40 (Foreigner album)

40: Forty Hits From Forty Years 1977-2017 is a two-disc compilation album by British-American rock band Foreigner, released on May 19, 2017. The album includes two new recordings: a rerecording of "I Don't Want to Live Without You", and the new song "Give My Life for Love".

The compilation consists of some of Foreigner's biggest hits and popular album tracks from 1977 through the 2016 EP "The Flame Still Burns".

Background
The album celebrates Foreigner's 40th anniversary of their first release with Atlantic Records. The album includes all Foreigner's' biggest hits from 1977 to 2017. It was released through Atlantic Records and contains 40 tracks. To promote the album Foreigner toured.

Reception
David Chiu from Popmatters said, "This year is the 40th anniversary of the release of Foreigner's self-titled debut, and marking that milestone is this latest two-CD greatest hits compilation, simply called 40, which collects 40 (get it?) of the band's hits (the title and artwork are a nod to the band's 1981 smash album 4). There have been similar Foreigner double-disc packages (Jukebox Heroes and No End in Sight), but 40 is the most current by including tracks from 2009's Can't Slow Down and the group's recent single 'The Flame Still Burns'."

Neil Jeffries from LouderSound said, "This new collection is a career-spanning two-CD set that features 40 remastered tracks from 40 years. And it's all packaged to look a little like Foreigner 4, their greatest success from those four decades. What could be neater? There’s a 23-song double-vinyl version but, really, why would you bother with that?"

Personnel

 * Lou Gramm – lead vocals, percussion
 * Mick Jones – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
 * Ian McDonald – rhythm guitar, woodwind, backing vocals
 * Ed Gagliardi – bass, backing vocals
 * Dennis Elliott – drums, percussion
 * Al Greenwood – keyboards, synthesizers
 * Rick Wills – bass, backing vocals
 * Johnny Edwards – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
 * Scott Gilman – rhythm guitar, woodwind, backing vocals
 * Bruce Turgon – bass, backing vocals
 * Mark Schulman – drums, backing vocals
 * Jeff Jacobs – keyboards, backing vocals
 * Kelly Hansen – lead vocals, percussion
 * Thom Gimbel – rhythm guitar, woodwind, backing vocals
 * Jeff Pilson – bass, backing vocal
 * Brian Tichy – drums
 * Michael Bluestein – keyboards, backing vocals