Alan Greenwood (born October 20, 1951) is an American rock musician who was a founding member and keyboardist of the rock band Foreigner from 1976 to 1980. He performed on the albums Foreigner (1977), Double Vision (1978) and Head Games (1979).
Al Greenwood | |
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 Greenwood in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | October 20, 1951 New York City, U.S. |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboards |
In 1981, Greenwood formed the band Spys with former Foreigner bass player Ed Gagliardi, John Blanco, John Digaudio and Billy Milne and recorded the albums Spys (1982) and Behind Enemy Lines (1983).[1]
Greenwood played keyboards on former Rainbow (and future Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force and Deep Purple) frontman Joe Lynn Turner's 1985 debut solo album, Rescue You.
Discography edit
Foreigner edit
- 1977: Foreigner (#4 US)
- 1978: Double Vision (#3 US, #32 UK)
- 1979: Head Games (#5 US)
- 1982: Records (#10 US, #58 UK)
- 1992: The Very Best ... and Beyond (#123 US, #19 UK)
- 1993: Classic Hits Live/Best Of Live
- 1994: JukeBox Heroes: The Best Of
- 1998: The Best of Ballads – I Want to Know What Love Is
- 1999: The Platinum Collection
- 2000: Hot Blooded And Other Hits
- 2000: Jukebox Heroes: The Foreigner Anthology
- 2002: Complete Greatest Hits (#80 US)
- 2002: The Definitive (#33 UK)
- 2004: Hot Blooded And Other Hits
- 2005: The Essentials
- 2008: No End in Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner (#132 US)
- 2009: Can't Slow Down (#29 US)
- 2014: The Complete Atlantic Studio Albums 1977–1991
Ian Lloyd edit
- 1980: Third Wave Civilization
Spys edit
- 1982: Spys
- 1983: Behind Enemy Lines
- 1996: Spys / Behind Enemy Lines
Joe Lynn Turner edit
- 1985: Rescue You (#146 US)
- 1998: Hurry Up and Wait
- 1999: Waiting For A Girl Like You (EP)
- 2016: Street of Dreams – Boston 1985
Jennifer Rush edit
- 1987: Heart Over Mind (#118 US, #48 UK)
Garbo Talks edit
- 1998: Garbo Talks
Equipment edit
As per an interview conducted by Dominic Milano from Contemporary Keyboard (Keyboard since 1980), and appeared in the April 1979 issue, Greenwood states,
"When I first got into Foreigner I had a Hammond L-100 and an EML 101 synthesizer, and I think I had an Orchestron, but that's all been changed. Now I use a cutdown Hammond B-3, an ARP Omni, and a Wurlitzer electric piano. I still use the same EML 101, which I've had for about six years, and I just got an Oberheim OB-1, which is a really nice little programmable synthesizer."[2]
References edit
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. USA: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
- ^ "4eigner.net The Foreigner Website: The Band: Interviews: "Al Greenwood topping the charts with Foreigner"". www.4eigner.net. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
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