Complete Greatest Hits (Foreigner album)

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Complete Greatest Hits (US) / The Definitive (International)
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Compilation album by
ReleasedMay 7, 2002
Recorded1977–1992: Complete Greatest Hits, 1977-1994: The Definitive
Genre Hard rock, rock, pop rock
LengthComplete Greatest Hits: 75:48, The Definitive: 78:40
Label Atlantic, Rhino
Foreigner chronology
Mr. Moonlight
(1994)
Complete Greatest Hits (US) / The Definitive (International)
(2002)
Can't Slow Down
(2009)
The Definitive
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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Complete Greatest Hits or The Definitive, as it is known outside the US, is a 2002 compilation album by the British-American hard rock band Foreigner. Both Complete Greatest Hits and The Definitive have 20 tracks but The Definitive has a completely different track order and some different songs to better suit the International market.

Contents

The Definitive should not be confused with The Definitive Collection, a double-disc compilation album released by Foreigner in 2006.

The liner notes are unclear as to whether the included versions are singles or album cuts. Some track lengths differ from those listed under individual Wiki entries and so may be edits of those songs.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mick Jones and Lou Gramm, unless otherwise noted

Complete Greatest Hits
No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."Feels Like the First Time"Mick Jones Foreigner (1977)3:13
2."Cold as Ice" Foreigner3:20
3."Long, Long Way from Home"Mick Jones; Lou Gramm; Ian McDonald Foreigner2:51
4."Headknocker" Foreigner3:00
5."Hot Blooded"  Double Vision (1978)3:04
6."Double Vision" Double Vision3:36
7."Blue Morning, Blue Day" Double Vision3:11
8."Dirty White Boy"  Head Games (1979)3:39
9."Head Games" Head Games3:39
10."Women"Mick JonesHead Games3:26
11."Girl on the Moon"  4 (1981)3:53
12."Urgent"Mick Jones44:19
13."Waiting for a Girl Like You" 44:34
14."Juke Box Hero" 44:05
15."I Want to Know What Love Is"Mick Jones Agent Provocateur (1984)5:00
16."That Was Yesterday" Agent Provocateur3:46
17."Heart Turns to Stone"  Inside Information (1987)4:09
18."I Don't Want to Live Without You"Mick JonesInside Information3:57
19."Say You Will" Inside Information4:14
20."Soul Doctor"  The Very Best ... and Beyond (1992)4:52
Total length:75:48
The Definitive
No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."Cold as Ice" Foreigner3:20
2."Waiting for a Girl Like You" 44:37
3."I Want to Know What Love Is"Mick JonesAgent Provocateur5:00
4."That Was Yesterday" Agent Provocateur3:46
5."Urgent"Mick Jones44:22
6."Say You Will" Inside Information4:15
7."Double Vision" Double Vision3:37
8."Blue Morning, Blue Day" Double Vision3:11
9."Heart Turns to Stone" Inside Information4:10
10."Feels Like the First Time"Mick JonesForeigner3:12
11."Long, Long Way from Home"Lou Gramm; Mick Jones; Ian McDonaldForeigner2:52
12."I Don't Want to Live Without You"Mick JonesInside Information3:59
13."Starrider"Mick Jones; Al Greenwood Foreigner4:02
14."White Lie"  Mr. Moonlight (1994)4:15
15."Break it Up"Mick Jones44:15
16."Hot Blooded" Double Vision3:05
17."Dirty White Boy" Head Games3:40
18."Down on Love" Agent Provocateur4:08
19."Juke Box Hero" 44:07
20."Urgent" (Recorded live at the BBC)Mick JonesPreviously unreleased4:47
Total length:78:40

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 30
United Kingdom3
United States (Billboard 200)80

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [3] Gold35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [4] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [5] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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