Fore!

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FieldValue
nameFore!
typestudio
artistHuey Lewis and the News
coverFore! Huey Lewis.png
releasedAugust 20, 1986
recorded1985–1986
studioStudio D Recording and The Plant, Sausalito, California; Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California.
genre
length37:53
labelChrysalis
producerHuey Lewis and the News
prev_titleSports
prev_year1983
next_titleSmall World
next_year1988
misc{{Singles
nameFore!
typeStudio
single1Stuck with You
single1dateJuly 21, 1986
single2Hip to Be Square
single2dateOctober 6, 1986
single3Jacob's Ladder
single3dateJanuary 5, 1987
single4I Know What I Like
single4dateMarch 23, 1987
single5Simple as That
single5date1987 (UK only)
single6Doing It All for My Baby
single6dateJune 29, 1987
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::callout[type=note] the album by Huey Lewis and the News ::

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Fore! is the fourth studio album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released on August 20, 1986. The album was a commercial success, peaking at number one on the Billboard 200 and went on to score five top-ten Billboard Hot 100 singles, including the number-one hits "Stuck with You" and "Jacob's Ladder". The album was certified three-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Music and lyrics

"Jacob's Ladder" was originally meant for a Bruce Hornsby album that Huey Lewis was producing. Hornsby did not like the arrangement his band played, and it was given to Lewis.

"Doing It All for My Baby" was written by Mike Duke and Phil Cody. Duke wrote the song and then recorded vocals himself (the band playing backing parts and instruments), with the intention of getting a record contract for his own solo career. When that plan fell through, Lewis decided to record a version with his own vocals for the album.

Lewis stated he originally wrote the lyrics for "Hip to Be Square" in a third person perspective, "He used to be a renegade..."

According to Lewis, the album track "Forest for the Trees" was written for and about kids struggling with life issues as an uplifting message for them. Lewis based it off the letters he received from young fans at the time who would talk about how important his music was to them.

"The Power of Love", originally from the soundtrack of the 1985 film Back to the Future, is included as a bonus track on international editions of the album. The song was the band's first chart-topper on the Billboard Hot 100. The critical reception of the album was mixed with Glenn O'Brien in Spin noting that 'what saves it for me is that songs are good songs. And Huey still sings with heart and soul'.

Album cover

The wall that Lewis and the members of the band stand against on the album's cover is a wall from Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California. Band members Bill Gibson, Sean Hopper and Mario Cipollina went to this school together.

In popular culture

The album is referenced in the film American Psycho. The main character Patrick Bateman, while talking to one of his potential victims, gives a review of the album, discussing the band's viewpoint, intent, and how specifically the song "Hip to Be Square" espouses "not just the pleasures of conformity and the importance of friends, but [the song]'s also a personal statement about the band itself" with a catchy 1980s beat. He going on to state it is "the group's most accomplished album".

Track listing

| headline = Side one | title1 = Jacob's Ladder | writer1 = | length1 = 3:33 | title2 = Stuck with You | writer2 = | length2 = 4:29 | title3 = Whole Lotta Lovin | writer3 = | length3 = 3:30 | title4 = Doing It All for My Baby | writer4 = | length4 = 3:39 | title5 = Hip to Be Square | writer5 = | length5 = 4:05 | headline = Side two | total_length = 37:53 | title1 = I Know What I Like | writer1 = | length1 = 3:59 | title2 = I Never Walk Alone | writer2 = Reed Nielsen | length2 = 3:44 | title3 = Forest for the Trees | writer3 = | length3 = 3:28 | title4 = Naturally | writer4 = | length4 = 2:52 | title5 = Simple as That | writer5 = | length5 = 4:27

  • The international edition includes "The Power of Love" as a bonus track, inserted as track 3 of side 2.

Personnel

Huey Lewis and the News

Additional personnel

  • The Tower of Power Horns (4, 10):
  • David Jenkins – backing vocals (1)
  • Ralph Arista – backing vocals (5, 6)
  • Dwight Clark – backing vocals (5, 6)
  • Mike Duke – backing vocals (5, 6)
  • Riki Ellison – backing vocals (5, 6)
  • Jerome Fletcher – backing vocals (5, 6)
  • Ronnie Lott – backing vocals (5, 6)
  • Joe Montana – backing vocals (5, 6)
  • Jim Moran – backing vocals (5, 6)

Production

  • Huey Lewis and the News – producers
  • Jim Gaines – engineer
  • Robert Missbach – engineer, mixing (1–8, 10)
  • Michael Christopher – second engineer
  • Phil Kaffel – additional engineer
  • Malcolm Pollack – additional engineer, mixing (9)
  • Rob Beaton – assistant engineer
  • Alex Hass – assistant engineer
  • Tom Size – assistant engineer
  • Jim "Watts" Vereecke – assistant engineer
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing on "The Power of Love"
  • Mixed at The Power Station (New York, NY).
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
  • Ralph Arista – guitar technician
  • Jerry Daniels – keyboard technician
  • Terry Persons – production manager
  • Anita Wong – production design
  • Laura Lamar – graphic design
  • Bennett Hall – art direction, illustration, photography

Charts

Weekly charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (1986) | Peak position | Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) | Belgian Albums (BEA) | Canadian Albums (RPM) | European Top 100 Albums | Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) | Icelandic Albums (Tónlist) | Japanese Albums (Oricon) | Portuguese Albums (Musica & Som) | UK Albums (OCC) | Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA) | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Year-end charts

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Chart (1986)PositionCanadian Albums Chart (RPM)New Zealand Albums ChartNorwegian Albums Chart (Høst Period)Swiss Albums ChartUK Albums Chart
11
46
10
25
29
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Chart (1987)PositionCanadian Albums Chart (RPM)New Zealand Albums ChartUK Albums ChartUS Billboard 200
36
48
92
7
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Certifications

References

References

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