| Fore! | ||||
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| Studio album by Huey Lewis and the News | ||||
| Released | September 20, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | Studio D Recording, Sausalito, CA | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 41:40 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Producer | Huey Lewis and the News | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[2] |
Fore! is the fourth album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music). The album hit number one on the Billboard 200 album chart and contained five top-ten Billboard Hot 100 singles, including the number-one hits: "Stuck with You" and "Jacob's Ladder."
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The wall that Lewis and the members of the band stand against on the album's cover is a wall from Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California. Band members Huey Lewis, Bill Gibson, Sean Hopper and Mario Cipollina went to this school together.
The album cover for Fore! is seen in the movie, American Psycho, starring Christian Bale. Bale's character, Patrick Bateman, goes on to have a nearly one minute discussion regarding the band and how "Hip to Be Square" was a follow up to the mainstream hit "The Power of Love." He incorrectly states that the album came out in 1987 when, in actuality, it came out in September 1986. However, "Hip" did not appear on the singles charts until early 1987.
The European and Japanese version had "The Power of Love" (from Back to the Future) as Track 8, then Tracks 8-10 above as Tracks 9-11.
Huey Lewis and the News
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| Chart (1986)[3] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart[4] | 22 |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 1 |
| Dutch Albums Chart[5] | 33 |
| German Albums Chart[6] | 5 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart[7] | 1 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart[8] | 6 |
| Swedish Albums Chart[9] | 7 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[10] | 4 |
| UK Albums Chart[11] | 8 |
| US Billboard 200[12] | 1 |
Singles - Billboard
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1986 | "I Know What I Like" | Album Rock Tracks | 25 |
| 1986 | "Jacob's Ladder" | Album Rock Tracks | 10 |
| 1986 | "Stuck with You" | Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 1986 | "Stuck with You" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
| 1986 | "Stuck with You" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| 1986 | "Whole Lotta Lovin'" | Album Rock Tracks | 38 |
| 1986 | "Hip to Be Square" | Adult Contemporary | 20 |
| 1986 | "Hip to Be Square" | Album Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1986 | "Hip to Be Square" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
| 1987 | "Jacob's Ladder" | Adult Contemporary | 17 |
| 1987 | "Jacob's Ladder" | Album Rock Tracks | 19 |
| 1987 | "Jacob's Ladder" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| 1987 | "I Know What I Like" | Adult Contemporary | 30 |
| 1987 | "I Know What I Like" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
| 1987 | "Doing It All for My Baby" | Adult Contemporary | 2 |
| 1987 | "Doing It All for My Baby" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
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