Agent Provocateur (album)
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| Foreigner studio album | ||||
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Publication |
7th December 1984 |
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admission |
1984 |
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| Label (s) | Atlantic Records | |||
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Format (s) |
CD, LP, MC |
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Title (number) |
10 |
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running time |
41:42 |
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Mick Jones , Alex Sadkin |
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Agent Provocateur (French for: " Provocative Agent") is the fifth studio album by the American - British rock band Foreigner . It was released on December 7, 1984 by their record label Atlantic Records .
background
The concept album tells the story of a spy who can see through life inside and outside of humans. It became the band's first number one album in the UK . In the US , the album only reached fourth place. Compared to its predecessor Records from 1982, the sales of this album were worse, but the album contained the band's most successful single, I Want to Know What Love Is , which became Foreigner's only number one hit in the UK and USA. The second single That Was Yesterday reached number 12 in the US. The album went platinum in the UK and triple platinum in the US.
Track list
- Tooth and Nail (Lou Gramm, Mick Jones) - 3:54
- That Was Yesterday (Lou Gramm, Mick Jones) - 3:46
- I Want to Know What Love Is (Mick Jones) - 5:00
- Growing Up the Hard Way (Lou Gramm, Mick Jones) - 4:18
- Reaction to Action (Lou Gramm, Mick Jones) - 3:57
- Stranger in My Own House (Mick Jones) - 4:54
- A Love in Vain (Lou Gramm, Mick Jones) - 4:12
- Down on Love (Lou Gramm, Mick Jones) - 4:08
- Two Different Worlds (Lou Gramm) - 4:28
- She's Too Tough (Lou Gramm, Mick Jones) - 3:07
Contributors
- Dennis Elliott - drums , vocals
- Lou Gramm - percussion , vocals
- Mick Jones - guitar , keyboard , backing vocals, other instruments
- Rick Wills - bass , backing vocals
- Wally Badarou - analog synthesizer , digital synthesizer
- Tom Bailey - vocals
- Brian Eddolls - synthesizer
- Larry Fast - synthesizer
- Don Harper - vocals
- Jennifer Holliday - vocals
- Dave Lebolt - synthesizer
- Ian Lloyd - vocals, backing vocals
- Bob Mayo - synthesizer, piano , backing vocals
- New Jersey Mass Choir from GMWA
- Mark Rivera - saxophone , backing vocals
- Jack Waldman - synthesizer
production
- Producers: Mick Jones, Alex Sadkin
- Sound engineers: Josh Abbey, Larry Alexander, Joe Ferla, Frank Filipetti, Howie Lindeman
- Assistant: Bobby Cohen, Tim Crich, Scott Mabuchi
- Remastering: Ted Jensen
- Photographs: Bob Defrin
- Design: Bob Defrin
Charts
album
| year | Charts | placement |
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| 1984 | US Billboard 200 | 4th |
| 1984 | US - Top R & B / Hip-Hop Albums | 49 |
| 1984 | UK albums chart | 1 |
Singles
| year | single | Charts | placement |
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| 1984 | I want to know what love is | US - Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| 1984 | I want to know what love is | British music charts | 1 |
| 1985 | Down on love | US - Billboard Hot 100 | 54 |
| 1985 | Reaction to Action | US - Billboard Hot 100 | 54 |
| 1985 | That Was Yesterday | US - Billboard Hot 100 | 12 |
| 1985 | That Was Yesterday | British music charts | 28 |
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Germany (BVMI)
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 platinum
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500,000 |
 France (SNEP)
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 gold
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100,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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gold
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7,500 |
 Netherlands (NVPI)
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gold
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50,000 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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platinum
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50,000 |
 United States (RIAA)
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3 × platinum
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3,000,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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platinum
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300,000 |
| All in all |
3 × gold 6 × platinum |
4,007,500 |