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Agent Provocateur is the fifth studio album by American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
/British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 rock
Rock and roll

Rock and roll is a form of music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Its roots lay mainly in rhythm and blues, Country music, folk music, gospel music, and jazz....
 band Foreigner
Foreigner (band)

Foreigner is a Rock music band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran musicians Mick Jones and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald , along with then-unknown vocalist Lou Gramm ....
, released in 1984. A concept album
Concept album

In popular music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical". Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being musical improvisation or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing to narrative....
, the songs tell the story of a spy who sees life through both the inside and the outside. Although album sales were lower than their previous work, the album contains the band's biggest hit single, the album's love theme, "I Want to Know What Love Is
I Want to Know What Love Is

"I Want to Know What Love Is" is a power ballad recorded by the United Kingdom-United States rock band Foreigner . The song hit #1 in both the UK and the U.S....
", which was their only #1 single in the U.S., staying on top for two weeks.






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Agent Provocateur is the fifth studio album by American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
/British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 rock
Rock and roll

Rock and roll is a form of music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Its roots lay mainly in rhythm and blues, Country music, folk music, gospel music, and jazz....
 band Foreigner
Foreigner (band)

Foreigner is a Rock music band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran musicians Mick Jones and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald , along with then-unknown vocalist Lou Gramm ....
, released in 1984. A concept album
Concept album

In popular music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical". Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being musical improvisation or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing to narrative....
, the songs tell the story of a spy who sees life through both the inside and the outside. Although album sales were lower than their previous work, the album contains the band's biggest hit single, the album's love theme, "I Want to Know What Love Is
I Want to Know What Love Is

"I Want to Know What Love Is" is a power ballad recorded by the United Kingdom-United States rock band Foreigner . The song hit #1 in both the UK and the U.S....
", which was their only #1 single in the U.S., staying on top for two weeks. The follow-up single, "That Was Yesterday", also proved to be a sizeable hit, peaking at #12 in the U.S. The album was certified three times platinum by the RIAA in November 6, 2000 .

Track listing

All songs written by Lou Gramm
Lou Gramm

Lou Gramm is an United States Rock music Singer and songwriter best known for his role as the lead vocalist for the rock band Foreigner . He also had a successful solo career....
 and Mick Jones
Mick Jones (Foreigner)

Mick Jones is an England guitarist, songwriter and record producer, best known as the founding member of the Rock music Musical ensemble Foreigner ....
 except where noted.
  1. "Tooth and Nail" – 3:54
  2. "That Was Yesterday" – 3:46
  3. "I Want to Know What Love Is
    I Want to Know What Love Is

    "I Want to Know What Love Is" is a power ballad recorded by the United Kingdom-United States rock band Foreigner . The song hit #1 in both the UK and the U.S....
    " (Jones) – 5:00
  4. "Growing Up the Hard Way" – 4:18
  5. "Reaction to Action" – 3:57
  6. "Stranger in My Own House" (Jones) – 4:54
  7. "A Love in Vain" – 4:12
  8. "Down on Love" – 4:08
  9. "Two Different Worlds" (Gramm) – 4:28
  10. "She's Too Tough" – 3:07


Personnel

  • Dennis Elliott
    Dennis Elliott

    Dennis Leslie Eliott is most famous as the drummer who played for Foreigner from 1976 to 1991. In later years he became a professional Sculpture....
     - drums
    Drum kit

    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbell s, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer....
    , vocals
    Singing

    Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the human voice, which is often contrasted with regular speech. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist....
  • Lou Gramm
    Lou Gramm

    Lou Gramm is an United States Rock music Singer and songwriter best known for his role as the lead vocalist for the rock band Foreigner . He also had a successful solo career....
     - percussion
    Percussion instrument

    A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound by being hit with an implement, shaken, rubbed, scraped, or by any other action which sets the object into vibration....
    , vocals
  • Mick Jones
    Mick Jones (Foreigner)

    Mick Jones is an England guitarist, songwriter and record producer, best known as the founding member of the Rock music Musical ensemble Foreigner ....
     - guitar
    Guitar

    The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
    , keyboard
    Keyboard instrument

    A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of organ s as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic musical instrument....
    , vocals, background vocals, multiple instruments
  • Rick Wills
    Rick Wills

    Rick Wills is a British bass guitarist. He is best known as the longtime bassist with Foreigner ....
     - bass
    Bass guitar

    The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
    , background vocals


Additional personnel

  • Wally Badarou
    Wally Badarou

    Wally Badarou is a musician from Benin.A synthesizer specialist, Badarou is best known as the longtime associate of the United Kingdom band Level 42, known for its blend of funk, pop music, soul music and rock music....
     - analog synthesizer, digital synthesizer
  • Tom Bailey - vocals
  • Brian Eddolls - synthesizer
    Synthesizer

    A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing a variety of sounds by generating and combining signals of different frequency....
  • Larry Fast
    Larry Fast

    Larry Fast is a synthesizer expert and composer. He is best known for Synergy, his 1975-1987 series of synthesizer music albums, and for his contribution to a number of popular music acts, including Peter Gabriel and Foreigner ....
     - synthesizer
  • Don Harper - vocals
  • Jennifer Holliday - vocals
  • Dave Lebolt - synthesizer
  • Ian Lloyd - vocals, background vocals
  • Bob Mayo - synthesizer, piano
    Piano

    The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard instrument. Widely used in Western music for solo performance, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to musical composition and rehearsal....
    , keyboard, background vocals
  • New Jersey Mass Choir of the GMWA
  • Mark Rivera
    Mark Rivera

    Mark Rivera is a musician, musical director and corporate entertainment provider. In addition to playing soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, Rivera's musical talents encompass Singing, guitar, Percussion instrument and Keyboard instrument....
     - saxophone
    Saxophone

    The saxophone is a conical-Bore transposing instrument musical instrument considered a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and are played with a Single-reed instrument mouthpiece similar to the clarinet....
    , vocals, background vocals
  • Jack Waldman - synthesizer


Production

  • Producers: Mick Jones, Alex Sadkin
    Alex Sadkin

    Alex Sadkin is best remembered as a record producer in the early 1980s, but actually got his start in the music industry as a saxophone for the Las Olas Brass in Fort Lauderdale, Florida....
  • Engineers: Josh Abbey, Larry Alexander, Joe Ferla, Frank Filipetti, Howie Lindeman
  • Assistant engineers: Bobby Cohen, Tim Crich, Scott Mabuchi
  • Digital remastering: Ted Jensen
    Ted Jensen

    Ted Jensen is an American recording engineer. Jensen is the chief mastering engineer at Sterling Sound, and has been producing for major labels since the 1960s....
  • Art direction: Bob Defrin
  • Design: Bob Defrin


Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)