Mr. Moonlight (album)

Mr. Moonlight is the eighth studio album by British-American rock band Foreigner, released by Arista Records in Europe on 23 October and by BMG Entertainment in Japan on 23 November 1994. In the United States and Canada, it appeared in early 1995 on the Rhythm Safari label. Recorded at seven different studios across the States, the album was produced by Mick Jones, Lou Gramm, and Mike Stone, with an additional production by Phil and Joe Nicolo. It was Foreigner's last studio release until Can't Slow Down (2009).

Mr. Moonlight
Studio album by
Foreigner
ReleasedOctober 23, 1994
Recorded1993-1994
Studio
Pre-production - EH Recording Studio, Owned and operated by John Jackson
  • Criteria Studios (Miami, Florida)
  • Emerald Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Bearsville Studios (Bearsville, New York)
  • Utopia Studios (Lake Hill, New York)
  • Soundtrack Studios (New York, New York)
  • Track Record Studios (North Hollywood, California)
  • Studio 4 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Genre
Length54:25
LabelArista
Producer
Foreigner chronology
Classic Hits Live/Best of Live
(1993)		 Mr. Moonlight
(1994)		 Complete Greatest Hits
(2002)
Singles from Mr. Moonlight
  1. "White Lie"
    Released: October 1994
  2. "Under the Gun"
    Released: February 1995
  3. "Until the End of Time"
    Released: February 1995
  4. "All I Need to Know"
    Released: 1995
  5. "Rain"
    Released: 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

The album was the first since Inside Information (1987) and appeared to be the final to date full-length release with original lead singer Lou Gramm, who had left the group in 1990 but returned two years later. Prior to starting work on Mr. Moonlight, he was the lead vocalist on three newly recorded tracks from Foreigner's compilation The Very Best ... and Beyond (1992). Mr. Moonlight was also the first album in fifteen years without bass guitarist Rick Wills, who joined the band in 1979, and drummer Dennis Elliott, who was a founding member.

Supposed to be a comeback release, Mr. Moonlight was a commercial disappointment, only peaking at number 136 in the Billboard 200 chart,[3] and ranked as Foreigner's worst-selling studio album. The ballad "Until the End of Time" was a minor hit, reaching number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100[4] and number 8 on the Adult Contemporary charts.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."White Lie" 4:16
2."Rain"Gramm, Jones, Bruce Turgon4:35
3."Until the End of Time"Gramm, Jones, Turgon4:52
4."All I Need to Know" 4:45
5."Running the Risk"Gramm, Jones, Jeff Jacobs5:09
6."Real World" 6:22
7."Big Dog"Gramm, Jones, Jacobs, Turgon4:47
8."Hole in My Soul" 5:08
9."I Keep Hoping"Gramm, Jones, Jacobs5:10
10."Under the Gun" 4:16
11."Hand on My Heart"Gramm, Jones, Turgon4:57
Total length:54:25
Japan bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Crash and Burn"4:37
Total length:59:02
U.S. and Canada editions
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Under the Gun" 3:50
2."Rain"Gramm, Jones, Turgon4:35
3."Until the End of Time"Gramm, Jones, Turgon4:52
4."White Lie" 4:16
5."Big Dog"Gramm, Jones, Jacobs, Turgon4:47
6."Real World" 6:22
7."All I Need to Know" 4:45
8."Hole in My Soul" 5:08
9."I Keep Hoping"Gramm, Jones, Jacobs5:10
10."Running the Risk"Gramm, Jones, Jacobs5:09
11."Hand on My Heart"Gramm, Jones, Turgon4:57
Total length:53:59

Personnel

Foreigner
  • Mick Jones – guitar, piano, backing vocals; producer
  • Lou Gramm – lead vocals, backing vocals, percussion; producer
  • Bruce Turgon – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jeff Jacobs – piano, organ, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Mark Schulman – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians
  • Duane Eddy – lead guitar (on "Until the End of Time")
  • Ian Lloyd – backing vocals
  • Scott Gilman – saxophone, backing vocals
  • Luis Enriques – percussion (on "Real World" and "Running the Risk")
  • Billy Bremner – additional guitar (on "All I Need to Know")
  • Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (on "I Keep Hoping")
  • Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (on "I Keep Hoping")
  • Robin Clark – backing vocals (on "I Keep Hoping")
  • Randy Cantor – additional guitar and keyboards (on "White Lie" and "Rain")

Technical personnel
  • Mike Stone – producer, mixing (at Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, and Soundtrack Studios in New York, New York), engineer
  • Phil and Joe Nicolo – additional production, mixing ("White Lie" and "Rain", at Studio 4 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • David Bianco – mixing ("Real World")
  • Mark Stebbeds – mixing ("Big Dog", at Track Record Studios in North Hollywood, California)
  • Ted Jensen – mastering (at Sterling Studios in New York, New York)
  • Danny Clinch – photography
  • John Pitter – illustrations
  • Red Herring Design – design

Charts
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gollark: And handedness obviously could not affect this.
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References
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  2. Evans, Paul (2004). "Foreigner". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (Completely Revised and Updated 4th ed.). New York: Fireside. p. 307. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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