Agent Provocateur (album)

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Agent Provocateur
Foreigner - Agent Provocateur.JPG
Studio album by Foreigner
Released December 7, 1984
Recorded 1984
Genre Rock
Length 41:42
Label Atlantic
Producer Mick Jones, Alex Sadkin
Foreigner chronology
Records
(1982)Records1982		 Agent Provocateur
(1984)		 Inside Information
(1987)Inside Information1987
Singles from Agent Provocateur
  1. "I Want to Know What Love Is"
    Released: November 13, 1984
  2. "That Was Yesterday"
    Released: February 1985
  3. "Reaction to Action"
    Released: April 1985
  4. "Growing Up the Hard Way"
    Released: May 1985
  5. "Down on Love"
    Released: September 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]

Agent Provocateur is the fifth studio album by American/British rock band Foreigner, released on December 7, 1984. The album was the band's first and only number one album in the UK, and it reached the top 5 in the U.S. Although album sales were lower than their previous work in the U.S., it contains the band's biggest hit single, "I Want to Know What Love Is", which is their only #1 single in the UK and the U.S., staying at the top spot for three and two weeks respectively. The follow-up single, "That Was Yesterday", also proved to be a sizeable hit, peaking at #12 in the U.S. The album was certified Platinum in the UK by the BPI, and triple Platinum in the U.S. by the RIAA.[2]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Tooth and Nail"   Lou Gramm, Mick Jones 3:54
2. "That Was Yesterday"   Jones, Gramm 3:46
3. "I Want to Know What Love Is"   Jones 5:00
4. "Growing Up the Hard Way"   Jones, Gramm 4:18
5. "Reaction to Action"   Jones, Gramm 3:57
6. "Stranger in My Own House"   Jones 4:54
7. "A Love in Vain"   Jones, Gramm 4:12
8. "Down on Love"   Jones, Gramm 4:08
9. "Two Different Worlds"   Gramm 4:28
10. "She's Too Tough"   Jones, Gramm 3:07

Personnel

Additional personnel

Production

  • Producers: Mick Jones, Alex Sadkin
  • Engineers: Josh Abbey, Larry Alexander, Joe Ferla, Frank Filipetti, Howie Lindeman
  • Assistant engineers: Bobby Cohen, Tim Crich, Scott Mabuchi
  • Original mastering, digital remastering: Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC
  • Art direction: Bob Defrin
  • Design: Bob Defrin

Charts and certifications

References

  1. ↑ [Agent Provocateur at AllMusic
  2. ↑ RIAA database
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Preceded by UK number one album
January 26, 1985 – February 15, 1985		 Succeeded by
Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
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