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Paul Elliott

“The greatest rock ballad of all time!”: The classic song that set a record by holding the No.2 spot in the US for 10 weeks without ever hitting No.1

Foreigner in 1982.

Legendary rock band Foreigner was named in in reference to its Anglo-American line-up — and the band’s magical chemistry came from the special relationship between Mick Jones, a British guitarist, and Lou Gramm, a singer born in Rochester, New York.

Jones, Foreigner’s leader, was a brilliant songwriter. And in Gramm, he had the perfect foil — a voice with grit and soul, reminiscent of Free and Bad Company legend Paul Rodgers.

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