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Foreigner and Styx To Release Album Together 

April 23, 2014 – Responsible for some of Rock’s most indelible summer anthems, legendary groups FOREIGNER and STYX will release THE SOUNDTRACK OF SUMMER on May 6 to coincide with their highly anticipated tour of the same name, which also features very special guest DON FELDER, former guitarist of The Eagles.  The album, which features 16 classics by both bands, will be available exclusively at Walmart. Pre-orders are available on Walmart’s website.
 
THE SOUNDTRACK OF SUMMER package includes FOREIGNER hits “Cold As Ice,” “Juke Box Hero” and “I Want To  Know What Love Is,” and STYX hits “The Grand Illusion,” “Blue Collar Man” and “Renegade” (see below for a complete track listing).  The collection finishes with the spectacular highlight, a brand new interpretation of one of Classic Rock’s most successful songs ever, “Hotel California.”  Original songwriter DON FELDER teamed up with STYX and FOREIGNER for this very special collaboration, as well as a stunning new version of FOREIGNER’s massive hit, “I Want To Know What Love Is,” which will only be available as a limited edition vinyl disc and on iTunes.
 
 
STYX is one of the most beloved rock bands on the planet, with more than 30 million records sold in North America alone.  Spawned from a Chicago basement in the early ‘70s, STYX would eventually transform into the virtual arena rock prototype by the late '70s and early '80s, due to a fondness for big rockers and soaring power ballads.  Over the course of their 38-year career they’ve released 15 studio albums, six best-of compilations and four live albums, garnering eight Top Ten singles.  Tommy Shaw, James “JY” Young, Chuck Panozzo, Lawrence Gowan, Ricky Phillips and Todd Sucherman have been together longer than any other lineup in the band’s 40-year existence.
 
With ten multi-platinum albums and sixteen Top 30 hits, FOREIGNER is universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world with a formidable musical arsenal that continues to propel sold-out tours and album sales, now exceeding 75 million. Responsible for some of rock and roll’s most enduring anthems, FOREIGNER continues to rock the charts more than thirty years into the game, Foreigner is led by founding member Mick Jones (guitar), and Kelly Hansen (lead vocals), Jeff Pilson (bass, vocals), Michael Bluestein (keyboards), Tom Gimbel (rhythm guitar, sax, vocals), Bruce Watson (guitar) and Chris Frazier (drums).
 
DON FELDER--former guitarist of the Eagles, New York Times best-selling author and four-time Grammy® Award winner—released his second solo album (and first since 1983), “Road To Forever” in October 9, 2012 and has been on tour throughout the U.S. ever since.  The album has recently been re-released with four additional songs, “Road To Forever: Extended Edition,” on March 4 via INGrooves Music Group.  The album’s latest single, “You Don’t Have Me,” is currently bulleted at #3 on the Mediabase Classic Rock chart.  “Road To Forever” originally debuted on Billboard’s “Heatseekers” chart at #27.  "Girls In Black," the album’s first single, reached the Top 30 on the Mediabase Rock chart while the second single, “Wash Away,” co-written by FELDER and STYX’s Tommy Shaw and featuring Shaw’s signature vocal sound, quickly jumped to #4 on the Mediabase Classic Rock chart. 
 
Here’s the complete track listing of THE SOUNDTRACK OF SUMMER:
 
1. Feels Like The First Time
2. Cold As Ice
3. Hot Blooded
4. Double Vision
5. Urgent
6. Waiting For A Girl Like You
7. I Want To Know What Love Is
8. Juke Box Hero
9. The Grand Illusion
10. Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)
11. Lorelei
12. Crystal Ball
13. Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
14. Miss America
15. Renegade
16. Too Much Time On My Hands
17. Hotel California

Dates for The Soundtrack of Summer tour follow:

May

14 - Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita
16 - Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City
17 - Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie, Texas
18 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston
20 - Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, Fla.
22 - Germain Arena, Estero, Fla.
23 - St. Augustine Amphitheatre, St. Augustine, Fla.
24 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Atlanta
25 - The Wharf, Orange Beach, Ala.
29 - Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
30 - Charter Amphitheatre, Simpsonville, S.C.
31 - PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte

June

1 - Farm Bureau Amphitheatre, Virginia Beach
5 - Horseshoe Casino, Cincinnati
6 - FirstMerit Bank Pavilion, Chicago
7 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, Mo.
8 - Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, Mo.
19 - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, Boston
20 - Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, Va.
21 - Summer Stage, Big Flats, N.Y.
23 - Turning Stone Casino, Verona, N.Y.
26 - Prudential Center, Newark
28 - Nikon Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, N.Y.
29 - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn.

July

3 - Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, N.J.
4 - Toyota Pavilion, Scranton, Pa.
5 - Darlings Waterfront, Bangor, Me.
6 - Bank of NH Pavilion, Gilford, N.H.
9 - Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center, Canandaigua, N.Y.
10 - Freedom Hill Amphitheater, Detroit
17 - Target Center, Minneapolis,
18 - Moondance Jam, Walker, Minn.
19 - Winnavegas Casino, Sloan, Iowa
22 - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, Denver
23 - USANA Amphitheatre, Salt Lake City
25 - Orleans Arena, Las Vegas
26 - Greek Theatre, Los Angeles
27 - Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, Calif.

August

1 - Marymoor Park Concerts, Redmond, Wash. (Styx & Foreigner only)
2 - Maryhill Winery, Goldendale, Wash. (Styx & Foreigner only)
15 - Kentucky State Fair, Louisville (Styx & Foreigner only)
17 - Iowa State Fair, Des Moines (Styx & Foreigner only)

 

Reader Comments (7)

Smart move. Walmart, combo cd. Gotta do what ya gotta do. If weather good would like to see at jones beach.
April 24, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterKixchix
More music that's gonna overpopulate the scene. Not a fan of any of the bands. A few songs here and there. But this is a cash grab and a no for me.
April 24, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterDj
If it was 1978 this would be the tour of the century. Lol. Of course I'd still be 15 and excited about it. I saw both in their heydays.Styx on the Grand Illusion tour,and Foreigner on their Double Vision tour.Styx was actually awesome.Wasn't a huge fan when we went,but they impressed me that much that I ended up going to see them on their Pieces Of Eight tour next time through Philly. Foreigner didn't impress me at all. Billy Squier,who opened for them,blew Foreigner off of the stage.i have to give both props for continuing to grind it out on the road each and every year since,especially Styx. They're on the road what seems to be constantly......
April 24, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterGary
great tour seen both foreigner and styx and they are both great live with the line ups they have now but how many times is foreigner gonna keep releasing the same songs over n over
April 24, 2014 | Unregistered Commenterglamrockerarchie
Both of these bands' classic 70's stuff like "Hotblooded" (Foreigner) and "Blue Collar Man" (Styx) kicks a*s!

Unfortunately, both bands evolved into total AOR cheeseball acts with such shite output as "I Want To Know What Love Is" (Foreigner) and "Mr. Roboto" (Styx).

They should all be shot (figure of speech) for selling out so bad.
April 25, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterMetalboy!
Agreed 100% MB. They (along with Journey and REO Speedwagon) all started out as pretty heavy bands who progressively cheesed out to radio's love of smarmy,cheesy love song/ballads.Its kind of ironic in that it made them truckloads of cash at the time,but alienated the original fans like myself who stopped supporting them,ultimately leading to their demise.....
April 26, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterGary
Hey, Gary, I guess you gotta cash in sometime. When you can't do it with art, do it with artifice.

After all, "I Want To Know What Love Is" put Mick Jones in The Dakota wearing Ralph Lauren velvet slippers.
April 27, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterMetalboy!

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