Sports (album)

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Sports
Studio album by Huey Lewis & the News
Released	October 1983
Recorded	Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA; The Plant Studios, Sausalito, CA
Genre	Rock
Length	37:46
Label	Chrysalis
Producer(s)	Huey Lewis & the News
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Huey Lewis & the News chronology
Picture This (1982)	Sports (1983)	Fore! (1986)

Sports is the third album by American rock band Huey Lewis & the News, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). This was the album that truly broke the band into the big time, going to #1 on the Billboard 200 on June 30, 1984. The album has sold over 10 million copies in the US alone and spawned four Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and an additional Top 20 on the same chart. It also did very well internationally, with most of its singles reaching great chart peaks in various countries.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 1983 Release 1.2 1999 Expanded edition 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 1983 Release

1. "The Heart of Rock & Roll" (Colla, Lewis) – 5:03
2. "Heart and Soul" (Chapman, Chinn) – 4:13
3. "Bad Is Bad" (Call, Ciambotti, Hopper, Lewis, McFee, Schriener) – 3:48
4. "I Want a New Drug" (Hayes, Lewis) – 4:46
5. "Walking on a Thin Line" (Pessis, Wells) – 5:11
6. "Finally Found a Home" (Brown, Hayes, Lewis) – 3:43
7. "If This Is It" (Colla, Lewis) – 3:54
8. "You Crack Me Up" (Cipollina, Lewis) – 3:42
9. "Honky Tonk Blues" (Williams) – 3:26

[edit] 1999 Expanded edition

A remastered "Expanded Edition" of Sports was released on June 29, 1999, and included five previously unreleased tracks.

1. "The Heart of Rock & Roll" (Colla, Lewis) – 5:03
2. "Heart and Soul" (Chapman, Chinn) – 4:13
3. "Bad Is Bad" (Call, Ciambotti, Hopper, Lewis, McFee, Schriener) – 3:48
4. "I Want a New Drug" (Hayes, Lewis) – 4:46
5. "Walking on a Thin Line" (Pessis, Wells) – 5:11
6. "Finally Found a Home" (Brown, Hayes, Lewis) – 3:43
7. "If This Is It" (Colla, Lewis) – 3:54
8. "You Crack Me Up" (Cipollina, Lewis) – 3:42
9. "Honky Tonk Blues" (Williams) – 3:26
10. "The Heart of Rock & Roll (session take)" – 5:12
11. "Walking On A Thin Line (session take)" – 5:39
12. "If This Is It (live in San Francisco, 2/21/85)" – 4:25
13. "Heart and Soul (live in San Francisco, 2/21/85)" – 4:25
14. "I Want A New Drug (live in Los Angeles, 1/15/84)" – 5:27

[edit] Personnel

Huey Lewis & the News

• Huey Lewis - harmonica, lead vocals
• Mario Cipollina - bass, backing vocals
• Johnny Colla - guitar, saxophone, backing vocals
• Bill Gibson - percussion, drums, backing vocals
• Chris Hayes - guitar, backing vocals
• Sean Hopper - keyboard, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• John McFee - pedal steel, steel guitar

[edit] Production

• Producers: Huey Lewis & the News
• Reissue producer: Kevin Flaherty
• Engineers: Jim Gaines, Jeffrey Norman, Jesse Osborne
• Assistant engineers: Jeffrey Norman, Jesse Osborne
• Mixing: Larry Alexander, Bob Clearmountain
• Mastering: Ted Jensen
• Remastering: Bob Norberg
• Compilation: Kevin Flaherty
• Art direction: Sam Gay, Lisa Glines
• Graphic design: Bunny Zaruba
• Design: Bunny Zaruba

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1984	The Billboard 200	1

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	"Heart And Soul"	Mainstream Rock	1
1983	"Heart and Soul"	The Billboard Hot 100	8
1983	"I Want A New Drug"	Mainstream Rock	7
1984	"I Want a New Drug"	The Billboard Hot 100	6
1984	"The Heart of Rock & Roll"	The Billboard Hot 100	6
1984	"If This Is It"	Adult Contemporary	5
1984	"If This Is It"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	19
1984	"If This Is It"	The Billboard Hot 100	6
1984	"Walking on a Thin Line"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	16
1984	"Walking on a Thin Line"	The Billboard Hot 100	18
1985	"The Heart of Rock & Roll"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	22
1985	"The Heart of Rock & Roll"	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	23