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Sports 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
Track listing 1983 Release "The Heart of Rock & Roll" (Colla, Lewis) – 5:03
"Heart and Soul" (Chapman, Chinn) – 4:13
"Bad Is Bad" (Call, Ciambotti, Hopper, Lewis, McFee, Schriener) – 3:48
"I Want a New Drug" (Hayes, Lewis) – 4:46
"Walking on a Thin Line" (Pessis, Wells) – 5:11
"Finally Found a Home" (Brown, Hayes, Lewis) – 3:43
"If This Is It" (Colla, Lewis) – 3:54
"You Crack Me Up" (Cipollina, Lewis) – 3:42
"Honky Tonk Blues" (Williams) – 3:26
1999 Expanded edition
A remastered "Expanded Edition" of
Sports was released on June 29, 1999, and included five previously unreleased tracks.
"The Heart of Rock & Roll" (Colla, Lewis) – 5:03
"Heart and Soul" (Chapman, Chinn) – 4:13
"Bad Is Bad" (Call, Ciambotti, Hopper, Lewis, McFee, Schriener) – 3:48
"I Want a New Drug" (Hayes, Lewis) – 4:46
"Walking on a Thin Line" (Pessis, Wells) – 5:11
"Finally Found a Home" (Brown, Hayes, Lewis) – 3:43
"If This Is It" (Colla, Lewis) – 3:54
"You Crack Me Up" (Cipollina, Lewis) – 3:42
"Honky Tonk Blues" (Williams) – 3:26
"The Heart of Rock & Roll (session take)" – 5:12
"Walking On A Thin Line (session take)" – 5:39
"If This Is It (live in San Francisco, 2/21/85)" – 4:25
"Heart and Soul (live in San Francisco, 2/21/85)" – 4:25
"I Want A New Drug (live in Los Angeles, 1/15/84)" – 5:27
Personnel Huey Lewis & the News
Additional personnel
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
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
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