Can't Slow Down (Foreigner album)
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Can't Slow Down is the ninth album by the rock group Foreigner
Foreigner (band)
Foreigner is a British-American rock band, originally formed in 1976 by veteran English musicians Mick Jones and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald along with American vocalist Lou Gramm...

. It is the group's first studio release with lead singer Kelly Hansen
Kelly Hansen
Kelly Hansen is an American singer, best known as the current frontman of the rock band Foreigner. He started his career as an independent studio singer. He later met guitarist Robert Sarzo and bassist Tony Cavazo , with whom he formed the hard-rock band Hurricane in 1984...

 and the group's first new studio album since 1994. In the U.S. the album was first available exclusively through Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...

 retailers. As of May 28, 2010 it is available anywhere CDs are sold.

Marti Frederiksen
Marti Frederiksen
Martin Harold Frederiksen is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. He writes and produces music primarily in rock, country, and pop...

 and guitarist Mick Jones
Mick Jones (Foreigner)
Michael Leslie "Mick" Jones is an English guitarist, songwriter, and record producer best known as the founding member of the rock band Foreigner.-Life and career:...

' stepson, Mark Ronson
Mark Ronson
Mark Daniel Ronson is an English DJ, guitarist, music producer, artist and co-founder of Allido Records. He currently works with his band under the music alias of Mark Ronson & The Business Intl....

 co-produced the album.

Reception

Can't Slow Down debuted at #29 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

. The first two singles from the album, "When It Comes to Love" and "In Pieces" both reached the Top 20 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Mick Jones
Mick Jones (Foreigner)
Michael Leslie "Mick" Jones is an English guitarist, songwriter, and record producer best known as the founding member of the rock band Foreigner.-Life and career:...

, Kelly Hansen
Kelly Hansen
Kelly Hansen is an American singer, best known as the current frontman of the rock band Foreigner. He started his career as an independent studio singer. He later met guitarist Robert Sarzo and bassist Tony Cavazo , with whom he formed the hard-rock band Hurricane in 1984...

, and Marti Frederiksen
Marti Frederiksen
Martin Harold Frederiksen is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. He writes and produces music primarily in rock, country, and pop...

, except where noted.
  1. "Can't Slow Down" - 3:28
  2. "In Pieces" - 3:53
  3. "When It Comes to Love" - 3:54
  4. "Living In a Dream" - 3:43
  5. "I Can't Give Up" (Jones, Hansen, Frederiksen, McEwan) - 4:32
  6. "Ready" - 3:43
  7. "Give Me a Sign" - 3:52
  8. "I'll Be Home Tonight" - 4:14
  9. "Too Late" (Jones, Frederiksen, Lieber, Irwin) - 3:45
  10. "Lonely" (McEwan, Frederiksen) - 3:29
  11. "As Long As I Live" - 3:48
  12. "Angel Tonight" - 3:32
  13. "Fool For You Anyway" (Jones) - 4:04

Disc 2 - Remixes

  1. "Feels Like the First Time
    Feels Like the First Time
    "Feels Like the First Time" is the debut single from Foreigner. It was written by Mick Jones and released in 1977 from the band's eponymous debut album. It reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100....

    "
  2. "Cold as Ice
    Cold as Ice (song)
    "Cold as Ice" is a 1977 song by British-American rock band Foreigner from their self-titled debut album. It became one of the best known songs of the band in the U.S., peaking at number 6 in the Billboard Hot 100. It was initially the B-side of some versions of the "Feels Like the First Time" 45...

    "
  3. "Hot Blooded
    Hot Blooded
    "Hot Blooded" is a song by the British-American hard rock band Foreigner, from their second studio album Double Vision. It was released as a single in July 1978 and reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that September...

    "
  4. "Blue Morning, Blue Day"
  5. "Double Vision
    Double Vision (song)
    This article is about the Foreigner song. For the 3OH!3 song, see Double Vision "Double Vision" is a single by Foreigner from their second album of the same name...

    "
  6. "Dirty White Boy
    Dirty White Boy (song)
    "Dirty White Boy" is the first single taken from Foreigner's third album, Head Games. It is written by Lou Gramm & Mick Jones. The B-side, "Rev On The Red Line" has also proven to be very popular among fans, but was never released as an A-side single on its own. Lou Gramm's trademark scream at...

    "
  7. "Head Games
    Head Games (song)
    "Head Games" is the title-cut and second single taken from the band, Foreigner's third release. It was written by Lou Gramm & Mick Jones, and released primarily in the U.S. in December 1979 while at the same time, "Love On The Telephone" was being released elsewhere...

    "
  8. "Juke Box Hero
    Juke Box Hero
    "Juke Box Hero" is a song by Foreigner and was the third single released from their 1981 album 4. It first entered the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in July 1981. It subsequently went to #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts after released in February 1982.The song focuses on a...

    "
  9. "Urgent"
  10. "I Want to Know What Love Is
    I Want to Know What Love Is
    "I Want to Know What Love Is" is a 1984 power ballad recorded by the British-American rock band Foreigner. The song hit #1 in both the UK and the U.S. and is the band's biggest hit...

    "

Disc 3 - DVD

  1. "Double Vision"
  2. "Head Games
    Head Games
    Head Games is the third studio album by Anglo American rock band Foreigner, released in 1979. The album charted at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart, and has sold over five million copies in the US alone. It is perhaps as famous for its album cover, depicting a worried young woman in a men's...

    "
  3. "That Was Yesterday
    That Was Yesterday (Foreigner song)
    "That Was Yesterday" was the second single taken from the album Agent Provocateur by the band Foreigner. This song was available in four versions, as a remixed single, a very popular extended remix, an orchestral version, and the original mix...

    "
  4. "Say You Will
    Say You Will
    Say You Will is the 17th album by British/American band Fleetwood Mac, released in 2003. It was the first Fleetwood Mac album in 34 years not to include tracks written by vocalist/keyboardist Christine McVie, who had left the group in 1998. McVie is featured on two songs, which had been originally...

    "
  5. "Starrider"
  6. "Feels Like the First Time
    Feels Like the First Time
    "Feels Like the First Time" is the debut single from Foreigner. It was written by Mick Jones and released in 1977 from the band's eponymous debut album. It reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100....

    "
  7. "Urgent"
  8. "Juke Box Hero
    Juke Box Hero
    "Juke Box Hero" is a song by Foreigner and was the third single released from their 1981 album 4. It first entered the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in July 1981. It subsequently went to #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts after released in February 1982.The song focuses on a...

    "
  9. "I Want To Know What Love Is
    I Want to Know What Love Is
    "I Want to Know What Love Is" is a 1984 power ballad recorded by the British-American rock band Foreigner. The song hit #1 in both the UK and the U.S. and is the band's biggest hit...

    "
  10. "Hot Blooded
    Hot Blooded
    "Hot Blooded" is a song by the British-American hard rock band Foreigner, from their second studio album Double Vision. It was released as a single in July 1978 and reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that September...

    "

Personnel (incomplete)

  • Kelly Hansen
    Kelly Hansen
    Kelly Hansen is an American singer, best known as the current frontman of the rock band Foreigner. He started his career as an independent studio singer. He later met guitarist Robert Sarzo and bassist Tony Cavazo , with whom he formed the hard-rock band Hurricane in 1984...

    : Lead Vocals
  • Mick Jones
    Mick Jones (Foreigner)
    Michael Leslie "Mick" Jones is an English guitarist, songwriter, and record producer best known as the founding member of the rock band Foreigner.-Life and career:...

    : Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals, Piano
  • Thom Gimbel
    Thom Gimbel
    Thomas Gimbel is an US musician and multi-instrumentalist, best known as member of the rock band Foreigner.Не started to play drums with his own band in Boston. Later got interested in saxophone...

    : Guitars, Saxophone, Backing Vocals
  • Michael Bluestein: Keyboards
  • Jeff Pilson
    Jeff Pilson
    Jeff Pilson is an American bass guitarist, best known for his stint in the heavy metal band Dokken...

    : Bass
  • Brian Tichy
    Brian Tichy
    Brian Tichy is a drummer, guitar player, vocalist and songwriter. He is currently the drummer with Whitesnake. Previously he was the drummer for Foreigner from 2009 until 2010, when he was replaced by Jason Sutter. Tichy began playing drums at age eight and started playing guitar at age 12...

    : Drums

  • Marti Frederiksen
    Marti Frederiksen
    Martin Harold Frederiksen is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. He writes and produces music primarily in rock, country, and pop...

     : Guitars, Keys, Backing Vocals, Percussion
  • Jason Paige : Backing Vocals
  • Suzie McNeil
    Suzie McNeil
    Susan Jane "Suzie" McNeil is a Canadian pop rock recording artist.-Early life:McNeil was born in Mississauga, Ontario. She has a sister, Laura Norris, a teacher at a public high school in Toronto.-Rock Star: INXS:...

     : Backing Vocals
  • Jason Bonham
    Jason Bonham
    Jason John Bonham is an English drummer. Jason's parents are Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham and his wife Pat Phillips. After his father's death in 1980, he has played with Led Zeppelin on different occasions, including the Ahmet Ertegün Tribute Concert at The O2 Arena in London in...

     : Drums (on "Too Late")
  • Russ Irwin
    Russ Irwin
    Russ Irwin is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Melville, New York. He was signed by Charles Koppelman to SBK Records in 1991, and a self-titled album, produced by Phil Ramone, followed later that year...

    : Keyboard (on "Too Late")
  • Ryan Brown : Drums (on "Lonely")

Chart performance

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart 58
German Albums Chart 16
Swiss Albums Chart 26
UK Albums Chart 105
US Billboard 200 29
US Billboard Rock Albums 12
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