Inside Information is the sixth studio album by the British-American rock band Foreigner, released on December 7, 1987. The album debuted at 15, on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart and was certified Platinum in the U.S. for sales exceeding one million copies. Although a huge standard by any country’s charting method, the band’s sales were certainly plummeting since the release of 4 in 1981. It was the last album to feature the ’80s core lineup of Gramm, Jones, Wills, and Elliott.
“Say You Will” was released as the album’s first single. Allmusic later noted that the single was a “good example” of the band’s “balancing act” as “the guitar-heavy style of their early work gave way to slick arrangements that pushed electronics to the fore…temper(ing) its rock guitar edge…and Lou Gramm’s quasi-operatic vocals…by thick layers of chiming synthesizers and an array of electronic textures.” The single reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became their fourth #1 hit on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, holding the top spot for four weeks. The song also became the band’s third-highest charting hit in Germany, where it reached #22, faring even better in Switzerland, the Netherlands, and particularly Norway, where it reached #4. The CD single featured an extended remix version of the track.
- “Heart Turns to Stone” 4:10
- “Can’t Wait” 4:27
- “Say You Will” 4:12
- “I Don’t Want to Live Without You” 4:52
- “Counting Every Minute” 4:11
- “Inside Information” 4:09
- “The Beat of My Heart” 5:10
- “Face to Face” 3:53
- “Out of the Blue” 4:42
- “A Night to Remember” 4:07
Lou Gramm – lead vocals, percussion
Mick Jones – keyboards, guitars, backing vocals
Rick Wills – bass, backing vocals
Dennis Elliott – drums
Peter-John Vettese – keyboards
Tom Bailey – additional keyboards (4)
Kevin Jones – Synclavier
Hugh McCracken – Spanish guitar (7)
Sammy Merendino – electronic percussion
Mark Rivera – saxophone (1), backing vocals
Ian Lloyd – backing vocals
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