Plan B (Huey Lewis and the News album)

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Plan B
Huey Lewis & the News - Plan B.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 24, 2001
Genre Rock, pop rock
Length48:16
Label Silvertone Records
Producer Huey Lewis
Johnny Colla
Huey Lewis and the News chronology
Time Flies... The Best of Huey Lewis & the News
(1996)
Plan B
(2001)
Live at 25
(2005)
Singles from Plan B
  1. "Let Her Go and Start Over"
    Released: 2001
  2. "I'm Not in Love Yet"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Plan B is the eighth studio album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 2001.

Contents

This was the last album to feature founding member/guitarist Chris Hayes, who performed on the album but then left after work was completed. It was also the last News album for Ron Stallings, who died in 2009.

Track listing

  1. "We're Not Here for a Long Time (We're Here for a Good Time)" (Johnny Colla, Chris Hayes, Huey Lewis) – 3:53
  2. "My Other Woman" (Colla, Lewis) – 4:06
  3. "I Ain't Perfect" (Bill Gibson, Lewis) – 4:33
  4. "When I Write the Book" (cover of Rockpile) (Billy Bremner, Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe) – 3:44
  5. "I'm Not in Love Yet" (Duet with Wynonna) (Hayes, Lewis) – 4:28
  6. "Thank You, No. 19" (Sean Hopper, Lewis) – 4:52
  7. "Plan B" (Colla, Lewis) – 3:27
  8. "The Rhythm Ranch" (Colla, Lewis) – 4:49
  9. "Let Her Go and Start Over" (Mike Duke) – 4:47
  10. "I Never Think About You" (Hayes, Lewis, John Pierce) – 5:16
  11. "So Little Kindness" (Hayes, Lewis, Rob Sudduth) – 4:21

Bonus track (Japan release)

  1. "Plan B" (Live)

Personnel

Huey Lewis and the News [1]

The Sports Section

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) [2] 22
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [3] 22
US Billboard 200 [4] 165
Singles from Plan B
YearSingleChartPosition
2001"Let Her Go and Start Over"Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [5] 23

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