Greatest Hits (CD + DVD Combo)

Huey Lewis & the News | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 23, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000FAO7ZE
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,275 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. The Heart Of Rock & Roll

2. I Want A New Drug

3. The Power Of Love

4. Jacob's Ladder (Step By Step)

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 (from "Back To The Future")

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Do You Believe In Love (DVD)

2. Heart And Soul (DVD)

3. I Want A New Drug (DVD)

4. The Heart Of Rock & Roll (DVD)

5. If This Is It (DVD)

6. Bad Is Bad (DVD)

7. The Power Of Love (DVD)

8. Stuck With You (DVD)

9. Doing It All For My Baby (original long version-DVD)

10. Workin' For A Livin' (live at the Country Club, Reseda, CA, 4/29/82-DVD)

Editorial Reviews

LEWIS HUEY & THE NEWS GREATEST HITS (CD+DVD)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AT LAST...A HUEY COLLECTION DONE RIGHT!!!, May 30, 2006

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Larry Davis "powerpoplarry" (NYC/Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Greatest Hits (CD + DVD Combo) (Audio CD)

I agree with the first review, but to a point. Yes, some albums are underrepresented or not at all, BUT this hits disc is filled to the brim...79+ minutes, so they couldn't fit any more. Sure, they could fill a second CD with non-hits and fan faves, but this package is good value for money. They only had 3 hits missing from this package: "Walking On A Thin Line" (#18, 1984), "Give Me The Keys (And I'll Drive You Crazy)" (#47, 1988), and "It Hit Me Like A Hammer" (#21, 1991)...the other hit off "Hard At Play", not the one mentioned that was missing. But really, if you have to leave hits off a package due to lack of room, the ones to cut should be those not as well-remembered as the others, and while those 3 are great songs, espesh "Walking", they are not as essential as the 21 that are. Yes, "Bad Is Bad" is only on the DVD, but I think that was a smart move, as the videoclip was more memorable than the song itself, and the song wasn't even a hit, let alone a single!!! Good move, so the song is represented on the package and not forgotten.

One of the reviewers is right...these songs never get old, they're still fun and kinda timeless, totally unpretentious. Perfect for the summer concert schedule, blasting in the car, on a boombox at the beach. They aged very well, and still have their unique appeal...a combination of Elvis Costello/Nick Lowe/Rockpile-ish new wave powerpop from the UK, with a strong dose of classic soul and doo-wop harmony. Two songs I feel represent their sound very well are "Working For A Living" and "If This Is It".

I have to be honest...I thought Huey & The News would be a guilty pleasure today, being I was an unhip cheesy radio fan back in the 80s with no clue as to what was good music, as opposed to now, and I felt cheesy picking this up. The song selection was too good to say no. Well, after immersing myself completely in this collection, Huey and the News overcame this stigma with class. I would say I was right all along!!!!

Plus, the videos DVD is totally fun, I admit it. Sure, there are clips missing, but it has the essential 9 that were played all over MTV...sometimes hilarious stuff...totally forgot about the horror movie/Frankenstein/Rocky Horror tribute "Doing It All For My Baby"...and of course "Bad Is Bad"...but the nice touches are the live in their prime from 1982 "Working For A Living" with the Tower Of Power horns, and the full-length "Power Of Love" from the "Back To The Future" DVD trilogy.

Totally worth the coin and a great value. I totally undermined this band, and now, I might actually get catalogue!!!! As for the first album not being represented at all...I agree it's a fun first album, but "Trouble In Paradise" IS on there, just in the rare live version from the rare, out-of-print "We Are The World" album.

There ya go, an honest review...and the cover of the deluxe version was a nice touch, from the "If This Is It" clip, of the News' heads sticking out of the sand, hahaha!!!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This Is It, May 25, 2006

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Michael Kerner "Michael Kerner" (Brooklyn, New York U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
(HALL OF FAME REVIEWER)    (VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: Greatest Hits (CD + DVD Combo) (Audio CD)

There are often times where a good group can have a mediocre greatest hits record. And, there are other times where a better greatest hits record by a guily pleasure group can be just down the road. That has been the story with Huey Lewis & The News recently. Back in 1996 they had a good, but not completely over the top hits record with Time Flies. Although the record was good, there just could've been a whole lot more that should've been highlighted. Now, there is a new decade, and a better chance to hear this great guilty pleasure from the 80's in action all over again, on a new greatest hits record.

Huey Lewis & The News 2006 Greatest CD & DVD combo delivers as well as the regular-priced edition of this great 80's group. The collection includes a lot of great tracks that've been restrored and remastered from its original format well. The compilation includes so many great cuilty pleasure songs like If This Is It, Doing It All For My Baby, The Power of Love from Back To The Future, their breakout hit Do You Believe In Love, Stuck With You, and other great tracks. The collection adds on the feeling by showcasing tracks that were overlooked before from Time Flies like Hip To Be Square, Small World, and Jacob's Ladder. This edition also adds on the great classics by featuring a DVD compilation of some of the groups best videos like The Power Of Love, and Bad Is Bad which sadly was the only track that was overlooked on the CD where it was delivered on DVD.

All in all, Huey Lewis & The News Greatest is a welcomed edition to your record collection for anybody who loves the music of the 80's, or for anyone who has missed the Soul and Pop that this group brought from the 80's. I absolutely suggest this delightful record, and this is really it.

Album Cover: A-

Songs: A-

DVD: B 1/2+

Price: A-

Remastering: A-

Overall: B+

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent song solection BUT weak video selection and quality, March 4, 2007

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K "Drew" (Back East, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Greatest Hits (CD + DVD Combo) (Audio CD)

First off, I am a huge Huey Lewis and the News fan and was lucky enough to have seen them "back in the day" as a $5 bar band in the SF Bay Area. Although thought of as a pop band and dismissed and panned by many in the music business, HLN were and still are an excellent rock and roll band. They always put on a great show and Huey Lewis, himself, is a class gentleman. They certainly belong in the R&R Hall of Fame in my opinion.

That said, the DVD portion of this release is dreadful. There are numerous omissions such as "Back In Time" and "Some Of My Lies Are True" and "Perfect World". What is even worse is the quality of the video. I made a better copy of my HLN Video Hits using my VHS to DVD recorder! Whomever was in charge of the video portion should not pass go and not collect $200 for their work.

All in all, one can only hope for some great old stuff to get released like the live New Year's show from Japan and the remastered Video Hits collection. Thank goodness for my video to DVD recorder! If you are a true HLN fan, you have all the songs but wanted the DVD (like me). Sadly, you will be disappointed in the video quality but it is the only one out there so don't watch it on a HDTV!!