Can't Slow Down (Foreigner album)
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. In the U.S. the album was first available exclusively through Wal-Mart retailers.
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.
Reception
Can't Slow Down debuted at 29 on the Billboard 200. The first two singles from the album, "When It Comes to Love" and "In Pieces" both reached the top 20 on Billboards Adult Contemporary chart.In 2010, it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association, which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe.
Personnel
Foreigner- Kelly Hansen – lead and backing vocals
- Mick Jones – acoustic piano, lead guitar, backing vocals
- Michael Bluestein – keyboards, backing vocals
- Thom Gimbel – guitars, saxophone, backing vocals
- Jeff Pilson – bass, backing vocals
- Brian Tichy – drums, percussion
- Jason Bonham – drums on "Too Late"
- Marti Frederiksen – keyboards, guitars, percussion, backing vocals
- Russ Irwin – keyboards on "Too Late"
- Ryan Brown – drums on "Lonely"
- Jason Paige – backing vocals
- Suzie McNeil – backing vocals
- Producers – Marti Frederiksen and Mick Jones ; Mark Ronson.
- 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