Huey Lewis & The News - Greatest Hits
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Artist: Huey Lewis & The NewsBrand: LEWIS,HUEY & THE NEWS
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-05-23
Music Label: Capitol
Product features:
- LEWIS HUEY & THE NEWS GREATEST HITS
- The Heart Of Rock & Roll
- I Want A New Drug
- The Power Of Love
- Jacob's Ladder (Step By Step)
- Stuck With You
- Doing It All For My Baby
- If This Is It
- Do You Believe In Love
- Heart And Soul
- Back In Time (from "Back To The Future")
- Perfect World
- I Know What I Like
- Trouble In Paradise (from the "We Are The World" album-live in San Francisco 2/21/85)
- ItÂ?s Alright
- CruisinÂ? (w/Gwyneth Paltrow)
- Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do
- Small World
- But ItÂ?s Alright
- Hip To Be Square
- Couple Days Off
- Workin' For A Livin'
Music reviews of Greatest Hits
Music Review: Punchy, Heavy, Crisp Remastering Makes This A 5-Star Release!
Rating: 5 Stars
Finally!
Following in the steps of recent `Greatest Hits' offerings by Pat Benatar (2005), J. Geils Band (2006) and Poison (2006), Capitol Records finally issues a more up-to-date hits collection from the guys from San Francisco. After the disappointing 1996 `Best Of' issue many fans were hoping for a more complete single disc retrospective. Finally, it's here!
While this release has it's flaws it is simply the best single disc Huey Lewis & The News offering on the market today. Nearly every track has received a stunning remastering treatment by Robert Vosgien at Capitol Mastering Studios, Hollywood. This guy has done a brilliant job with these recordings! Never have these songs sounded so clear and full! I'm so excited to be able to listen to these songs for the first time in this new upgraded sound. Check out "Hip To Be Square"! This song has never had so much kick! The remastering alone makes this compilation worth owning! It sounds much better than the 1996 hits offering.
On a side note, the liner notes state that only tracks 1-13, 16, 17, & 19-21 were remastered. That means tracks 14 ("It's Alright"), 15 ("Cruisin'"), and 18 ("But It's Alright") were not remastered by Robert. This is fine, considering the "Cruisin'" track is from 2000, not really in need of a remaster. "It's Alright" from 1993 is an a cappella track, so any audio upgrades are probably hard to hear. Nonetheless, "But It's Alright" from 1994 has been upgraded as well. The sound is an obvious improvement over the '94 release.
Capitol was quite generous with this release, including a total of 21 Huey Lewis & The News hits, ranging from their very first Top Ten smash - 1982's "Do You Believe In Love" - to Huey's #1 Adult Contemporary smash from 'Duets' - 2000's "Cruisin" (with Gwyneth Paltrow). I was most excited to see the latter track make an appearance here. The real treat, however, is to finally have a remastered "Back In Time" on CD format. (I have been waiting for this one for a few years now!) The somewhat rare track, which was featured in the movie `Back To The Future' and left off the `96 compilation, makes a much-anticipated appearance here. Additionally, "Jacob's Ladder" - a #1 single in early `87 - gets a spot here. Also, making appearances now are hits such as "Hip To Be Square" (#3 in `86), "Perfect World" (#3 in '88), and "But It's Alright" (#54 in `94) -- all of which were missing from the `96 collection!
The liner notes include recent commentary by Huey Lewis himself, Jimmy Kimmel, and Paul Libaratore. Additionally, Billboard chart positions (Pop, Rock, AC) of the tracks and the albums from which they are pulled are included. Several photos spanning the band, single sleeves, and album covers adorn the recording package.
The problem with the `Time Flies' package is that the label tried shoving 4 new songs on a hits package. It limited the amount of hits that could make the cut. This new 2006 `Greatest Hits' fixes that problem for the most part.
However, this release does have it's faults. Missing tracks from the collection include "Walking On A Thin Line" (#18 in `84), "Give Me The Keys (And I'll Drive You Crazy)" (#47 in `89), "It Hit Me Like A Hammer" (#21 in `91), and "(She's) Some Kind Of Wonderful" (#44 in `94). Also missing are any songs from the band's 1980 self-titled debut and 2000 'Plan B' release. However, only so many songs can fit on a `Greatest Hits' 1-disc set, so I would imagine picking which songs to leave out would have been difficult. The label, for the most part, decided to focus more so on the chart hits, and it works fine for this release.
I considered knocking the compilation down a star for missing two Top 25 hits, but in the end the inclusion of several key tracks (i.e. "Back In Time" and "Cruisin'") and a generous 79 minutes of music make up for what's missing. Top that with the stunning mastering job and it easily replaces the `Time Flies: The Best Of Huey Lewis & The News' disc. Now it would be nice if we could get Capitol to issue a DVD companion - featuring their ENTIRE video history in remastered 5.1 sound - and a remastered reissue of the entire News' catalogue. (A limited edition CD/DVD issue does exist. The DVD, unfortunately, contains only 10 select, random videos from their catalogue!)
Now, from the liner notes, I have provided a complete listing of the single versions featured on this release:
01 The Heart Of Rock & Roll [single edit]
02 I Want A New Drug [single edit]
03 The Power Of Love (from 'Back To The Future') [single edit]
04 Jacob's Ladder [single remix]
05 Stuck With You [single edit]
06 Doing It All For My Baby
07 If This Is It
08 Do You Believe In Love
09 Heart And Soul
10 Back In Time (from 'Back To The Future')
11 Perfect World [single edit]
12 I Know What I Like [single edit]
13 Trouble In Paradise [live in San Francisco, CA, 2/21/85]
14 It's Alright
15 Cruisin' [edit] (Gwyneth Paltrow and Huey Lewis)
16 Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do
17 Small World (featuring Stan Getz) [single edit]
18 But It's Alright
19 Hip To Be Square [single edit]
20 Couple Days Off [single edit]
21 Workin' For A Livin'
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