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The Very Best ... and Beyond

The Very Best ... and Beyond
Compilation album by
Foreigner
ReleasedSeptember 22, 1992
Recorded1977–1992
Genre
Length73:10
LabelAtlantic[2]
Producer
Foreigner chronology
Unusual Heat
(1991) 		The Very Best ... and Beyond
(1992) 		Best of Live
(1993)
Singles from
The Very Best ... and Beyond
  1. "With Heaven on Our Side"
    Released: 1992
  2. "Soul Doctor"
    Released: 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [3]

The Very Best ... and Beyond is a greatest hits album by the British-American rock band Foreigner released on 22 September 1992 by Atlantic Records.[4] The collection spans the band's history from 1977 through 1987, and includes three new tracks recorded in 1992. The compilation skips over the period in the early 1990s when original lead singer Lou Gramm had left the band, omitting any songs from the 1991 album Unusual Heat.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Soul Doctor"Mick Jones, Lou GrammNewly released, 19924:51
2."Prisoner of Love"Jones, GrammNewly released5:15
3."With Heaven on Our Side"Jones, Gramm, Johnny Edwards, Parthenon Huxley, Steve SchiffNewly released5:16
4."Juke Box Hero"Gramm, Jones4, 19814:19
5."Hot Blooded"Gramm, JonesDouble Vision, 19784:24
6."Cold as Ice"Jones, GrammForeigner, 19773:20
7."Head Games"Gramm, JonesHead Games, 19793:37 [5]
8."Waiting for a Girl Like You"Jones, Gramm44:50
9."Urgent"Jones44:29
10."Double Vision"Jones, GrammDouble Vision3:43
11."I Want to Know What Love Is"JonesAgent Provocateur, 19845:03
12."Say You Will"Jones, GrammInside Information, 19874:11
13."That Was Yesterday"Jones, GrammAgent Provocateur3:46
14."I Don't Want to Live Without You"JonesInside Information4:53
15."Rev on the Red Line"Al Greenwood, GrammHead Games3:34
16."Dirty White Boy"Jones, GrammHead Games3:38
17."Feels Like the First Time"JonesForeigner3:51
Total length:73:10

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 185
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 34
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 2
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[9] 13
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 23
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] 98
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 49
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 20
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 19
US Billboard 200[15] 123

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16] Gold 35,000^
France (SNEP)[17] Gold 100,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[18] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[20] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Blender Staff (May 2003). "500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die!". Blender. New York: Dennis Publishing Ltd. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  2. ^ Discography site Retrieved August 14, 2011
  3. ^ DeGagne, Mike. Foreigner: The Very Best...And Beyond at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  4. ^ Allmusic review Retrieved August 14, 2011
  5. ^ "Foreigner – Head Games (1979, Vinyl)". Discogs.
  6. ^ "Foreigner ARIA chart history". ARIA. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Foreigner – The Very Best Of Foreigner" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Foreigner – The Very Best Of Foreigner" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  9. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Foreigner – The Very Best Of Foreigner" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  11. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  12. ^ "Charts.nz – Foreigner – The Very Best... And Beyond". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Foreigner – The Very Best Of Foreigner". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Foreigner Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  16. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  17. ^ "French album certifications – Foreigner – The Very Best of" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  18. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('The Very Best of and Beyond')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  19. ^ "British album certifications – Foreigner – The Very Best of and Beyond". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  20. ^ "American album certifications – Foreigner – The Very Best and Beyond". Recording Industry Association of America.
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