Louis Andrew Grammatico
(Born May 2, 1950),
known professionally as
Lou Gramm,
is an
American
singer and songwriter.
He is best known as
co-founder and
original frontman
of the rock band
Foreigner
from 1976 to 1990
and again from
1992 to 2003,
during which time
the band had
numerous successful
albums and singles.
Gramm is considered among
the greatest and
most successful
rock vocalists
of his generation.
He co-wrote most of
Foreigner's hits
with bandmate
Mick Jones.
Together,
they are inducted
into the Songwriters
Hall of Fame class of 2013.
In 2024,
Gramm was inducted
into the
Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame
as a member of
Foreigner
Gramm became
front man for the band
Black Sheep.
was the first
American band signed to
the Chrysalis label,
which released their
first single,
"Stick Around"
(1974).
Soon after this
initial bit of success,
Black Sheep
signed with
Capitol Records,
releasing two albums
in succession:
Black Sheep
(1975)
and
Encouraging Words
(late 1975).
They were the opening act
for Kiss
when an accident
with their equipment truck
on the ice-covered
New York State Thruway
suddenly ended
the band's tour
on
Christmas Eve 1975.
Unable to support its albums
with live performances,
Black Sheep disbanded.
A year earlier,
Gramm met his
future bandmate
Mick Jones.
Jones was in
Rochester, New York,
performing with the band
Spooky Tooth,
and Gramm
had given Jones
a copy of
Black Sheep's
first album
It was early in 1976,
not long after
Black Sheep's
truck accident,
when Jones,
in search of a
lead singer
for a new band
he was assembling,
expressed his interest in
Gramm
and invited him
Gamm traveled to New York
to audition
and got the job.
Lou Grammatico
then became
Lou Gramm.
The band,
which was initially known as
"Trigger,"
was later renamed
"Foreigner".
With Foreigner,
Gramm became one of the most
successful rock vocalists
of the late
1970s and 1980s.
Released
is a collection of
unreleased songs
that were recorded
in the 1980s
during the production of
Gramm’s previous
solo albums.
He describes them as
“powerful, heartfelt songs
with a great vintage sound
taken right from
my old multi-track tapes.
This new album
was a long time coming
and it’s a
real nostalgia trip.
When I pulled these
songs out of the vault,
I knew I had to finish them
for my fans,
so they can experience
what I did when
I first heard them
after all these years.
It means a lot to me
to finally see
this album released,
to be taken back in time
when I hear this music again,
to remember working
with all these
great musicians,
and to feel that
my catalog
is now complete.”
Produced by
Gramm himself,
Released
features appearances
from Tony Franklin
on bass for
“Long Gone”
and
Vivian Campbell
on guitar
for the opening track
“Young Love,”
alongside long-time
collaborators such as
Lou’s brother
Ben Gramm on drums
TRACKLIST
1. Young Love
2. Lightning Strikes
3. Walk The Walk
4. Long Gone
5. Heart And Soul
6. Long Hard Look
7. True Blue Love (Unplugged)
8. Deeper Side of Love
9. Time Heals The Pain
10. Word Gets Around
BONUS
Midnight Blue
(Extended Mix) [*]
Until I Make You Mine [*]
Just Between You and Me [*]
Broken Dreams [*]
Heartbeaker [*]
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