And even with 'Long, Long Way From Home' I remember telling Mick that I wanted to have a share of the writing, because of all I’d put in to making it happen, especially on the vocal arrangements.

Typical of musicians, they wanted their names included, but they had nothing to do with what happened on the production side, although later on they remixed the album without John and me [we shall come to this shortly].

[9] On the other hand, Jones says that: I had already gotten a lot of experience of working in studios, through collaborating with some top producers like Glyn Johns.

[9] Los Angeles Times critic Robert Hilburn summed up his contemporary review of Foreigner saying "The production work is crisp, the melodies are serviceable and the vocals are eager.

"[11] Annison Star reviewer Mike Stamler felt that most of the songs were "sanforized, sanitized and safely sterilized into three basic chords" with "immature lyrics," leaving little variety on the album, and suggested that more instrumental solos would have been beneficial.

"[15] Kachejian called "Fool for You Anyway" a "great grooving ballad" with "a bit of an Eagles feel.

[16] Dome calls Starrider a "beautifully developed, introspective tale of aspiration," even though it doesn't sound much like Foreigner and its lyrics "come across as 50s pulp sci fi.

[18] Foreigner Additional personnel In July 2010, the audiophile label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab released this album on the Super Audio Compact Disc (SACD) format.

It is presented in a "Mini Vinyl" replica cardboard case but omits the bonus tracks.