2 in both the US (for a record 10 weeks) and Canada, topped the US Rock Tracks chart and became their first top 10 hit in the UK and Australia and " Juke Box Hero" reached No.
4 on the US Hot 100 and became their first top 15 hit in Germany the ballad " Waiting for a Girl Like You" peaked at No. 1 in Canada and on the new US Rock Tracks chart, rose to No. Three of 4's singles were hits: " Urgent" reached No. 2 in Canada, while becoming Foreigner's break-through album outside of North America, going top 5 in the UK, Germany and Australia. Reduced to a quartet after the departures of McDonald and Greenwood, their album 4 (1981) hit No. The album saw Rick Wills replace Gagliardi on bass. 5 in North America producing two top 20 singles, including its title track. Foreigner's third album, Head Games (1979), went to No. 3 hit in both countries, and the title track, a US No. 3 in North America with two hit singles, " Hot Blooded" a No. Their 1978 follow-up, Double Vision, was even more successful peaking at No. 4 on the US album chart and in the top 10 in Canada and Australia, while yielding two top 10 hits in North America, " Feels Like the First Time" and " Cold as Ice". In 1977, Foreigner released its self-titled debut album, the first of four straight albums to be certified at least 5× platinum in the US. Jones came up with the band's name as he, McDonald and drummer Dennis Elliott were British, while Gramm, keyboardist Al Greenwood and bassist Ed Gagliardi were American, meaning at least half of the band would be foreigners no matter what country they were in. Foreigner is a British-American rock band, originally formed in New York City in 1976 by guitarist Mick Jones and multi-instrumentalist, and original King Crimson member, Ian McDonald, along with vocalist Lou Gramm.
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