That track was "Feels Like the First Time," and before it became one of the biggest hits of the decade, it was almost the reason Foreigner never got a record deal in the first place.
Before Foreigner came together, guitarist and founder Mick Jones already had the idea for "Feels Like the First Time." He kept the song to himself at first.
“The first rehearsal of Foreigner was Mick Jones, myself, Stan Williams on drums and Jay Davis on bass, just the four of us. We'd come in and jam every day and this would go on for a while,” Greenwood recalled in 2024.
Just as he was about to tell Jones he was done, something changed his mind.
But having a great song didn't guarantee a record deal. Gramm recalled shopping the demo from label to label and getting turned down every time.
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This time, the tape landed on legendary A&R executive John Kalodner's desk. “When he listened to it, he said, ‘I think this is something,’” Gramm said.
The band finally had a record deal, but by then, there was barely a band left to sign. “We didn't have a band, because two of the members left,” Gramm said.
Foreigner released its self-titled debut in March 1977, and it sold five million copies in the U.S., spent a year in the top 20 and peaked at No. 4. It also cracked the top 10 in Canada and Australia, and hit No. 1 in Norway.
"Cold as Ice" hit No. 6 in the U.S. and No. 9 in Canada, while "Long, Long Way from Home" reached No. 20.
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