Can't Slow Down (Foreigner album)

Can't Slow Down
Studio album by
Foreigner
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2009
Recorded2009
StudioThe Benjamin Hotel, New York City (New York), Puppy Studio, Burbank (California)
GenreRock
Length50:00 (Main album)
LabelRhino (US), earMusic/Edel (EU)[1]
Producer
Foreigner chronology
Complete Greatest Hits
(2002) 		Can't Slow Down
(2009) 		Can't Slow Down ... When It's Live!
(2010)

Can't Slow Down is the ninth studio album by the British-American rock band Foreigner and their most recent album to date. It was the band's first studio release with lead singer Kelly Hansen and bassist Jeff Pilson and the group's first new studio album since 1994's Mr. Moonlight.[2] In the U.S. the album was first available exclusively through Wal-Mart retailers.[2]

The song "Too Late" had previously been featured on the group's 2008 compilation album No End in Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner.

Marti Frederiksen and guitarist Mick Jones' stepson, Mark Ronson, co-produced the album.[2][3]

With the band starting a farewell tour in 2023,[4] Can't Slow Down might be their final studio album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
BBC(negative)[6]
NU.nl[7]

Can't Slow Down debuted at 29 on the Billboard 200.[8] The first two singles from the album, "When It Comes to Love" and "In Pieces" both reached the top 20 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.

In 2010, it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,[9] which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe.

Track listing

All songs written by Mick Jones, Kelly Hansen, and Marti Frederiksen, except where noted.

Disc 1 (CD): The Album

  1. "Can't Slow Down" – 3:28
  2. "In Pieces" – 3:53
  3. "When It Comes to Love" – 3:54
  4. "Living In a Dream" – 3:43
  5. "I Can't Give Up" (Jones, Hansen, Frederiksen, Steve McEwan) – 4:32
  6. "Ready" – 3:43
  7. "Give Me a Sign" – 3:52
  8. "I'll Be Home Tonight" – 4:14
  9. "Too Late" (Jones, Frederiksen, Oliver Leiber, Russ Irwin) – 3:45
  10. "Lonely" (McEwan, Frederiksen) – 3:29
  11. "As Long as I Live" – 3:48
  12. "Angel Tonight" – 3:32
  13. "Fool for You Anyway" (Jones) – 4:04

Disc 2 (CD): The Remixes

  1. "Feels Like the First Time"
  2. "Cold as Ice"
  3. "Hot Blooded"
  4. "Blue Morning, Blue Day"
  5. "Double Vision"
  6. "Dirty White Boy"
  7. "Head Games"
  8. "Juke Box Hero"
  9. "Urgent"
  10. "I Want to Know What Love Is"

Disc 3 (DVD): Live and More

  1. "Double Vision"
  2. "Head Games"
  3. "That Was Yesterday"
  4. "Say You Will"
  5. "Starrider"
  6. "Feels Like the First Time"
  7. "Urgent"
  8. "Juke Box Hero"
  9. "I Want to Know What Love Is"
  10. "Hot Blooded"

Personnel

Foreigner

Additional musicians

Production

  • Producers – Marti Frederiksen and Mick Jones (Tracks 1-12); Mark Ronson (Track 13).
  • Recording – Marti Frederiksen
  • Additional and vocal engineer – Jason Paige
  • Mixing – Anthony Focx and Marti Frederiksen
  • Editing and mastering – Anthony Focx
  • Art direction – Hackmart, Inc.
  • Photography – Bill Bernstein

Charts

Chart performance for Can't Slow Down
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 58
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 16
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 186
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 26
US Billboard 200[14] 29
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[15] 12

Certifications

Certifications for Can't Slow Down
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Silver 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Edel AG - Rock, Pop & Dance". Edel.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Christman, Ed. "Foreigner Comeback to be a Wal-Mart Exclusive". billboard.com. July 27, 2009.
  3. ^ Gundersen, Edna. "Foreigner's Triple Play: New, Old and Live". USA Today. July 16, 2009.
  4. ^ "Foreigner to Begin Extensive Farewell Tour Next Summer".
  5. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Foreigner: Can't Slow Down at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "BBC review".
  7. ^ Oitmann, Pierre (March 2010). "Review: Can't Slow Down". NU.nl. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  8. ^ Trust, Gary. "Chart Beat Thursday: Barbra Streisand, Foreigner, Jay Sean". billboard.com. October 8, 2009.
  9. ^ "Color". Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  10. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Foreigner – Can't Slow Down" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Foreigner – Can't Slow Down" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Lescharts.com – Foreigner – Can't Slow Down". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Foreigner – Can't Slow Down". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Foreigner Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Foreigner Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  16. ^ "British album certifications – Foreigner – Can't Slow Down". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 5, 2023.