Foreigner is bringing 4 to the fore with a new deluxe box set devoted to their blockbuster fourth album.

Available September 12, this new edition of 4 will include a new remix of the original 1981 album and three discs of unreleased material, including studio outtakes, unheard songs from the recording sessions, instrumental mixes and selections from the band's world tour of 1981-1982. A Blu-ray Audio will include the album remix (plus the newly-released "Fool If You Love Him," available as the new single from the set below) in high-resolution stereo, as well as a new Dolby Atmos mix of the original 10-track LP. The stereo mix will also be available on a separate vinyl pressing. The digibook packaging includes more than 60 unreleased photos from the period.

The intercontinental group was no stranger to success from their inception; their previous three albums were all Top 5s in America, with hits like "Feels Like the First Time," "Cold As Ice," "Hot Blooded" and "Double Vision." But 4 had an unusually complex birth. After three straight years of releases, the group released no new material in 1980, first slimming down from six members to four - founding members Lou Gramm (vocals), Mick Jones (guitar/keyboards) and Dennis Elliott (drums) and bassist Rick Wills, who'd been with them since 1979's Head Games - and reconvening at Electric Lady Studios to figure out a new album. Joining them was producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who'd recently made a breakthrough as the producer of AC/DC's Back in Black a year prior, along with a cast of A-list session musicians: Stories frontman Ian Lloyd offering backing vocals, a little-known Thomas Dolby contributing synthesizers, slide guitarist Hugh McCracken, and saxophone from both Mark Rivera (who'd later join Billy Joel's touring band) and, on the bridge to the simmering "Urgent," a cameo from Motown legend Junior Walker.

"Recording our fourth album took the better part of two years," Jones said in a statement. "It was something that just had to be right and I truly believe that Mutt Lange, Lou, Rick, Dennis, and I accomplished something very special." Indeed, 4 spent 10 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 through 1981 and 1982, and "Urgent" and the synth-led ballad "Waiting for a Girl Like You" were both Top 5 singles. (Third single "Juke Box Hero," a classic rock radio staple, was also certified platinum.) The album sold some six million copies in America alone, and the stylistic balance of edgy rock and sleek pop anticipated the chart-topping power ballad "I Want to Know What Love Is" in 1984.

Foreigner's line-up began to metamorphose after 1990, and the still-active group has the unusual distinction of not having any of its original members on a full-time basis. Mick Jones remains a member in the studio, but has not toured since 2023 due to a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. Vocalist Kelly Hansen, a member since 2005, now shares lead duties with guitarist Luis Maldonado as of this year - the latter can be heard on recent Spanish-language versions of some of the band's biggest hits - but Gramm will return as a guest vocalist on select U.S. dates this December. (Bassist Jeff Pilson recently revealed that Gramm contributed new vocals and lyrics to reclaimed 4 outtake "Fool If You Love Him.")

Both the 4CD/1BD set and vinyl will be available September 12 and can be pre-ordered at the link below. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

4 (Super Deluxe Edition) (Atlantic/Rhino, 2025)

4CD/1BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

CD 1/LP: Stereo mix of original album (released as Atlantic SD 16999, 1981)

1. Night Life
2. Juke Box Hero
3. Break It Up
4. Waiting for a Girl Like You
5. Luanne
6. Urgent
7. I'm Gonna Win
8. Woman in Black
9. Girl on the Moon
10. Don't Let Go

CD 2: Unreleased Songs, Alternative/Early Versions & Mixes

1. Fool If You Love Him
2. Love So Much Better
3. Knockout Power
4. Don't Say No ("Don't Let Go" - Early Version)
5. Jealous Lover
6. Night Life
7. Take One Guitar ("Juke Box Hero" - Early Version)
8. Juke Box Hero
9. Waiting for a Girl Like You (Vocal & Piano)
10. Waiting for a Girl Like You (Early Version)
11. Luanne (Early Version)
12. Urgent (Vocals on Chorus Only)
13. I'm Gonna Win
14. I'm Gonna Win (Early Version)
15. Woman in Black (Early Version 1)
16. Woman in Black (Early Version 2)
17. Alone Again ("Girl on the Moon" - Early Version)
18. Girl on the Moon (Early Version)
19. Don't Let Go

CD 3: Instrumental Rough Mixes

1. Night Life
2. Juke Box Hero
3. Break It Up
4. Waiting for a Girl Like You
5. Luanne
6. Urgent (Bass Version 1)
7. Urgent (Bass Version 2)
8. I'm Gonna Win (Version 1)
9. I'm Gonna Win (Version 2)
10. Woman in Black (with Intro)
11. Woman in Black (Version 2)
12. Girl on the Moon
13. Don't Let Go
14. Fool If You Love Him
15. Love So Much Better

CD 4: 4 Live Tour 1981-1982

1. Long, Long Way from Home (Live At Birmingham Odeon, Birmingham, England - 8/25/1981)
2. Dirty White Boy (Live At Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, CA - 7/17/1982)
3. Blue Morning, Blue Day (Live At Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, CA - 7/17/1982)
4. Luanne (Live At Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, CA - 7/17/1982)
5. Cold As Ice (Live in Germany - 1981)
6. Waiting for a Girl Like You (Live in Germany - 1981)
7. Head Games (Live in Germany - 1981)
8. Starrider (with Prelude) (Live At Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, CA - 7/17/1982)
9. Woman in Black (Live At Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, CA - 7/17/1982)
10. Urgent (Live At Birmingham Odeon, Birmingham, England - 8/25/1981)
11. Double Vision (Live At Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, CA - 7/17/1982)
12. Juke Box Hero (Live At Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, CA - 7/17/1982)
13. Feels Like the First Time (Live At Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, CA - 7/17/1982)
14. Hot Blooded (Live At Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, CA - 7/17/1982)
15. Night Life (Live At Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, CA - 7/17/1982)

Blu-ray Audio

• 4 in Dolby Atmos and high-resolution stereo + "Fool If You Love Him" in high-resolution stereo