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"Juke Box Hero" is a song by British-American rock band Foreigner written by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones from their 1981 album 4. It first entered the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in July 1981 and eventually reached #3 on that chart. [ 4 ]
4, also known as Foreigner 4, is the fourth studio album by the British-American rock band Foreigner, released on July 3, 1981, by Atlantic Records.The album's name signifies that it is the band's fourth studio album and also the fact that the band's membership had reduced from six to four members.
In his autobiography, Juke Box Hero (named after the iconic Foreigner song), Gramm explained the reasons for the band's decision to part ways with Gagliardi: "He was a little headstrong and had his own ideas that weren't always compatible with what we were trying to accomplish. Ed was obstinate at times, playing the song the way he wanted to ...
"Juke Box Hero/Whole Lotta Love" (Live at the Texas Station, North Las Vegas, Nevada, November 26, 2005) Gramm, Jones/ John Bonham , John Paul Jones , Jimmy Page , Robert Plant , Willie Dixon Extended Versions
This version contains a slightly longer intro and an extended vocal chorus/fadeout ending. The single's B-side, "Street Thunder (Marathon Theme)," is an instrumental track originally appearing on The Official Music of the XXIII Olympiad – Los Angeles 1984 and later on the band's 2-CD compilation Jukebox Heroes: The Foreigner Anthology (2000).
In May 2013, Lou released his autobiography Juke Box Hero - My Five Decades in Rock 'n' Roll. [28] Gramm was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 13, 2013. [29] On July 20, 2017, Gramm joined Foreigner for three songs during an encore at Jones Beach Theatre in Long Island, New York. [29]
Billboard said that "Guitars and keyboards supply the rhythmic punch on this tasty rocker." [7] Billboard reviewer Gary Graff rated "Urgent" to be Foreigner's all-time greatest song, particularly praising Dolby's synthesizer and Walker's saxophone but also saying that the song "would have been killer" even without the sax solo. [8]
The official song for this phone is "Juke Box Hero" by Foreigner. But on the commercial, it was misspelled " Jukebox Hero". In Europe, the phone is known similarly as the SGH-F210 and is sold under T-Mobile UK and O2 Telecom.