| Head Games | ||||
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| Studio album by Foreigner | ||||
| Released | September 11, 1979 | |||
| Recorded | June–July 1979 | |||
| Genre | Rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 38:13 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Roy Thomas Baker, Mick Jones, Ian McDonald |
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Head Games is the third studio album by Anglo American rock band Foreigner, released in 1979. The album charted at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart, and has sold over five million copies in the US alone. It is perhaps as famous (or infamous) for its album cover, depicting a worried young woman (portrayed by actress Lisanne Falk) in a men's urinal, as it is for its music. The title track and "Dirty White Boy" were the album's big hits, peaking at #14 and #12, respectively. This was the album in which bassist Rick Wills replaced bassist Ed Gagliardi. It was the band's only album produced by Roy Thomas Baker, best known for producing Queen's classic albums.
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* bonus track on 2002 re-issue
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| United States (RIAA)[2] | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000^ |
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^shipments figures based on certification alone |
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Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1979 | Pop Albums | 5 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Dirty White Boy" | Pop Singles | 12 |
| 1979 | "Head Games" | Pop Singles | 14 |
| 1980 | "Women" | Pop Singles | 41 |