URGENT - FOREIGNER

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Urgent - FOREIGNER

Foreigner went into the Manhattan studio with producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange, best known at the time as producer for hard rock band AC/DC. Foreigner's sound wasn't quite as heavy, and the band worked with then-unknown Thomas Dolby to program and play synthesizer. Dolby's work can be heard on "Urgent", along with a saxophone solo by Motown artist Junior Walker.

Lange was a perfectionist with Dolby, making him play some of the simple notes over and over until they were perfect. On the other hand, Lange used Junior Walker's first take, appreciating its raw, rough edges. Lange was a fan of Dolby's earlier work, and Dolby had a demo of a song called "Urges" where he sang "urges, urges...". Lange asked Dolby for permission to incorporate this into a Foreigner song, which was then turned into the lyric "Urgent, urgent...". Dolby was a little surprised when he heard the finished song, but later felt glad to have positively influenced the track.

This magnificent concert was recorded at KKL Lucerne, Switzerland on May 20th and 21st 2017 and thus became the very first Foreigner album, recorded with the orchestral and choral harmonic arrangements of the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus. 

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