The Very Best ... and Beyond explained

The Very Best ... and Beyond
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Foreigner
Cover:	The Very Best... and Beyond.jpg
Released:	September 22, 1992
Recorded:	1977–1992
Genre:	Rock hard rock pop metal^[1]
Length:	73:10
Label:	Atlantic^[2]
Prev Title:	Unusual Heat
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Best of Live
Next Year:	1993

The Very Best ... and Beyond is a greatest hits album by the British-American rock band Foreigner released on 22 September 1992 by Atlantic Records.^[3] The collection spans the band's history from 1977 through 1987, and includes three new tracks recorded in 1992. The compilation skips over the period in the early 1990s when original lead singer Lou Gramm had left the band, omitting any songs from the 1991 album Unusual Heat.

Personnel

• Lou Gramm – vocals, percussion
• Mick Jones – guitars, acoustic guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, background vocals
• Ed Gagliardi – bass and background vocals on 5–6, 10, 17
• Rick Wills – bass and background vocals on 4, 7–9, 11–16
• Bruce Turgon – bass, background vocals on 1-3
• Ian McDonald – guitar, horn, keyboards, background vocals on 5–7, 10, 15–17
• Al Greenwood – synthesizer, keyboards on 5–7, 10, 15–17
• Jeff Jacobs – synthesizer, keyboards, background vocals on 1-3
• Dennis Elliott – drums on 4–17
• Mark Schulman – drums, background vocals on 1-3
• Robin Zander – background vocals on 1-3

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	185
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)^[5]	13
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[6]	98

External links

• Official Foreigner's website

Notes and References

1. Blender Staff . May 2003 . 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die! . . New York . . April 1, 2023.
2. http://www.discogs.com/Foreigner-The-Very-BestAnd-Beyond/release/1104563 Discography site
3. http://allmusic.com/album/the-very-bestand-beyond-r59919 Allmusic review
4. 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.
5. Book: Pennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. 1st. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. Helsinki. 2006. 978-951-1-21053-5 . fi.
6. Book: Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon Entertainment. Roppongi, Tokyo. 2006. 4-87131-077-9. ja.