Double Vision
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Album Summary
Now here's an album that came in hot and never let up — Double Vision, the second studio album from Foreigner, dropped in 1978 on Atlantic Records and hit the world like a freight train with the volume knob broken off. Produced by Keith Olsen alongside the band themselves, this record was born during a moment when Foreigner could do absolutely no wrong, riding the commercial wave of their explosive debut straight into what would become one of the defining rock records of the entire decade. Recorded at the peak of their powers, the band — that remarkable Anglo-American alliance led by Mick Jones and Lou Gramm — walked into the studio with something to prove, and brother, they proved it.
Reception
- Double Vision climbed all the way to #4 on the Billboard 200, proving that Foreigner wasn't just a one-album wonder but a genuine rock force to be reckoned with.
- The album launched 'Hot Blooded' as a massive hit single, with 'Blue Morning, Blue Day' following close behind and cementing the band's dominance on rock radio throughout 1978.
- Certified 5x Platinum in the United States, Double Vision stands as one of the best-selling rock albums of the 1970s — a commercial achievement that still commands deep respect.
Significance
- Double Vision captured the very soul of late-1970s arena rock — that glorious marriage of raw hard rock energy and melodic craftsmanship that filled stadiums and made true believers out of millions of fans.
- The album's success placed Foreigner firmly in the company of the era's rock royalty, running shoulder to shoulder with the likes of Journey and Styx as architects of a sound that defined a generation.
- Double Vision proved, with unmistakable authority, that a British-American rock supergroup could conquer the American mainstream on the grandest possible scale — a blueprint that resonated throughout the industry.
Tracklist
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A1 Hot Blooded 117
4:20
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A2 Blue Morning, Blue Day 119
3:06
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A3 You're All I Am 123
3:19
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A4 Back Where You Belong 123
3:20
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A5 Love Has Taken Its Toll 96
3:25
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B1 Double Vision 129
3:40
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B2 Tramontane —
3:52
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B3 I Have Waited So Long 74
4:04
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B4 Lonely Children 89
3:31
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B5 Spellbinder 118
4:43
Artist Details
Foreigner burst onto the scene in 1976, born from the collision of British and American rock talent when veteran musician Mick Jones teamed up with Ian McDonald and a handful of hard-driving Americans in New York City to craft a sound that was equal parts polished melodic rock and raw arena power. These cats didn't waste any time — their self-titled debut dropped like a thunderclap and gave the world instant classics like "Feels Like the First Time" and "Cold as Ice," cementing them as one of the defining acts of the classic rock and album-oriented rock formats that ruled the late '70s and into the '80s. Foreigner's ability to blend muscular guitar riffs with soaring, emotionally charged hooks made them a commercial juggernaut, and their ballad "I Want to Know What Love Is" from 1984 transcended rock radio altogether, becoming a soul-stirring cultural touchstone that proved this band had more depth than anyone gave them credit for.
