Small World
Studio album by
Huey Lewis and the News
ReleasedJune 10, 1988
Recorded1987–1988
StudioStudio D Recording, Sausalito, California
GenreRock, pop rock
Length45:20
LabelChrysalis
ProducerHuey 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
AllMusic[1]
The Village VoiceC−[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.

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 (Tonlist)[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

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

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[22] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Small World – Huey Lewis & the News". AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 29, 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d Huey Lewis Fan Q&A: August 12, 2019
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, NSW. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Billboard Magazine". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  6. ^ "RPM: Huey Lewis and the News (albums)". RPM Magazine. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Huey Lewis and the News – Small World" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  8. ^ "Billboard". books.google.com. 28 December 1989. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  9. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  10. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  11. ^ "Tonlist Top 40". DV. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  12. ^ "Oricon Archive - Huey Lewis and the News". Oricon. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  13. ^ "Oricon Archive - Huey Lewis and the News". Oricon. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  14. ^ "Charts.nz – Huey Lewis and the News – Small World". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  15. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Huey Lewis and the News – Small World". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  16. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Huey Lewis and the News – Small World". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  17. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Huey Lewis and the News – Small World". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  18. ^ "Huey Lewis and the News Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  19. ^ "Huey Lewis and the News US Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  20. ^ "Billboard.BIZ – Year-end Charts – Billboard 200 – 1988". billboard.biz. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  21. ^ "British album certifications – Huey Lewis & the News – Small World". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  22. ^ "American album certifications – Huey Lewis & the News – Small World". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
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