Small World (Huey Lewis and the News album)

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Small World
Huey Lewis and the News - Small World.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 10, 1988
Recorded1987–1988
Studio Studio D Recording, Sausalito, California
Genre Rock, pop rock
Length45:20
Label Chrysalis
Producer Huey Lewis and the News
Huey Lewis and the News chronology
Fore!
(1986)
Small World
(1988)
Hard at Play
(1991)
Singles from Small World
  1. "Perfect World"
    Released: June 1988
  2. "Small World (Part One)"
    Released: 1988
  3. "Give Me the Keys (And I'll Drive You Crazy)"
    Released: January 1989
  4. "World to Me"
    Released: 1989
  5. "Walking with the Kid"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Village Voice C− [2]

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.

Contents

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.[ citation needed ]

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. [3] "We thought it'd be a cool idea to have an instrumental on the record. Very old school," Lewis recalled. [3] Lewis joked that the song should've just been called "49er Highlights". [3] The team used the song for game highlights. [3]

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

Additional personnel

Production

Studios

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [4] 21
Belgian Albums (BEA) [5] 4
Canadian Albums ( RPM ) [6] 7
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [7] 55
European Top 100 Albums [8] 11
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [9] 5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 8
Icelandic Albums (Tónlist) [11] 9
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [12] 17
Japanese International Albums (Oricon) [13] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [14] 28
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [15] 12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [16] 14
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] 10
UK Albums (OCC) [18] 12
US Billboard 200 [19] 11

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)Position
US Billboard 200 [20] 88

Singles

YearSingleChartPosition
1988"Perfect World"The Billboard Hot 1003
Adult Contemporary2
Album Rock Tracks5
"Small World, Pt. 1"The Billboard Hot 10025
Adult Contemporary19
Album Rock Tracks28
1989"Give Me the Keys (And I'll Drive You Crazy)"The Billboard Hot 10047

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [21] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [22] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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