Foreigner's Mick Jones Says New Songs on the Way

(AP Photos/Louis Lanzano) :: In this Thursday, June 10, 2004 file photo, MickJones, of the group Foreigner, arrives at the induction ceremony for 35th annual National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York. Jones told the Associated Press on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 that the band's new career retrospective "No End in Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner" is a signal that new material is on the way.

By Associated Press
JOHN GEROME
Updated: 7/23/2008

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

Foreigner's Mick Jones says the band's new career retrospective ''No End in Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner'' is a signal that new material is on the way.

Besides the band's hits as well as some deeper album cuts and live versions, the double-disc set released last week includes one new track, ''Too Late.''

Jones, a founding member of the group, told the Associated Press on Tuesday that a ''fuller'' new album will be out next year.

''We haven't had the time because of the tour to concentrate on a whole album but we wanted something out that denotes the fact that the band is alive and taking this seriously.''

Foreigner had a run of hit singles and albums from the late 1970s through the '80s with Lou Gramm on vocals. They included ''Cold as Ice,'' ''Urgent'' and ''Waiting for a Girl Like You.''

A reconfigured lineup featuring Kelly Hansen at the mike has been touring the past few years and is currently co-headlining shows with Bryan Adams. The tour stops Thursday.

''I kind of wanted to almost reconstruct the foundation of the band. I wasn't happy with the way the band drifted into obscurity toward the end of the '90s,'' the 63-year-old Jones said. ''So this is a chance to re-establish ourselves and regain some prestige and respect.''

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