Huey Lewis Albums Ranked

Huey Lewis was born in New York City. His father, Hugh Anthony Cregg Jr., was an Irish-American from Boston, and his mother, Maria Magdalena Barcinski, was Polish, from Warsaw.^[2][3][4] His grandfather, Hugh Cregg, was the district attorney of Essex County, Massachusetts from 1931 to 1959.
In 1971 Lewis joined the Bay Area band, Clover. Around this time he took the stage name “Hughie Louis”, the spelling of which he would tinker with for some years after. Other members of the band (at various points) included John McFee, Alex Call. Lewis played harmonica and sang lead vocals on a few tunes.
His song “The Power of Love” was a No. 1 U.S. hit and was featured in the 1985 film Back to the Future, for which they also recorded the song, “Back in Time”. Lewis has a cameo appearance in the film as a faculty member who rejects Marty McFly’s band’s audition for the school’s “Battle of the Bands” contest. As an inside joke, the piece the band plays is an instrumental heavy metal version of “The Power of Love”. (Lewis plays the audition committee leader, who, after glancing at the other, equally unimpressed fellow faculty members, picks up the megaphone and says, “Hold it, fellas … I’m afraid you’re just too darn loud. Next, please”.) A poster for the album Sports is hanging on Marty’s wall when he awakes at the end of the movie. “The Power of Love” was nominated for an Academy Award. On April 13, 2018, Lewis announced that he had been diagnosed with Ménière’s disease and that he “couldn’t hear well enough to sing”. As a result, the remaining shows scheduled for the 2018 tour were canceled. Here are all of Huey Lewis’ albums ranked.

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10. Plan B (2001)

“There is also another side to the group. One that tips it’s collective hat to R&B/Soul music. One that will nod in the direction of country music. This album “Plan B” does this and so much more. It is like the band wanted to prove they had 1 last great album in them. It is also not lost on me that this was the last thing guitarist Chris Hayes did with them. Favorite track is “Thank You #19”. But this is 11 songs worth the price. Sad that most will never hear this album. The sales were horrible in America. But I have met a few Wynonna fans who were brought to this album because of his/her song “I’m Not In Love Yet”. Maybe it is a bit of irony that the last song on the album is “So Little Kindness”. The theme of the day for Huey Lewis And The News fans and for this album.”

9. Time Flies… The Best Of Huey Lewis & The News (1996)

“This is actually a great selection of tracks from Huey Lewis & The News, competent radio rockers who could always bring the goods. The album is representative of the band’s work with enough hits to satisfy even the casual fan. Sure, there are a few obvious omissions, but the inclusion of some lesser-known material gives a broader scope of the band’s poppy, at times do-woppy sound. As always, the hooks are ever-so-good. It’s fun, bar-band rock that goes down easy.”

8. Live At 25 (2005)

“I have been a fan of Huey Lewis since the mid 80s’. And this 25th anniversary album is way cool! New arrangements on most of the songs brings a fresh sound. New lead guitar Stef Burns from Alice Cooper fame puts an all new edge to the guitar riffs. My only complaint is that not all of the a capella songs are included that are on the video and Workin’ for a Livin’ was not included either. Other than that, mega cool!”

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7. Hard At Play (1991)

“Probably not the best collection of News songs but certainly a good effort nonetheless. Hard hitting singles “It hit Me Like A Hammer” and “Couple Days Off” may not have achieved the success of previous efforts. However, it must have shocked those who remember Huey for “If This Is It” and “Stuck With You”. Yes, the News can rock! There’s a bit of everything on this album. “Best Of Me” is more akin to “Stuck With You” whilst “Time Ain’t Money” harks back to the likes of “Whole Lotta Lovin'”. In between there’s some solid catchy AOR numbers such as “Attitude”, “Don’t Look Back” and “Do You Love Me, Or What?””

6. Greatest Hits (2006)

“I thought these guys were a lot of fun in the eighties. There music is light and breezy, easy to listen to. On some songs the simplistic tunes hide lyrics with deeper meaning than what may show on the surface.   This is a pretty good collection not just of their hits, but any of the songs that made it to the radio. So as it stands, it is a good compilation to get if you are a casual fan. Yet it does have a few slow areas towards the end for me.   Over all I enjoyed revisiting the Tower of Power, and Huey still has a good and powerful voice.”

5. Huey Lewis & The News (1980)

” Bouncy stuff from the News that was typical of the sound around 1980,skinny tie New Wave tunes with just the merest hint of old style Rock & Roll. Fact is the two tunes I had heard previously before getting this “Some Of My Lies Are True” and “Trouble in Paradise” can be found on their Greatest Hits records and are really the best cuts on this album by some way, most of the rest sound pretty much the same tune but as a first effort from a band I’ve heard far worse, especially from 1980.”

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4. Picture This (1982)

“Although probably the most uncool band of all time, I’ve always had a soft spot for Huey Lewis and The News and though you wouldn’t expect them to be an album band ‘Picture This’ is a very enjoyable listen. ‘Change of Heart’, ‘Do you Believe in Love’, ‘Whatever Happened To True Love’ and ‘The Only One’ are just a few highlights and to be fair it’s all pretty decent if you like this sort of stuff.”

3. Small World (1988)

“he album opens with the first part of the title track “Small World (Part one)”. It’s a good opener and I enjoyed it. I love the melody here, and the instrumentation here is on point. I think the hook here could be better though. Next we have “Old Antone’s”. It’s a pretty good track 2, but is one of the weaker songs on here. I am not the biggest fan of the song’s build up. I like the feel of it though. Next we have one of the band’s best songs and the lead single (also my favorite song by the band) “Perfect World”. The song is saying that we live in a world that kind stinks, but we can imagine or dream of a perfect world, or even help to make it a reality. The music video showing the band performing in a land fill with garbage blowing around them is great. Huey even said this was one of his favorite videos her had done.”

2. Fore! (1986)

“I can’t say I have been a fan of Huey Lewis, sure during the late 80’s there were his songs that were being played all over and “Power Of love” was a big hit. Watching their videos I felt this band is really having fun, but the music was pretty bland for my taste. Several years later, I decided to listen to the “Fore” album, as somehow am in the nostalgic phase of life. The album is actually a lot of fun with great energy all the way from the first track to the end. There really is no bad track and it is a great backdrop for driving. This album is like their greatest hits, even the less heard of, flow in well with the overall sound.”

1. Sports (1983)

“These guys brought a breath of fresh air to the picture back in the early 80’s. They combined pop/rock with doo wop to make something that was happy, toe tapping pure Americana. I can see why they didnt have the success all over the world as they did here, it just feels very american…cant quite put my finger on it. Huey lewis has one of my favorite voices of all time. This and “Fore!” are their 2 biggest albums, and Im not sure which one I like better. I guess I would lean more towards this one, but they are very close. This album is an absolute time capsule of the life and times back in the 80s.”