Weather (Huey Lewis and the News album)

Weather is the tenth studio album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released on February 14, 2020, by New Hulex under license to BMG Rights Management.

Weather
Studio album by Huey Lewis and the News
Released	February 14, 2020
Recorded	2017
Studio	Trout Farm Studios, San Rafael, California
Genre	Rock
Length	26:01
Label	New Hulex BMG
Producer	Huey Lewis Johnny Colla
Huey Lewis and the News chronology
Soulsville (2010) Weather (2020)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album consists of songs recorded before Lewis' 2018 hearing loss from Ménière's disease. Seven tracks had been completed before work on the album was indefinitely halted, and the band eventually decided to release the record as is.

Development and release

Huey Lewis and the News had not released an album in nearly ten years and had not recorded an album of new material since 2001's Plan B.[2] Plans for a new album had been circulating since 2012 when Lewis announced a new song they wrote called "While We're Young". "But now we need nine more", Lewis explained.[3] While touring in the mid-2010s, the addition of a song titled "Her Love Is Killing Me" had been included in the band's setlist.[4][5] By the end of 2017, Huey Lewis and the News had recorded a handful of songs for a new album, and it was anticipated that it would be released sometime in 2018.[6]

However, in January 2018, when Huey Lewis was diagnosed with Ménière's disease, the band cancelled all future shows and placed the album on hold.[7][8] A year later, it was announced the band had signed with BMG to release the new album.[9]

"Her Love Is Killin' Me" was released as the first single in September 2019.[10] In December 2019, "While We're Young" was made available to download and stream along with the announcement of the album's title and release date of February 14, 2020.[11]

Track listing

Weather track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"While We're Young"	Johnny Colla Huey Lewis John Pierce	3:45
2.	"Her Love Is Killin' Me"	Colla Chris Hayes Lewis	3:41
3.	"I Am There for You"	Colla Lewis	4:13
4.	"Hurry Back Baby"	Bill Gibson Lewis	3:55
5.	"Remind Me Why I Love You Again"	Colla Gibson Hayes Lewis	3:20
6.	"Pretty Girls Everywhere"	Eugene Church Thomas Williams	3:23
7.	"One of the Boys"	Colla James Harrah Lewis	3:48
Total length:			26:01

Personnel

The News[12] Huey Lewis – lead vocals, harmonica Johnnie Bamont – baritone saxophone Stef Burns – guitar, vocals Johnny Colla – guitar, saxophone, sequencing, vocals Bill Gibson – drums, vocals James Harrah – guitar, vocals Sean Hopper – keyboards, vocals Marvin McFadden – trumpet John Pierce – bass Rob Sudduth – tenor saxophone

Additional musicians[12] Jeffrey Babko – piano ("I Am There for You") Chris Barnes – trumpet ("Remind Me Why I Love You Again") Bryan Dyer – backing vocals ("Hurry Back Baby") Niko Ellison – backing vocals ("I Am There for You", "Hurry Back Baby", "Remind Me Why I Love You Again", "Pretty Girls Everywhere") John McFee – steel guitar ("One of the Boys") Karl Perazzo – percussion ("Remind Me Why I Love You Again") Lorin Rowan – backing vocals ("Pretty Girls Everywhere") Ric Wilson – guitar ("I Am There for You")

Charts

Chart performance for Weather

Chart (2020)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13]	21
Scottish Albums (OCC)[14]	40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	13
US Billboard 200[16]	71

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Huey Lewis & the News – Weather at AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
2. Blistein, Jon (September 26, 2019). "Hear Huey Lewis and the News Return with First New Song in Over 10 Years 'Her Love Is Killin' Me'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
3. Graff, Gary (August 7, 2012). "Huey Lewis Talks 'Frightening' New Song". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
4. Liberty, John (October 9, 2014). "Huey Lewis discusses killing Weird Al, his 'American Psycho' boycott and new music for 2015". MLive Media Group. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
5. Miller, Bruce R. (July 18, 2015). "REVIEW: Huey Lewis and the News roll out hits at Sioux City show". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
6. Devore, Sheryl (August 23, 2017). "Huey Lewis: Upcoming album contains 'our best work'". Lake County News-Sun. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
7. Lifton, Dave (April 13, 2018). "Huey Lewis Cancels All 2018 Shows Due to Hearing Loss". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
8. Chiu, David (February 20, 2020). "Huey Lewis Recorded New 'Weather' Album Before Hearing Loss". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
9. Reitman, Shelby (January 18, 2019). "Huey Lewis and the News Signs With BMG for First New Album in 18 Years". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
10. "Huey Lewis And The News Drop First New Single In A Decade With "Her Love Is Killing Me"". Grammy.com. Recording Academy. September 26, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
11. Blistein, Jon (December 5, 2019). "Huey Lewis and the News Detail 'Weather,' Share 'While We're Young'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
12. Weather (Media notes). Huey Lewis and the News. BMG Rights Management. 2020.CS1 maint: others (link)
13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Huey Lewis and the News – Weather" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
14. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
15. "Swisscharts.com – Huey Lewis and the News – Weather". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
16. "Huey Lewis the News Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2020.