Unusual Heat is the seventh studio album

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 by American

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 rock

Rock and roll

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 band Foreigner

Foreigner (band)

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, released in 1991. By now original frontman Lou Gramm

Lou Gramm

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 had parted company with the band and had been replaced by original Wild Horses

Wild Horses (American rock band)

Wild Horses was a band that originally featured former Buster Brown and Montrose members Johnny Edwards and James Kottak. The band also featured James Kottak's former Kingdom Come bandmate Rick Steier...

 singer Johnny Edwards

Johnny Edwards (musician)

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. The album was a commercial failure and Gramm returned to the band the following year.

Track listing

All songs written by Johnny Edwards, Mick Jones and Thomas, except where noted

1. "Only Heaven Knows" – 4:47
2. "Lowdown and Dirty" – 4:21
3. "I'll Fight for You" – 6:02
4. "Moment of Truth" – 4:25
5. "Mountain of Love" – 4:37
6. "Ready for the Rain" (Edwards, Jones, Northrup, Thomas) – 5:02
7. "When the Night Comes Down" – 4:43
8. "Safe in My Heart" (Jones) – 4:32
9. "No Hiding Place" – 3:55
10. "Flesh Wound" – 4:17
11. "Unusual Heat" – 4:32

Personnel

• Johnny Edwards
  Johnny Edwards (musician)
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   - guitar, vocals
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  , background vocals
• Mick Jones
  Mick Jones (Foreigner)
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   - guitar
  Guitar
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  , keyboard
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  , background vocals
• Rick Wills
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   - bass
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  , background vocals
• Dennis Elliott
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  - drums
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Additional personnel

• Tony Beard - percussion
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  , electronic percussion
• Angela Cappelli - background vocals
• Rachele Cappelli - background vocals
• Richard Cottle - keyboard
• Lani Groves - background vocals
• Felix Krish - bass
• Ian Lloyd - background vocals
• Tom Mandel - keyboard
• Mark Rivera
  Mark Rivera
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   - background vocals
• Terry Thomas - guitar, keyboard, background vocals
• Vaneese Thomas - background vocals

Production

• Producers: Mick Jones, Terry Thomas
• Engineers: Rafe McKenna, Andrew Scarth
• Assistant engineers: Bruce Calder, Ellen Fitton, Michael Gilbert, Lolly Grodner, John Herman, Jon Mallison, Bernhard Speyer
• Mixing: Mick Jones, Rafe McKenna, Andrew Scarth, Terry Thomas
• Mixing assistants: Bruce Calder, Michael Gilbert, John Herman
• Mastering: Ted Jensen
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• Art direction: Bob Defrin
• Photography: Tim White

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1991	The Billboard 200	117

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1991	"Lowdown and Dirty"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	4