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Juke Box Shortfall

Tim Brough | Springfield, PA United States | 01/06/2007

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Ahh, the 80's. When - before the CD era - a ten song greatest hits album was considered loaded. That was the state of things when Foreigner, riding high with "Foreigner 4" and the hit "Waiting For A Girl Like You" put this out for the holiday season of 1982.



However, Foriegner had a few more hits left in them, including the incredible "I Wanna Know What Love Is." To that end, there are three other superior anthologies available. Look for the Rhino box set "Juke Box Heroes," the double disc "Ultimate Collection" or the single disc 2002 "Complete Greatest Hits." They include the post-4 material and nix the live version of "Hot Blooded." You will also frequently get the album length versions over the short versions (why would you want to miss Jr. Walker's amazing full sax solo on "Urgent?").



Make no mistake, "Records" is a solid collection. Just be aware that you can do better."