Weather
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| Studio album by Huey Lewis and the News | ||||
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February 14, 2020 |
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| Label (s) | BMG | |||
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LP , CD , streaming, download |
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Title (number) |
7th |
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running time |
26:05 |
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Huey Lewis and Johnny Colla |
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Studio (s) |
The Troutfarm, M'side Studios, Lizard Rock Studio, El Cazador |
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Weather is the title of the tenth and probably last studio album by the US rock band Huey Lewis & the News , released on February 14, 2020 . It is the follow-up album to Soulsville , which was released in 2010 .
background
Huey Lewis & the News released the album Soulsville in 2010 , a tribute album to the artists and soul musicians on the Stax Records label . Manager Bob Brown and the band Brown had agreed that an album with covers of songs by the Stax artists could serve to bring out something that would interest the audience and at the same time draw new attention to the music of the Stax artists.
The reactions to the album were mostly positive. For example, Rolling Stone wrote that Huey Lewis & The News played around 100 gigs a year, "the return on a successful career that rewards the US classic rock audience with lifelong loyalty". With Soulsville there is now “a reasonably entertaining record” with old Stax songs that are played “confidently and admittedly without any pop compromises”. Laut.de said that “none of the 14 numbers were designed for a hit single”, that is not even necessary. Soulsville is "just a pleasant album for a good time." It may be "actually an album for old sacks" - but good soul and blues are "timeless."
In the years following the release, the band was mainly active in the USA and made numerous appearances, drawing on their extensive work. The band performed an average of 125 gigs per year. In addition, she always had the opportunity to work on new songs in different studios and record them.
“We have been collecting over the years, sometimes recording a song here, sometimes going into the studio there. Telling new stories at a ripe old age doesn't get any easier. We approached the work very relaxed, also because nobody is seriously waiting for new music from us "
Various guest musicians participated in the recordings of the songs. Jeffrey Babko played the piano on I am There for You, Chris Barnes added a trumpet to the brass section of Remind Me Why I Love You Again , and Bryan Dyer sang backing vocals on Hurry Back Baby. Niko Ellison was hired for the backing vocals on I am There for You, Hurry Back Baby, Remind Me Why I Love You Again and Pretty Girls Everywhere , Lorin Robin sang on One of the Boys, while John McFee Steel sang this song with country touches Guitar played. Karl Perazzo contributed percussion instruments for Remind Me Why I Love You Again . Ric Wilson completes the line-up for I am There for You as guitarist .
In 2018 singer Huey Lewis , who has had Menière's disease since 1985, lost his remaining hearing before a concert in Dallas . He explained that since then he has sometimes been able to hear, sometimes not, and that he can only perceive music as noise. The release of a full-fledged album with ten songs, as the band had actually planned, was no longer an option. It was therefore decided to finish producing and publishing the seven songs that had been collected so far .
On September 27, 2019, the first single was the song Her Love is Killin 'Me, which, like the song While We're Young, released on December 6, 2019, was distributed exclusively via online music services .
With the album Weather , seven songs were released on February 14, 2020, which were composed at different times. Her Love is Killin 'Me , for example, was already 25 years old when the album was released. In addition to six own songs, a cover version of the boogie song Pretty Girls Everywhere by Eugene Church found its way onto the album. Lewis was made aware of the song by Aaron Neville .
Track list
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| No. | title | Songwriter | Guest musician | length |
| 1. | While We're Young | 3:45 | ||
| 2. | Her Love Is Killin 'Me | 3:41 | ||
| 3. | I am there for you | Jeffrey Babko (piano), Rik Wilson (guitar), Niko Ellison | 4:13 | |
| 4th | Hurry back baby | Niko Ellison, Bryan Dyer ( Backing Vocals ) | 3:55 | |
| 5. | Remind Me Why I Love You Again | Chris Barnes (trumpet), Karl Perazzo ( percussion ), Niko Ellison | 3:20 | |
| 6th | Pretty Girls Everywhere | Eugene Church , Thomas Williams | Niko Ellison | 3:23 |
| 7th | One Of The Boys | John McFee ( Steel Guitar ), Lorin Rowan (Backing Vocals) | 3:48 | |
| Overall length: | 26:05 | |||
reception
Daniel Böhm wrote for Rocks that the “adverse health conditions” were “not to be heard” by Weather . With "esprit, great care and a lot of sunshine", Lewis managed to do what he had "musically always done". The “old eighties pop mannerisms” have long since grown into “a full, lush blues and R&B ensemble”. Böhm highlights While We're Young, the “ I am There for You, Her Love is Killin 'Me equipped with a cozy Rhodes piano , the“ funky ” Remind Me Why I Love You Again and“ the Vegas show blues ” Hurry Back Baby that you “just have to love”. The album may be too short, but take what you can get. Böhm awarded eight out of ten possible points.
Charts and chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
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 Germany (GfK)
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21st (2 weeks) | 2 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Joe Donatelli: An interview with Bill Gibson, drummer for Huey Lewis and The News. (No longer available online.) October 11, 2010, archived from the original on March 17, 2012 ; Retrieved January 30, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (unavailable)
- ^ Rolling Stone, December 2010, p. 110.
- ↑ "As timeless as the Blues Brothers" - Review by Michael Edele on laut.de , accessed on May 11, 2016.
- ↑ a b c d e f Humble and grateful in: Rocks - The magazine for Classic Rock, issue 02.2020, pages 72 & 73
- ↑ credits of the album
- ↑ While We're Young on discogs.com , accessed February 13, 2020
- ↑ Her Love is Killin 'Me on discogs.com , accessed February 13, 2020
- ↑ Still in a good mood - Review in: Rocks - Das Magazin für Classic Rock, issue 02.2020, page 99
- ^ Huey Lewis and the News - Weather. GfK Entertainment , accessed on February 21, 2020 .
