Song #302: "Blue Morning, Blue Day"--Foreigner (1978)

The group "Foreigner" had a very interesting career, arriving on the scene in a big way in 1977 with their self-titled debut album which delivered the monster hits, "Feels Like The First Time" and "Cold As Ice", songs you'll still hear on the radio now, 39 years later.

But did you know they only had one #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, and it would take another seven plus years to get it? After both "Double Vision" and "Waiting For A Girl Like You" both peaked at #2 in 1978 and 1981 respectively, it would be early 1985 when "I Want To Know What Love Is" finally gave Lou Gramm and company that number one hit.

But rock history has certainly overlooked that little fact, giving them the accolades they deserve, and for good reason, it is their music which has certainly stood the test of time thus far. Gramm's unmistakable lead vocals, a signature sound. Those are key ingredients in being very popular in your prime, and still popular decades later.

Today's song was the third single from their second album, "Double Vision" and peaked at #15. It's three minutes packed with Foreigner. Can't put it much better than that.  :)