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Clocking in at 26 minutes, Weather feels more like an EP than an LP, but there's a reason for the brevity. While Huey Lewis & the News were completing their first album of original material in nearly 20 years, Lewis was diagnosed with Meniere's disease, an affliction that effects hearing. Meniere's meant Huey could no longer hear notes clearly, which meant that he had to retire from performing, which in turn meant that the music the News completed for their new album would in effect be their final album. Since Huey Lewis & the News wrote and recorded Weather without planning it as a goodbye, the album has a light, breezy tone, and that amiability is actually a fitting farewell for a group who always were a hard-working rock & soul combo. Weather finds the News favoring the soul side of that equation, which should come as no surprise considering how their last album a decade prior was a tribute to Stax Records. If the album's production is a shade too precise and polished, the quality of the originals and the presence of a cover of Eugene Church's "Pretty Girls Everywhere" more than compensate. With one notable exception, the tracks are firmly songs for a sunny afternoon, with the opening "While We're Young" carrying not a note of bittersweetness. The exception is the closing "One of the Boys," a sweetly nostalgic, twangy stroll through the past that feels like a nod to the group's country-rock beginnings as Clover. Arriving at the end of this cheerful set of rock & soul, it seems like the one time the News are taking stock of their mortality, but the rest of the record captures them at their best, delivering good-time music with a smile.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Johnny Colla, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Saxophone, Background Vocals - Huey Lewis, Composer, Producer - Bob Ludwig, Engineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Engineer - John Pierce, Composer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards - Marvin McFadden, Trumpet - Huey Lewis & The News, MainArtist
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Johnny Colla, Composer, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, Background Vocals - Chris Hayes, Composer - Huey Lewis, Composer, Producer, Harmonica - Bill Gibson, Drums - Bob Ludwig, Engineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Engineer - John Pierce, Bass Guitar - Marvin McFadden, Trumpet - Rob Sudduth, Tenor Saxophone - Sean Hopper, Keyboards - Huey Lewis & The News, MainArtist - Johnnie Bamont, Baritone Saxophone
© 2019 NEW HULEX, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2019 NEW HULEX, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Johnny Colla, Composer, Producer, Percussion, Background Vocals - Huey Lewis, Composer, Producer - Bill Gibson, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocals - Bob Ludwig, Engineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Engineer - John Pierce, Bass Guitar - Sean Hopper, Organ - Huey Lewis & The News, MainArtist - Jeffrey Babko, Keyboards - Niko Ellison, Background Vocals
© 2019 NEW HULEX, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2019 NEW HULEX, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Johnny Colla, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Tenor Saxophone, Background Vocals - Huey Lewis, Composer, Producer - Bill Gibson, Composer, Drums, Background Vocals - Bob Ludwig, Engineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Engineer - John Pierce, Bass Guitar - Marvin McFadden, Trumpet - Rob Sudduth, Tenor Saxophone - Sean Hopper, Organ - Huey Lewis & The News, MainArtist - Johnnie Bamont, Baritone Saxophone - Bryan Dyer, Background Vocals
© 2019 NEW HULEX, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2019 NEW HULEX, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Johnny Colla, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Tenor Saxophone, Background Vocals - Chris Hayes, Composer - Huey Lewis, Composer, Producer - Bill Gibson, Composer, Drums, Background Vocals - Bob Ludwig, Engineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Engineer - John Pierce, Bass Guitar - Marvin McFadden, Trumpet - Rob Sudduth, Tenor Saxophone - Sean Hopper, Keyboards - Huey Lewis & The News, MainArtist - Chris Barnes, Trumpet - Johnnie Bamont, Baritone Saxophone - Niko Ellison, Background Vocals - Karl Perrazzo, Percussion
© 2019 NEW HULEX, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2019 NEW HULEX, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Johnny Colla, Producer, Vocals, Background Vocals, Harmonica - Huey Lewis, Producer - Bill Gibson, Drums, Background Vocals - Bob Ludwig, Engineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Engineer - John Pierce, Bass Guitar - Sean Hopper, Piano, Background Vocals - Huey Lewis & The News, MainArtist - Thomas Williams, Composer - Eugene Church, Composer - Niko Ellison, Background Vocals
© 2019 NEW HULEX, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2019 NEW HULEX, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Johnny Colla, Composer, Producer, Background Vocals - Huey Lewis, Composer, Producer, Harmonica - Bill Gibson, Drums - Bob Ludwig, Engineer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Engineer - John Mcfee, Pedal Steel Guitar - JAMES HARRAH, Composer, Acoustic Guitar - John Pierce, Bass Guitar - Lorin Rowan, Background Vocals - Huey Lewis & The News, MainArtist
© 2019 NEW HULEX, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2019 NEW HULEX, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Album review
Clocking in at 26 minutes, Weather feels more like an EP than an LP, but there's a reason for the brevity. While Huey Lewis & the News were completing their first album of original material in nearly 20 years, Lewis was diagnosed with Meniere's disease, an affliction that effects hearing. Meniere's meant Huey could no longer hear notes clearly, which meant that he had to retire from performing, which in turn meant that the music the News completed for their new album would in effect be their final album. Since Huey Lewis & the News wrote and recorded Weather without planning it as a goodbye, the album has a light, breezy tone, and that amiability is actually a fitting farewell for a group who always were a hard-working rock & soul combo. Weather finds the News favoring the soul side of that equation, which should come as no surprise considering how their last album a decade prior was a tribute to Stax Records. If the album's production is a shade too precise and polished, the quality of the originals and the presence of a cover of Eugene Church's "Pretty Girls Everywhere" more than compensate. With one notable exception, the tracks are firmly songs for a sunny afternoon, with the opening "While We're Young" carrying not a note of bittersweetness. The exception is the closing "One of the Boys," a sweetly nostalgic, twangy stroll through the past that feels like a nod to the group's country-rock beginnings as Clover. Arriving at the end of this cheerful set of rock & soul, it seems like the one time the News are taking stock of their mortality, but the rest of the record captures them at their best, delivering good-time music with a smile.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:26:01
- Main artists: Huey Lewis And The News
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2019 NEW HULEX, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2019 NEW HULEX, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
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