On September 15, 1983, “Chrysalis” label released “Sports”, the third Huey Lewis and the News album .It was recorded in 1983, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, California;“Record Plant” in Sausalito, California, and “The Automatt” in San Francisco, and was produced by Huey Lewis, Mario Cipolina, Johnny Colla, Bill Gibons and Chris Hayes. The album cover art features a photo of the band at the “2 A.M. Club”, a bar located in Mill Valley, California, where the band had performed during its early days. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; Diamond in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”, and 7 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Huey Lewis– lead vocals, harmonica
- Johnny Colla– guitar, saxophone, backing vocals
- Mario Cipollina –bass
- Bill Gibson –drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Chris Hayes –lead guitar, backing vocals
- Sean Hopper –keyboards, backing vocals
- John McFee– pedal steel guitar
- Jim Gaines, Jeffrey Norman, Jesse Osborne – engineer
- Larry Alexander, Bob Clearmountain – mixing
- Ted Jensen, Bob Vosgien – mastering
- Bob Norberg – remastering
- Sam Gay, Lisa Glines – art direction
- Bunny Zaruba – design
Track listing:
- The Heart of Rock & Roll – Johnny Colla, Huey Lewis
- Heart & Soul – Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn
- Bad is Bad – Alex Call, John Ciambotti, Sean Hopper, Huey Lewis, John McFee, Michael Schriener
- I Want a New Drug – Chris Hayes, Huey Lewis
- Walking on a Thin Line – Andre Pessis, Kevin Wells
- Finally Found a Home – Brown, Chris Hayes, Huey Lewis
- If This Is It – Johnny Colla, Huey Lewis
- You Crack Me Up – Mario Cipollina, Huey Lewis
- Honky Tonk Blues – Hank Williams
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