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said that it was a throwback to the "crisp guitar base" of earlier Foreigner hits, rather than the "synthesizer-tinged melodic pop" of their more recent hits, "Lou Gramm's vocal readings and the spare
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critic Robert Blades said it has "a mesmerizing pop hook uncommon to most of Foreigner's material" and shows "a breadth of style the band hasn't revealed before."
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and reached number 75 in the U.S. charts, but was a live staple for years to come. The live version of "
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said that it's a "pleasant departure," with a "rumbling drum fill reminiscent of '
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contributor Kurt Loder felt the song sounded like it could have been written by
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music director Chris Bailey praised it, saying that it sounded like songs from
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critic Colin McEnroe called it a "first-class driving rock 'n' roll melody."
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Song recordings produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange
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was the fifth and final single taken from the album
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Index

Luanne (name)

Single
Foreigner
4
B-side
Genre
Hard rock
power pop
Label
Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Lou Gramm
Mick Jones
Producer(s)
Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Foreigner
Break It Up
I Want to Know What Love Is
4
Foreigner
Hot Blooded
Lou Gramm
Mick Jones
Hot Blooded
Records
Lou Gramm
Rolling Stone
John Fogerty
WCSC-TV

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