Huey Lewis & the News - Greatest Hits (CD ALBUM, 2006)

 Huey Lewis & the News - Greatest Hits (CD ALBUM, 2006)

There have been many Huey Lewis & the News hits compilations released overseas, but 2006's simply named Greatest Hits is only the second U.S. comp, following Time Flies, which appeared a decade earlier. At a generous 21 tracks, Greatest Hits is not only five songs longer than Time Flies, but it's a better-chosen collection, too. It may be missing "Bad Is Bad," but it has a stronger selection of early songs, like the wonderful "Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do," plus a better selection of latter-day songs, including Huey's duet with Gwyneth Paltrow on Smokey Robinson's "Cruisin'." That doesn't mean the disc is perfect, however; although this does have stronger representation of their earlier material, it could use just a little bit more, and the non-chronological sequencing is a bit of a headache. That said, this has all the hits and no weak songs, making it the best Huey Lewis & the News compilation yet. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

TRACKLIST

1. The Heart of Rock & Roll
2. I Want a New Drug
3. The Power of Love
4. Jacob's Ladder
5. Stuck with You
6. Doing It All for My Baby
7. If This Is It
8. Do You Believe in Love
9. Heart and Soul
10. Back in Time
11. Perfect World
12. I Know What I Like
13. Trouble in Paradise
14. It's Alright
15. Cruisin'
16. Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do
17. Small World
18. But It's Alright
19. Hip to Be Square
20. Couple Days Off
21. Workin' for a Livin'