Greatest Hits

by Huey Lewis, Huey Lewis & the News

Overview

There have been many Huey Lewis & the News hits compilations released overseas, but 2006's simply named Greatest Hits is only the second U.S. comp, following Time Flies, which appeared a decade earlier. At a generous 21 tracks, Greatest Hits is not only five songs longer than Time Flies, but it's a better-chosen collection, too. It may be missing "Bad Is Bad," but it has a stronger selection of early songs, like the wonderful "Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do," plus a better selection of latter-day songs, including Huey's duet with Gwyneth Paltrow on Smokey Robinson's "Cruisin'." That doesn't mean the disc is perfect, however; although this does have stronger representation of their earlier material, it could use just a little bit more, and the non-chronological sequencing is a bit of a headache. That said, this has all the hits and no weak songs, making it the best Huey Lewis & the News compilation yet. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/23/2006
Label:	Capitol/Emi Records
UPC:	0094636299624
Rank:	19917

Tracks

1. The Heart of Rock & Roll
4. I Want a New Drug
5. The Power of Love
6. Jacob's Ladder
9. Stuck with You
11. Doing It All for My Baby
12. If This Is It
15. Do You Believe in Love
17. Heart and Soul
18. Back in Time
19. Perfect World
22. I Know What I Like
24. Trouble in Paradise
25. It's Alright
27. Cruisin'
29. Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do
30. Small World
33. But It's Alright
34. Hip to Be Square
37. Couple Days Off
38. Workin' for a Livin'

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Huey Lewis   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Huey Lewis & the News   Primary Artist
Gwyneth Paltrow   Primary Artist
Stan Getz   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Stef Burns   Guitar,Vocals
Bill Gibson   Drums,Vocals
Marvin McFadden   Trumpet
Chris Hayes   Guitar,Vocals
John Pierce   Bass
Johnny Colla   Guitar,Vocals,Saxophone
Rob Sudduth   Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Sean Hopper   Vocals,Keyboards
Mario Cipollina   Bass
Rev. Ron Stallings   Sax (Tenor)

Technical Credits

Joe Ferry   Producer
Smokey Robinson   Composer
Huey Lewis   Composer,Liner Notes
Huey Lewis & the News   Composer,Producer
Marvin Tarplin   Composer
Mike Chapman   Composer
Stewart Levine   Producer
Jeffrey Mayer   Photography
Paul Liberatore   Liner Notes
Robert Specter   Photography
Jerome Jackson   Composer
Roger Ressmeyer   Photography
Aaron Rapoport   Photography
Jimmy Kimmel   Liner Notes
Kevin Flaherty   Compilation Producer
Bill Schnee   Producer
Bill Gibson   Composer
Chris Hayes   Composer
Larry Klein   Producer
Curtis Mayfield   Composer
Johnny Colla   Composer
John Hornsby   Composer
Robert John "Mutt" Lange   Composer
Sean Hopper   Composer
Mario Cipollina   Composer
Phil Cody   Composer
Robert Vosgien   Remastering
Pierre Tubbs   Composer
Nicky Chinn   Composer
Mike Duke   Composer
Geoff Palmer   Composer
Christopher John Hayes   Composer
John Tiven   Producer
John Colla   Composer
Alex Call   Composer
Bruce Hornsby   Composer