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Sports is the third 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, selling over 10 million copies in the US alone and spawning 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.
Sports (album)
Track listing
1999 Expanded edition
Personnel
Production
Charts
| | Name | Sports | | Artist | Huey Lewis & the News | | Type | Album | | Cover | Huey Lewis & the News - Sports.jpg | | Released | 1983 | | Recorded | Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA;
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Track listing
"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
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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
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Personnel
Huey Lewis & the News
Mario Cipollina - bass, vocals
Chris Hayes - guitar, vocals
Additional personnel
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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
Compilation: Kevin Flaherty
Art direction: Sam Gay, Lisa Glines
Graphic design: Bunny Zaruba
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Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Singles - Billboard (North America)
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