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Huey Lewis and The News: Heart of Rock & Roll - The Best of Huey Lewis & the News

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Label: Chrysalis Records
Released: 1992
Time:
 65:36
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating: *****..... (5/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.hueylewis.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2001.01.20
Price in €: 10,99



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[1] Power of Love (Colla/Hayes/Lewis) - 3:54
[2] Hip to Be Square (Gibson/Hopper/Lewis) - 4:03
[3] Do You Believe in Love (Lange) - 3:27
[4] If This Is It (Colla/Lewis) - 3:52
[5] Some of My Lies Are True (Cipollina/Colla/Gibson/Hayes/Hopper/Lewis) - 3:21
[6] Workin' for a Livin' [live/#] (Cipollina/Colla/Gibson/Hayes/Hopper/Lewis) - 4:02
[7] Bad Is Bad (Call/Ciambotti/Hopper/Lewis/McFee/Schriener) - 3:47
[8] I Want a New Drug (Hayes/Lewis) - 3:30
[9] Heart of Rock & Roll (Colla/Lewis) - 4:04
[10] Heart and Soul (Chapman/Chinn) - 4:12
[11] Jacob's Ladder (Hornsby/Hornsby) - 3:30
[12] Stuck With You (Hayes/Lewis) - 4:26
[13] Trouble in Paradise (Cipollina/Colla/Gibson/Hayes/Hopper/Lewis) - 3:10
[14] Walking on a Thin Line (Pessis/Wells) - 4:02
[15] Perfect World (Call) - 4:05
[16] Small World, Pt. 1 (Hayes/Lewis) - 3:53
[17] Back in Time (Colla/Hayes/Hopper/Lewis) - 4:18

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Huey Lewis - Vocals, Harmonica
Mario Cipollina - Bass
Johnny Colla - Vocals, Saxophone, Guitar
Bill Gibson - Drums, Vocals, Percussion
Chris Hayes - Lead guitar, Vocals
Sean Hopper - Keyboards, Vocals

Bill Schnee - Producer
Peter Barrett - Design
Huey Lewis & the News - Producer
Andrew Biscomb - Design

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For four years, the U.K. compilation The Heart of Rock & Roll: The Best of Huey Lewis & the News was the only hits collection available on the San Franciscan bar band, and in some ways it's a better overview than the American retrospective, Time Flies. Although it does include a live version of "Workin' for a Livin'" and overlooks "Doing it All for My Baby" and "I Know What I Like, " tit contains several key tracks that aren't on Time Flies: "Hip to Be Square, " "Back in Time" (which is only available on the Back to the Future soundtrack), "Jacob's Ladder, " "Perfect World, " the We Are the World track "Trouble in Paradise" and the terrific LP cut "Some of My Lies Are True." These tracks are added to the familiar hits to make The Heart of Rock & Roll a more thorough retrospective, and, in many ways, a better introduction than Time Flies.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All-Music Guide



Huey Lewis muß man einfach lieben. Fast keiner seiner Gattung hat so viel Spaß beim Einspielen seiner Platten gehabt wie Huey Lewis. Schon durch sein "Power of Love" aus dem Film Zurück in die Zukunft stand er für die Turnschuhgeneration der 80er Jahre. Seine Band die News war einfach umwerfend gut und seine Hits wie "I want a new Drug" oder die Hommage an den Rock'n Roll "The heart of Rock'n Roll" haben bis heute Biß und sind große Rock'n Roll Songs. Durch "Stuck with you" oder "I want a new Drug" schaffte Huey Lewis nicht zuletzt durch die lustigen Videoclips sogar noch den Sprung in die Videoclipgeneration. Schade daß es ruhiger um den aufrichtigen Rockmusiker geworden ist, denn beim Durchhören dieser Best Of Platte, wünscht man sich doch nicht nur manchmal die alten Zeiten zurück, sondern auch ein neues Album. Denn eines ist sicher, er könnte es immer noch.

Andreas Heineke, Amazon.de
 

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Power Of Love

The power of love is a curious thing
make a one man weep, make another man sing
Change a hawk to a little white dove
more than a feeling that's the power of love

Tougher than diamonds, rich like cream
Stronger and harder than a bad girl's dream
make a bad one good make a wrong one right
power of love that keeps you home at night

You don't need money, don't take fame
Don't need no credit card to ride this train
It's strong and it's sudden and it's cruel sometimes
but it might just save your life
That's the power of love
That's the power of love

First time you feel it, it might make you sad
Next time you feel it it might make you mad
But you'll be glad baby when you've found
that's the power makes the world go'round

And it don't take money, don't take fame
don't need no credit card to ride this train
It's strong and it's sudden it can be cruel sometimes
but it might just save your life

They say that all in love is fair
yeah, but you don't care
But you know what to do
when it gets hold of you
and with a little help from above
you feel the power of love
you feel the power of love
Can you feel it ?
Hmmm

It don't take money and it don't take fame
don't need no credit card to ride this train
Tougher than diamonds and stronger than steel
you won't feel nothin' till you feel
you feel the power, just the power of love
That's the power, that's the power of love
You feel the power of love
you feel the power of love
feel the power of love


Hip to Be Square

I used to be a renegade, I used to fool around
But I couldn't take the punishment, and had to settle down
Now I'm playing it real straight, and yes I cut my hair
You might think I'm crazy, but I don't even care
Because I can tell what's going on
It's hip to be square

I like my bands in business suits, I watch them on TV
I'm working out 'most everyday and watching what I eat
They tell me that it's good for me, but I don't even care
I know that it's crazy
I know that it's nowhere
But tehre is no denying that
It's hip to be square

It's not too hard to figure out, you see it everyday
And those that were the farthest out have gone the other way
You see them on the freeway, It don't look like a lot of fun
But don't you try to fight it; "An idea who's time has come."

Don't tell me that I'm crazy
Don't tell me I'm nowhere
Take it from me
It's hip to be square


Do You Believe in Love

I was walking down a one way street
Just a looking for someone to meet
One woman who was looking for a man
Now I'm hoping that the feeling is right
And I'm wondering if you'll stay for the night
So I'm coming (I don't wanna be lonely)
I wanna love you all over

Do you believe in love
Do you believe it' true
Do you believe in love
Oh you can bet I believe it too

Now the feeling is beginning to grow
And the meaning is something you only know
If you believe it take my hand and I'll take your heart
Now I'm wondering where does true love begin
I'm going under so I'm lettin' you in
My woman (I don't wanna be lonely)
I wanna love you all over

Do you believe in love
Do you believe it' true
Do you believe in love
Oh you can bet I believe it too

I used to have you in a photograph
(I'm so glad it's changed)
But now I've got you and it's gonna last
(Do you believe in love)

Do you believe in love
Do you believe it' true
Do you believe in love
Oh you can bet I believe it too


If This Is It

I've been phoning night and morning
I heard you say "tell him I'm not home"
Now you're confessing, But I'm still guessing
I've been your fool for so so long
Girl don't lie, just to save my feelings
Girl don't cry, and tell me nothing's wrong
Girl don't try to make up phony reasons
I'd rather leave than never believe

If this is it, Please let me know
If this ain't love you'd better let me know
If this is it, I want to know
If this ain't love baby, just say so

You've been thinking
And I've been drinking
We both know that it's just not right
Now you're pretending
That it's not ending
You'll say anything to avoid a fight
Girl don't lie, and tell me that you need me
Girl don't cry, and tell me nothing's wrong
I'll be alright one way or another
So let me go, or make we want to stay

If this is it , Please let me know
If this ain't love you'd better let me know
If this is it, I want to know
If this ain't love baby, just say so


Some Of My Lies Are True (Sooner Or Later)

Say you wanna be a friend of mine
See me all the time
You don't care what I do
But it all sounds the same to me

Hey, can't you see
It's just like I told you

I know you think that I've
Been stringing you along
And that I've told you a few, but

(Chorus)
Sooner or later when you say I love you
You're gonna realize that
Some of my lies are true

I never told you that I was the one
Said it just for fun
You know, you knew it too
So why so much on the telephone
I'm never home

It's just like I told you

Because it's real the way you used to make me feel
It makes it so hard to say
But nothing can change the way I feel today
Don't you see that

Sooner or later when you say I love you
Your gonna
Realize that some of my lies are true

(Repeat chorus x 2)

Because it's real the way you used to make me feel
It makes it so hard to say but
Nothing can change the way I feel today
Don't you see that

(Repeat chorus x 3)


Workin' for a Livin'

Somedays won't end ever and somedays pass on by,
I'll be working here forever, at least until I die.
Dammed if you do, dammed if you don't
I'm supposed to get a raise week, you know damn well I won't.

Workin' for a livin' (workin')
Workin' for a livin' (workin')
Workin' for a livin', livin' and workin'
I'm taking what they giving 'cause I'm working for a livin'.

Hey I'm not complaining 'cause I really need the work
Hitting up my buddy's got me feeling like a jerk
Hundred dollar car note, two hundred rent.
I get a check on Friday, but it's all ready spent.

Workin' for a livin' (workin')
Workin' for a livin' (workin')
Workin' for a livin', livin' and workin'
I'm taking what they giving 'cause I'm working for a livin'.

Ooh, Workin' for a livin'
Ooh, taking what they giving
Ooh, Workin' for a livin'
Ooh, ooh

Bus boy, bartender, ladies of the night
Grease monkey, ex-junky, winner of the fight
Walking on the streets its really all the same
selling souls, rock n' roll, any other day

Workin' for a livin' (workin')
Workin' for a livin' (workin')
Workin' for a livin', livin' and workin'
I'm taking what they giving 'cause I'm working for a livin'.

Workin' for a livin', livin' and workin'
I'm taking what they giving 'cause I'm working for a livin'.
Workin' for a livin', livin' and workin'


Bad Is Bad

Went uptown to see my cousin
Plays guitar, sounds like a chainsaw buzzin'
In the crowd I see his mom and dad
I said, "Hey, hey, uncle, man your son is bad."

CHORUS
But sometimes, sometimes bad is bad
Cool is a rule, but sometimes bad is bad

Across the street, a neon sign
"All you can eat for a dollar ninety-nine
Our soul stew is the baddest in the land"
But one dollar's worth was all that I could stand

CHORUS

Back uptown to see Marie
Nobody home, I opened the door with my key
"I love you, Huey," was the note I read
But there's a strange pair of shoes underneath the bed

CHORUS


I Want a New Drug

I want a new drug - one that won't make me sick,
One that won't make me crash my car, or make me feel three feet thick.
I want a new drug - one that won't hurt my head,
One that won't make my mouth too dry, or make my eyes too red.

One that won't make me nervous, wonderin' what to do.
One that makes me feel like I feel when I'm with you, when I'm alone with you.

I want a new drug - one that won't spill.
One that don't cost too much, or come in a pill.
I want a new drug - one that won't go away,
One that won't keep me up all night, one that won't make me sleep all day.
One that won't make me nervous, wonderin' what to do ...
I'm alone with you, baby.

I want a new drug - one that does what it should,
One that won't make me feel too bad,
One that won't make me feel too good.
I want a new drug - one with no doubt,
One that won't make me nervous, wonderin' what to do. ...
I'm alone with you, I'm alone with you, yeah.


Heart of Rock & Roll

New York, New York is everything they say
And no place that I’d rather be
Where else can you do a half a million things
All at a quarter to three

When they play their music, ooh, that modern music
They like it with a lot of style
But it’s still that same old back beat rhythm
That really, really drives them wild

They say the heart of rock and roll is still beatin’
And from what I’ve seen, I believe ‘em
Now the old boy may be barely breathin’
But the heart of rock and roll
Heart of rock and roll is still beatin’

L.A., Hollywood and the Sunset Strip
Is something everyone should see
Neon lights and the pretty, pretty girls
All dressed so scantily

When they play their music, that hard rock music
They like it with a lot of flash
But it’s still that same old back beat rhythm
That really, really kicks ‘em in the

They say the heart of rock and roll is still beatin’
And from what I’ve seen, I believe ‘em
Now the old boy may be barely breathin’
But the heart of rock and roll
Heart of rock and roll is still beatin’

Johnny, ow

D.C., San Antone and the Liberty town
Boston and Baton Rouge
Tulsa, Austin, Oklahoma City
Seattle, San Francisco too

Everywhere there’s music, real live music
Bands with a million styles
But it’s still that same old rock and roll music
That really, really drives ‘em wild

Th-th-th-th-they say the heart of rock and roll is still beatin’
And from what I’ve seen, I believe ‘em
Now the old boy may be barely breathin’
But the heart of rock and roll
Heart of rock and roll is still beatin’, yeah

In Cleveland, Detroit
Uh, heart of rock and roll


Heart and Soul

Two o'clock this morning
If she should come calling
I wouldn't dream of turning here away
And if it got hot and hectic
I know she'd be electric
I'd let her take her chances with me
You see, she gets what she wants...

CHORUS
'Cause she's heart and soul
She's hot and cold
She's got it all, hot loving every night

Can't you see her standing there
See how she looks, see how she cares
I let her steal the night away from me
Nine o'clock this morning
She left without a warning
I let her take advantage of me
You see, she got what she wanted...

CHORUS


Jacob's Ladder

I met a fan dancer
Down in South Side Birmingham
She was running from a fat man
Selling salvation in his hand
Now he's trying to save me
We'll I'm doing alright the best that I can
Just another fallen angel
Trying to get through the night

Step by step, one by one, higher and higher
Step by step, rung by rung climbing Jacob's ladder

Coming over the airwaves
The man says I'm overdue
Sing along, send some money
Join the chosen few
Well mister I'm not in a hurry
And I don't want to be like you
And all I want from tomorrow
Is to get it better than today

Step by step, one by one, higher and higher
Step by step, rung by rung climbing Jacob's ladder


Stuck With You

We've had some fun, and yes we've had our ups and downs
Been down that rocky road, but here we are, still around
Thought about someone else, bu neither one could debate
Thought about breaking up, but now we know it's much too late
We are bound by all the rest
Like the same phone number
All the same friends
And the same address

Yes, it's true, I'm happy to be stuck with you
Yes, it's true, I'm happy to be stuck with you
Because I can see that you're happy to be stuck with me

We've had our doubts, but we never took them seriously
And we've had our ins and outs, but that's the way it's supposed to be
Thought about giving up, but we could never stay away
Thought about breaking up, but now we know it's much too late
And it's no great mystery
If we change our minds
Eventually, it's back to you and me


Trouble In Paradise (Live)

Billy's home, he just got back from LA.
Plenty of lines but nothing to say.
Said I, seen this movie and it don't end nice.
Looks like trouble in paradise.

He used to be cool he used to laugh a lot.
Down at the brothers in the parking lot.
Now he's sick, and he's scared and he's paying the price.

Trouble in, paradise. (Trouble in paradise.)
Momma said he always was so nice.
(Trouble in paradise.)

American son he's not very old.
An American dream that's never been sold.
The smile on his face is just his last disguise.
We've got trouble in paradise.

There's a scream inside that shouts: Here I am !
Some people say: We've got to do what we can.
Me I don't know you see I've been there myself once or twice.

Trouble in, paradise. (Trouble in paradise.)
Momma said he always was so nice.
(Trouble in paradise.) We've got trouble, hey

Five long years since I wrote this song.
Many people dying, so many gone.
Take one more, coming still as good advice.

Trouble in, paradise. (Trouble in paradise.)
Momma said he always was so nice.
(Trouble in paradise.) We've been troubled, yeah, yeah

(Trouble in paradise.)
(Trouble in paradise.)
Hey,
trouble in


Walking on a Thin Line

Sometimes in my bed at night
I curse the dark and a pray for light
And sometimes, the light's no consolation
Blinded by a memory
Afraid of what it might do to me
And the tears and the sweat only mock my desperation
Don't you know me I'm the boy next door
The one you find so easy to ignore
Is that what I was fighting for?
Walking on a thin line
Straight off the front line
Labeled as freaks loose on the streets of the city
Walking on a thin line
Straight off the front line
Take a look at my face, see what it's doing to me
Taught me how to shoot to kill
A specialist with a deadly skill
A skill I needed to have to be a survivor
It's over now or so they say
Well, sometimes, it don't turn out that way
Cause your never the same when you've been under fire
Don't you know me I'm the boy next door
The one you find so easy to ignore
Is that what I was fighting for?
Walking on a thin line
Straight off the front line
Labeled as freaks loose on the streets of the city
Walking on a thin line
Straight off the front line
Take a look at my face, see what it's doing to me


Perfect World

Everybody's dreamin' 'bout a perfect world
Where you could have everything your heart desires
A perfect boy will meet a perfect girl
And their perfect love will set the world on fire

Well what you gonna do, when one and one makes three
And a vision of the future is impossible to see
Nobody's perfect, not even a perfect fool,
But if you'll have faith in me
I'll keep the faith with you

Ain't no livin' in a perfect world
There ain't no perfect world anyway
Ain't no livin' in a perfect world
But we'll keep on dreamin' of livin' in a perfect world
Keep on dreamin' of livin' in a perfect world

Everybody's got secrets, now you know that it's true
They talk about me and they'll talk about you
Something happens to the pledges of trust
Down through the years they begin to rust
Now here we are amid the tears and the laughter
Still waiting for our happily ever after
We'll keep on dreamin' as long as we can
Try to remember and you'll understand

Ain't no livin' in a perfect world
There ain't no perfect world anyway
Ain't no livin' in a perfect world
But we'll keep on dreamin' of livin' in a perfect world
Keep on dreamin' of livin' in a perfect world


Small World - Part One

All around the world
There are people like you and me
From the poorest beggar in the street
To the richest king and queen
Some people take
And then they never give
You gotta learn to give and take
If ya want to learn to live
In a small world
Now we can
Fight one another
Like they to on T.V.
Or we can
Help one another
The way it's supposed to be
If we all give a little
It could really mean a lot
It's a small world
But it's the only one we've got
Small world


Back in Time

Tell me Doctor,
Where are we going this time?
Is this the fifties?
Or nineteen ninety nine?
All I wanted to do
Was play my guitar and sing...
So take me away, I don't mind.
You'd just better promise me
I'll be back in time.
I gotta get back in time.

Don't judge your future
On a roll of the dice.
Better remember:
Lightning never strikes twice.

Please don't drive at eighty-eight;
I don't wanna be late again.
So take me away, I don't mind.
You'd just better promise me
I'll be back in time.
I gotta get back in time.
I gotta get back in time.
Take me back in time.

Instrumental:

I gotta get back in time.
I gotta get back in time.
Get back in time.
Get back, Marty...

Instrumental:

I gotta get back in time.
I gotta get back in time.
Get back in time.

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