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Love on the Telephone
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Wikipedia article
'"Love on the Telephone"' was the third single from the third album, 'Head Games' by the band, Foreigner. The song was written by Lou Gramm & Mick Jones, and released as a single in Europe. It reached No. 34 in the Netherlands. The song's b-side, "Women" was chosen as the next single for the American market.
'Johnson City Press' arts writer Elaine Cloud Goller described "Love on the Telephone" as a "road-weary rock and roller's lament."
Pete Bishop of 'The Pittsburgh Press' praised the song for its melody, full arrangement and muscle. 'El Diario del Centro del Pas' praised the song as a great example of classic rock. 'Evening Post' critic Dave Murray praised Gramm's lead vocal performance. 'Daily Republican Register' critic Mike Bishop said that "Love on the Telephone" is "a fairly good rocker" and said that lead singer Gramm sounds a lot like Bad Company lead singer Paul Rodgers, Al Greenwood's keyboards sound a lot like Styx and that the song's chord progression is very similar to that of Foreigner's earlier song "Cold as Ice." 'Morning Call' critic Alan Janesch felt that lyric saying that the "line's engaged" was lifted from the Beatles' "You Won't See Me."
During Foreigner's 1981 tour supporting '4' "Love on the Telephone" generally served as the first song of the encore, followed by "Hot Blooded" and "Headknocker."
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Category:1979 singles
Category:Foreigner (band) songs
Category:Songs written by Mick Jones (Foreigner)
Category:Songs written by Lou Gramm
Category:Song recordings produced by Roy Thomas Baker
Category:1979 songs
Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:Songs about telephone calls
Category:Song recordings produced by Mick Jones (Foreigner)
Category:Song recordings produced by Ian McDonald (musician)
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