![]() "Out of the Blue" is the only song written by the entire band - Jones, Gramm, bassist Rick Wills, and drummer Dennis Elliott - and that does give it a slightly more organic feel. The gritty "Face to Face" is an excellent album track. "The Beat of My Heart" is notable only for the Spanish guitar intro by guest Hugh McCracken. The bloodless, pleasantly tepid ballad "I Don't Want to Live Without You" actually made the Top Five it has neither the passion of "Waiting for a Girl Like You" nor the soul of "I Want to Know What Love Is." "Inside Information" experiments a little with odd rhythms. It's loaded with killer vocal and keyboard hooks. "Say You Will" was Foreigner's last great Top Ten single. First up is the title track, Inside Information. The proceedings start promisingly enough with "Heart Turns to Stone," an energetic rock number that became a minor hit. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. There are a few solid tracks, but the album only sold a million copies - paltry when compared to previous releases - and it currently ranks as Foreigner's last major commercial success. Impeccable studio craftsmanship can't compensate for the lack of quality songs. Unfortunately, after a decade of monstrous success and raking in truckloads of cash for themselves and Atlantic Records, 1987's Inside Information showed that the songwriting gas tank of guitarist/keyboardist Mick Jones and vocalist Lou Gramm was running low. Foreigner was arguably the finest band of AOR's late-'70s and early-'80s heyday.
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