jason Bonham – drums on "Too Late"
• Ryan Brown – drums on "Lonely"
• Jason Paige – backing vocals
• Suzie McNeil – backing vocals

Production

• Producers – Marti Frederiksen and Mick Jones (Tracks 1-12); Mark Ronson (Track 13).
• Recorded by Marti Frederiksen
• Additional and Vocal Engineer – Jason Paige
• Mixing – Anthony Focx and Marti Frederiksen
• Edited and Mastered by Anthony Focx
• Art Direction – Hackmart, Inc.
• Photography – Bill Bernstein

Chart performance

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Austrian Albums Chart	58
German Albums Chart	16
Swiss Albums Chart	26
UK Albums Chart	105
US Billboard 200	29
US Billboard Rock Albums	12

References

1. "Edel AG - Rock, Pop & Dance". Edel.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
2. Christman, Ed. "Foreigner Comeback to be a Wal-Mart Exclusive". billboard.com. July 27, 2009.
3. Gundersen, Edna. "Foreigner's Triple Play: New, Old and Live". USA Today. July 16, 2009.
4. Oitmann, Pierre. "Review: Can't Slow Down". NU.nl. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
5. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Foreigner: Can't Slow Down at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
6. "BBC review".
7. Trust, Gary. "Chart Beat Thursday: Barbra Streisand, Foreigner, Jay Sean". billboard.com. October 8, 2009.
8. http://www.impalamusic.org/arc_static/docum/04-press/2009/PR%20-%2020101004.htm