- For the Doctor Who novel, see Head Games (Doctor Who)
Head Games is an original novel written by Steve Lyons and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
. There is also a defunct computer game company called Head Games, which was later acquired by Activision ValueActivision Value Publishing, Inc. is an American computer and video game company, a merger of Activision, Expert Software and Head Games Publishing....
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Head Games is the third studio
albumAn album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites.-...
by Anglo American
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ForeignerForeigner is an English rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran English musicians Mick Jones, ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald, and American vocalist Lou Gramm...
, released in 1979. The album charted at #5 on the
Billboard 200The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling new 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...
chart, and has sold over five million copies in the US alone.
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- For the Doctor Who novel, see Head Games (Doctor Who)
Head Games is an original novel written by Steve Lyons and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
. There is also a defunct computer game company called Head Games, which was later acquired by Activision ValueActivision Value Publishing, Inc. is an American computer and video game company, a merger of Activision, Expert Software and Head Games Publishing....
.
Head Games is the third studio
albumAn album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites.-...
by Anglo American
Rock bandRock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
ForeignerForeigner is an English rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran English musicians Mick Jones, ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald, and American vocalist Lou Gramm...
, released in 1979. The album charted at #5 on the
Billboard 200The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling new 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...
chart, and has sold over five million copies in the US alone. It is perhaps as famous (or infamous) for its album cover, depicting a worried young woman in a men's room, as it is for its music. The title track and "Dirty White Boy" were the album's big hits, peaking at #14 and #12, respectively. This was the album where
bassistA bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
Rick WillsRick Wills is a British bass guitarist. He is best known as the longtime bassist with Foreigner.-Biography:...
has replaced bassist Ed Gagliardi. The front cover depicts a woman urinating into a men's toilet.
Track listing
- "Dirty White Boy
"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...
" (Jones, Gramm) – 3:37
- "Love on the Telephone
"Love On The Telephone" was the third single from the third album, "Head Games" by the band, Foreigner. The song was written by Lou Gramm & Mick Jones, and primarily released only in Europe. The song's b-side, "Women" was chosen as the next single for the American market....
" (Jones, Gramm) – 3:18
- "Women
The fourth single taken from the third album, "Head Games" by the band, Foreigner, was called, "Women". It was written by Mick Jones, and released on March 3, 1980 in Japan and in the U.S. only. The song's b-side, "The Modern Day" is also sung by its writer, Mick Jones....
" (Jones) – 3:25
- "I'll Get Even with You" (Jones) – 3:40
- "Seventeen" (Jones, Gramm) – 4:43
- "Head Games
"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...
" (Gramm, Jones) – 3:37
- "The Modern Day" (Jones) – 3:26
- "Blinded by Science" (Jones) – 4:54
- "Do What You Like" (McDonald, Gramm) – 3:58
- "Rev on the Red Line" (Greenwood, Gramm) – 3:35
- "Zalia"* (Gramm, McDonald) – 2:34
* bonus track on 2002 re-issue
Personnel
- 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 sculptor.-Life and careers:...
– drumsA drum set is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person . The term "drum kit" first became used in the 1700s in Britain...
, vocalsSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist...
- Lou Gramm
Lou Gramm is an American rock vocalist and songwriter best known for his role as the lead vocalist for the rock band Foreigner. He also had a successful solo career. Gramm was the vocalist for many top-40 hits including "Cold as Ice", "Waiting for a Girl Like You", "I Want to Know What Love Is"...
– lead vocals, percussionA 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...
- Al Greenwood
Al Greenwood was a founding member and keyboardist of the American rock band, Foreigner from 1976 to 1980. He performed on the albums Foreigner , Double Vision and Head Games...
– synthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument that is capable of producing a variety of sounds by generating and combining signals of different frequencies...
, keyboardA 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 organs as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Mick Jones
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:...
– guitarThe guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...
, pianoThe piano is a musical instrument which is played by means of a keyboard. Widely used in Western music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, keyboard, vocals
- Ian McDonald
Ian McDonald is an English multi-instrumental musician, best known as a founding member of progressive rock group King Crimson, formed in 1969, and of the pop band Foreigner in 1976. He is well-known as a rock session musician, predominantly as a saxophonist...
– guitar, drums, keyboard, vocals
- Rick Wills
Rick Wills is a British bass guitarist. He is best known as the longtime bassist with Foreigner.-Biography:...
– bassThe electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum....
, vocals
Production
- Producers: Roy Thomas Baker, Mick Jones, Ian McDonald
- Engineer: Geoff Workman
- Assistants: Randy Mason, John Weaver
- Mastering: George Marino
- Studio assistants: Randy Mason, John Weaver
- Musical director: Mick Jones
- Art direction: Sandi Young
- Design: Sandi Young
- Photography: David Alexander, Chris Callis, William Coupon
Miscellaneous
- In Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Aqua Teen Hunger Force is an American animated television series shown on Cartoon Network as part of its Adult Swim late-night programming block, as well as Teletoon in Canada...
, Head Games is one of the abilities of the Foreigner Belt. This ability allows the wearer to transform their victim's headIn anatomy, the head of an animal is the rostral part that usually comprises the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth...
into a gameA game is a structured activity, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more concerned with the expression of ideas...
, possibly limited to Connect FourConnect Four is a two-player game in which the players first choose a color and then take turns dropping their colored discs — known as "checkers" in the United States — from the top into a seven-column, six-row vertically-suspended grid...
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- Another Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Aqua Teen Hunger Force is an American animated television series shown on Cartoon Network as part of its Adult Swim late-night programming block, as well as Teletoon in Canada...
-related reference is seen on adultswim.com; one of the games featured on the website is titled "Head Games". The game features the character Meatwad helping Carl through numerous levels in order to get his head back onto his body (hence the name, Head Games).
- The song "Dirty White Boy" from the album was used as the season two theme song for the show Dirty Jobs
Dirty Jobs is a program on the Discovery Channel in which host Mike Rowe is shown performing difficult, strange, disgusting, or messy occupational duties alongside the typical employees. The show premiered with two pilot episodes in November 2003...
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Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1979 |
Pop Albums |
5 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1979 |
"Dirty White Boy" |
Pop Singles |
12 |
| 1979 |
"Head Games" |
Pop Singles |
14 |
| 1980 |
"Women" |
Pop Singles |
41 |