Small World (Huey Lewis and the News album) explained

Small World
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Huey Lewis and the News
Cover:	Huey Lewis and the News - Small World.jpg
Released:	June 10, 1988
Recorded:	1987–1988
Studio:	Studio D Recording, Sausalito, California
Genre:	Rock, pop rock
Length:	45:20
Label:	Chrysalis
Producer:	Huey Lewis and the News
Prev Title:	Fore!
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	Hard at Play
Next Year:	1991

Small World is the fifth album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 1988. It was also their last album release on Chrysalis Records in the USA.

Although it reached the top 20 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, the album did not sell as well as the band's previous albums, Sports and Fore!. However, Lewis himself stated in a Behind the Music interview that the recording process for Small World had the most favorable working conditions.

Recording

The album track "Slammin'" was written for the purpose of being used for highlights for the San Francisco 49ers NFL football team, which the band and especially Lewis are big fans of.^[1] "We thought it'd be a cool idea to have an instrumental on the record. Very old school," Lewis recalled.^[1] Lewis joked that the song should've just been called "49er Highlights".^[1] The team used the song for game highlights.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Small World (Part One)" (Chris Hayes, Huey Lewis) – 3:55
2. "Old Antone's" (Johnny Colla, Lewis) – 4:47
3. "Perfect World" (Alex Call) – 4:07
4. "Bobo Tempo" (John Ciambotti, Sean Hopper, Lewis) – 4:39
5. "Small World (Part Two)" (Hayes, Lewis) – 4:06
6. "Walking with the Kid" (Hayes, Lewis, Geoffrey Palmer) – 3:59
7. "World to Me" (Hayes, Lewis) – 5:21
8. "Better Be True" (Colla, Lewis) – 5:19
9. "Give Me the Keys (And I'll Drive You Crazy)" (Bill Gibson, Lewis, Steve Lewis) – 4:35
10. "Slammin'" (instrumental; Greg Adams, Hayes, Palmer) – 4:32

Personnel

Huey Lewis and the News

• Huey Lewis – harmonica, vocals
• Mario Cipollina – bass
• Johnny Colla – guitar, saxophone, backing vocals
• Bill Gibson – percussion, drums, backing vocals
• Chris Hayes – guitar, backing vocals
• Sean Hopper – keyboards, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Tower of Power – horns (1, 3, 5, 9, 10):
  • Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone
  • Steve Grove – tenor saxophone
  • Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone
  • Greg Adams – trumpet, horn arrangements
  • Lee Thornburg – trumpet
• Bruce Hornsby – accordion (2), backing vocals (2)
• Peter Michael – percussion (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10)
• Stan Getz – tenor saxophone (1, 5)
• Ralph Arista – backing vocals (4, 6)
• Michael Duke – backing vocals (4, 7)
• Jerome Fletcher – backing vocals (4)
• Joel Jaffe – backing vocals (4)
• Jim Moran – backing vocals (4, 6)
• David Tolmie – backing vocals (4)
• Dwight Clark – backing vocals (6)
• Riki Ellison – backing vocals (6)
• Ronnie Lott – backing vocals (6)
• Joe Montana – backing vocals (6)
• Jim "Watts" Vereecke – backing vocals (6)
• David Fredericks – backing vocals (7)

Production

• Huey Lewis and the News – producers
• Bob Brown – executive producer
• Robert Missbach – engineer, mixing
• Jeffrey "Nik" Norman – additional engineer
• Michael Rosen – assistant engineer
• Tom Size – assistant engineer
• Jim "Watts" Vereecke – assistant engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Ralph Arista – guitar technician
• Jerry Daniels – keyboard technician
• Carl Ciasulli – drum technician
• Terry Persons – production manager
• Craig Frazier – art direction, design
• Jock McDonald – photography
• Roger Ressmeyer – cover photography
• Chris Welch – liner notes

Studios

• Recorded at Studio D Recording (Sausalito, California).
• Mixed at Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, California).
• Mastered at Masterdisk (New York, NY).

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[2]	21
Belgian Albums (BEA)^[3]	4
Canadian Albums (RPM)^[4]	7
European Top 100 Albums^[5]	11
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[6]	5
Icelandic Albums (Tonlist)^[7]	9
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[8]	17
Japanese International Albums (Oricon)^[9]	1
UK Albums (OCC)^[10]	12
US Billboard 200^[11]	11

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	"Perfect World"	The Billboard Hot 100	3
		Adult Contemporary	2
		Album Rock Tracks	5
	"Small World, Pt. 1"	The Billboard Hot 100	25
		Adult Contemporary	19
		Album Rock Tracks	28
1989	"Give Me the Keys (And I'll Drive You Crazy)"	The Billboard Hot 100	47

Notes and References

1. http://www.hueylewisandthenews.com/wp/?page_id=1038 Huey Lewis Fan Q&A: August 12, 2019
2. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, NSW. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. doc. Kent Music Report.
3. Web site: Billboard Magazine. Billboard . April 8, 2017.
4. Web site: RPM: Huey Lewis and the News (albums) . RPM Magazine . April 8, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171014084220/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=h6banu1fsvdt9pof8c4m7dun24&q1=village+people&q2=Top+Albums%2FCDs&interval=50 . October 14, 2017 .
5. Web site: Billboard . books.google.com . 28 December 1989. 25 September 2011.
6. Book: Pennanen, Timo . 2006 . Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 . 1st . Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava . Helsinki. 978-951-1-21053-5 . 263 . Finnish .
7. Web site: Tonlist Top 40 . DV . 2017-02-09.
8. Web site: Oricon Archive - Huey Lewis and the News. Oricon. April 8, 2017.
9. Web site: Oricon Archive - Huey Lewis and the News. Oricon. April 8, 2017.
10. Web site: Huey Lewis and the News Chart History. Official Charts Company. April 8, 2017.
11. Web site: Huey Lewis and the News US Chart History . Billboard. April 8, 2017.
12. Web site: Billboard.BIZ – Year-end Charts – Billboard 200 – 1988. billboard.biz. 4 February 2012.