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Sleeve Notes1977
Cold as Ice

Cold as Ice

Foreigner · 1977
Recording

Recorded in 1976 during sessions for Foreigner's debut album at The Hit Factory and Atlantic Recording Studios in New York. Lou Gramm sang lead, Mick Jones played piano and guitar, and Gary Lyons and John Sinclair produced the recording. Released as the album's second single, the song reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and helped establish Foreigner as a major international act. Its stark piano figure and tightly layered arrangement became central to the band's early sound. The song remains one of Foreigner's signature recordings and a fixture of classic-rock radio and live performance. It has also been widely sampled, covered and used in film, television and advertising.

ArtistForeigner
Year1977
StudioThe Hit Factory and Atlantic Recording Studios
LabelAtlantic Records
ProducersGary Lyons · John Sinclair · Mick Jones · Ian McDonald · Jimmy Douglass
How curators tag this
Yacht rock100%
Sound check
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