The Heart of Rock & Roll – The Best of Huey Lewis and The News

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The Heart of Rock & Roll
Greatest hits album by
Huey Lewis and the News
Released1992
Recorded1980–1991
GenreRock
LabelChrysalis/Capitol
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The Heart of Rock & Roll – The Best of Huey Lewis and The News is a compilation album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 1992. It includes singles and album tracks from five of the band's studio albums―Huey Lewis and the News (1980), Picture This (1982), Sports (1983), Fore! (1986) and Small World (1988)―plus two tracks from the Back to the Future soundtrack (1985) and a live B-side.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."The Power of Love"
Back to the Future soundtrack3:55
2."Hip to Be Square"
  • Lewis
  • Bill Gibson
  • Sean Hopper
Fore!4:03
3."Do You Believe in Love"Robert John "Mutt" LangePicture This3:28
4."If This Is It"
  • Lewis
  • Colla
Sports3:51
5."Some of My Lies Are True"
  • Lewis
  • Hayes
  • Colla
  • Gibson
  • Hopper
  • Mario Cipollina
Huey Lewis and the News3:22
6."Workin' for a Livin'" (live)
  • Lewis
  • Hayes
B-side to "The Heart of Rock & Roll" single4:02
7."Bad Is Bad"
  • Lewis
  • Hopper
  • Alex Call
  • John Ciambotti
  • John McFee
  • Michael Schriener
Sports3:47
8."I Want a New Drug"
  • Lewis
  • Hayes
Sports3:33
9."The Heart of Rock & Roll"
  • Lewis
  • Colla
Sports4:05
10."Heart and Soul"
Sports4:11
11."Jacob's Ladder"
Fore!3:30
12."Stuck with You"
  • Lewis
  • Hayes
Fore!4:27
13."Trouble in Paradise"
  • Lewis
  • Hayes
  • Colla
  • Gibson
  • Hopper
  • Cipollina
Huey Lewis and the News3:10
14."Walking on a Thin Line"
  • Andre Pessis
  • Kevin Wells
Sports4:02
15."Perfect World"CallSmall World4:06
16."Small World (Part One)"
  • Lewis
  • Hayes
Small World3:53
17."Back in Time"
  • Lewis
  • Hayes
  • Colla
  • Hopper
Back to the Future soundtrack4:19

Charts[edit]

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 23
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 54
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 39
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 23

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Heart of Rock & Roll: The Best of Huey Lewis & the News - Huey Lewis, Huey Lewis & the News | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Huey Lewis and the News – The Heart Of Rock & Roll - The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  3. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Huey Lewis and the News – The Heart Of Rock & Roll - The Best Of" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  4. ^ "Oricon Archive - Huey Lewis and the News". Oricon. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Huey Lewis and the News – The Heart Of Rock & Roll - The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  6. ^ "Huey Lewis and the News Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  7. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 165.
  8. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Huey Lewis and the News – The Heart of Rock & Roll - The Best of Huey Lewis and The News". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  9. ^ "British album certifications – Huey Lewis and the News – The Heart of Rock & Roll - The Best of Huey Lewis and The News". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
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