Plan B (album)

Plan B is the eighth album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music).

This was the last album to feature founding member/guitarist Chris Hayes, who performed on the album but then left after work was completed. Hayes was replaced by Oakland-born guitarist Stef Burns (Alice Cooper, Vasco Rossi, Pablo Cruise, Y&T). It was also the last News album for Ron Stallings, who died in 2009.

Track listing

1. "We're Not Here for a Long Time (We're Here for a Good Time)" (Johnny Colla, Chris Hayes, Huey Lewis) – 3:53
2. "My Other Woman" (Colla, Lewis) – 4:06
3. "I Ain't Perfect" (Bill Gibson, Lewis) – 4:33
4. "When I Write the Book" (Billy Bremner, Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe) – 3:44
5. "I'm Not in Love Yet" (Hayes, Lewis) – 4:28
6. "Thank You, No. 19" (Sean Hopper, Lewis) – 4:52
7. "Plan B" (Colla, Lewis) – 3:27
8. "The Rhythm Ranch" (Colla, Lewis) – 4:49
9. "Let Her Go and Start Over" (Mike Duke) – 4:47
10. "I Never Think About You" (Hayes, Lewis, John Pierce) – 5:16
11. "So Little Kindness" (Hayes, Lewis, Rob Sudduth) – 4:21
    • Re-recording; original version on Time Flies

Bonus track (Japan release)

12. "Plan B" (Live)

Personnel

Huey Lewis and the News

• Huey Lewis - harmonica, vocals
• Johnny Colla - guitar, saxophone, vocals
• Bill Gibson - drums, vocals
• Chris Hayes - guitar, vocals
• Sean Hopper - keyboards, piano, vocals
• John Pierce - bass
• Marvin McFadden - trumpet
• Ron Stallings - tenor saxophone
• Rob Sudduth - baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone

Additional personnel

• Wynonna Judd
• Jack Jacobsen - organ, piano
• Ric Wilson - guitar
• Jim Pugh - organ
• Dallis Craft - background vocals

Production

• Producers: Huey Lewis, Johnny Colla
• Engineers: David Boucher, Johnny Colla, Huey Lewis, Merrit Pelkey, Jim "Watts" Vereecke
• Mixing: Bob Clearmountain
• Mastering: Robert Hadley, Doug Sax
• Digital editing: Chris Haggerty
• Photography: Aaron Rapoport

Charts

Singles

References