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Can't Slow Down (Foreigner album)

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Can't Slow Down
Studio album by
Foreigner
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2009
Recorded2009
StudioThe Benjamin Hotel, New York City (New York), Poppy 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. It is the band's only studio album with lead singer Kelly Hansen and the first with 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]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[4]
BBC(negative)[5]
NU.nlStarStarStarStarStar[6]

Can't Slow Down debuted at 29 on the Billboard 200.[7] 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,[8] which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe.

Track listing

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

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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"
4:32
6."Ready" 3:43
7."Give Me a Sign" 3:52
8."I'll Be Home Tonight" 4:14
9."Too Late"
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"Jones4:04
Total length:50:00

All tracks are written by Mick Jones and Lou Gramm, except where noted.

Disc 2: The Remixes
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Feels Like the First Time"JonesForeigner, 19773:54
2."Cold as Ice" Foreigner3:22
3."Hot Blooded" Double Vision, 19784:25
4."Blue Morning, Blue Day" Double Vision3:11
5."Double Vision" Double Vision3:43
6."Dirty White Boy" Head Games, 19793:39
7."Head Games" Head Games3:40
8."Juke Box Hero" 4, 19814:21
9."Urgent"Jones44:29
10."I Want to Know What Love Is"JonesAgent Provocateur, 19845:02

All tracks are written by Mick Jones and Lou Gramm, except where noted.

DVD: Live & More
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Double Vision" Double Vision 
2."Head Games" Head Games 
3."That Was Yesterday" Agent Provocateur 
4."Say You Will" Inside Information, 1987 
5."Starrider"
Foreigner 
6."Feels Like the First Time"JonesForeigner 
7."Urgent"Jones4 
8."Juke Box Hero" 4 
9."I Want to Know What Love Is"JonesAgent Provocateur 
10."Hot Blooded" Double Vision 

Personnel

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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

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Chart performance for Can't Slow Down
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 58
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 16
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 186
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 26
US Billboard 200[13] 29
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14] 12

Certifications

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Certifications for Can't Slow Down
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Silver 60,000‡
United States (RIAA)[16] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  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. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Foreigner: Can't Slow Down at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "BBC review".
  6. ^ Oitmann, Pierre (March 2010). "Review: Can't Slow Down". NU.nl. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  7. ^ Trust, Gary. "Chart Beat Thursday: Barbra Streisand, Foreigner, Jay Sean". billboard.com. October 8, 2009.
  8. ^ "Color". Retrieved August 26, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Foreigner – Can't Slow Down" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Foreigner – Can't Slow Down" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Lescharts.com – Foreigner – Can't Slow Down". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Foreigner – Can't Slow Down". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Foreigner Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Foreigner Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  15. ^ "British album certifications – Foreigner – Can't Slow Down". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 5, 2023. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Can't Slow Down Foreigner in the "Search:" field.
  16. ^ "American album certifications – Foreigner – Can't Slow Down". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
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