Mr. Moonlight (album) explained

Mr. Moonlight
Type:	studio
Artist:	Foreigner
Cover:	Foreigner_-_Mr._Moonlight.jpg
Border:	yes
Released:	October 24, 1994^[1]
Recorded:	1993–1994
Label:	Arista
Prev Title:	Best of Live
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Complete Greatest Hits
Next Year:	2002

Mr. Moonlight is the eighth studio album by British-American rock band Foreigner, released by Arista Records in Europe on 24 October and by BMG Entertainment in Japan on 23 November 1994. In the United States and Canada, it appeared in early 1995 on the Rhythm Safari label. Recorded at seven different studios across the States, the album was produced by Mick Jones, Lou Gramm, and Mike Stone, with an additional production by Phil and Joe Nicolo. It was Foreigner's last studio release until Can't Slow Down (2009).

The album was the first since Inside Information (1987) and the last to feature original lead singer Lou Gramm. Prior to starting work on Mr. Moonlight, he was the lead vocalist on three newly recorded tracks from Foreigner's compilation The Very Best ... and Beyond (1992). Mr. Moonlight was also the first album in fifteen years without bass guitarist Rick Wills, who joined the band in 1979, and drummer Dennis Elliott, who was a founding member.

Though it was intended to be a comeback release, Mr. Moonlight was a commercial disappointment, only peaking at number 136 in the Billboard 200 chart, and ranked as Foreigner's worst-selling studio album.

Personnel

Foreigner

• Mick Jones – guitars, acoustic piano, backing vocals
• Lou Gramm – lead vocals, backing vocals, percussion
• Jeff Jacobs – acoustic piano, organ, keyboards, backing vocals
• Bruce Turgon – bass, backing vocals
• Mark Schulman – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Ian Lloyd – backing vocals
• Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (on "I Keep Hoping")
• Robin Clark – backing vocals (on "I Keep Hoping")
• Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (on "I Keep Hoping")
• Duane Eddy – lead guitar (on "Until the End of Time")
• Billy Bremner – additional guitars (on "All I Need to Know")
• Randy Cantor – keyboards and additional guitars (on "White Lie" and "Rain")
• Luis Enriques – percussion (on "Real World" and "Running the Risk")
• Scott Gilman – saxophone, recorder, backing vocals

Production

• Mick Jones – producer
• Lou Gramm – producer
• Mike Stone – producer, engineer, mixing (at Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, and Soundtrack Studios in New York, New York)
• Phil and Joe Nicolo – additional production, mixing ("White Lie" and "Rain", at Studio 4 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• David Bianco – mixing ("Real World")
• Mark Stebbeds – mixing ("Big Dog", at Track Record Studios in North Hollywood, California)
• Ted Jensen – mastering (at Sterling Studios in New York, New York)
• Danny Clinch – photography
• John Pitter – illustrations
• Red Herring Design – design

Charts

Chart (1994-1995)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[2]	126
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[3]	73

External links

• The Official Foreigner Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mr Moonlight.
2. Web site: Foreigner ARIA chart history. ARIA. Imgur.com. 20 July 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
3. Book: Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon Entertainment. Roppongi, Tokyo. 2006. 4-87131-077-9. ja.