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Huey Lewis & the News
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  • Audio CD (May 7, 1991)
  • Original Release Date: January 1991
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording reissued
  • Label: Capitol
  • ASIN: B00000DRAO
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #135,123 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Solid Effort For A Band Ahead Of Its Time..., February 21, 2002
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Whatever happened to bands with original numbers and powerful, smart horn sections?!?! Call off the dogs - the search is over! I've followed HLN since its inception with the self-titled album in 1980. These guys come from humble garage band/bar room beginnings and really get back to their roots with this 1991 effort. I really think they hit their sophomore slump with Small World (which wasn't all that bad), but it looks like they're back on track. Can't wait to get my mits on Plan B, their latest installment. Get this album - it's gold!
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Bullocks to "SPORTS", July 1, 2004
By Christian Covalsky (Quincy, IL USA) - See all my reviews
I love SPORTS, but you can't beat HARD AT PLAY... I found this sitting on the shelf at a local used CD store, so I decided to pick it up since Sam Goody had informed me that it has been long out of print. Anyway, this is an incredible album, and I'm only 16 and not a big fan of this genre, I like metal, rock and grunge... my favorite bands are Puddle of Mudd, Nirvana, Socialburn, Staind, Godsmack, Pantera, Bleeding Through, etc... and still this album catches my attention!!

ROCK ON, HUEY BUDDY!!

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars HL&N's best!, July 26, 2000
By Brian C. Terry (Centreville, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This was Huey Lewis and the News going "back to basics" after their experimental album "Small World," which dabbled in Soft Rock, Jazz and Zydeco. Hard at Play is all R&B based Rock n' Roll, with good riffs, great horns and top-notch writing all the way around. This album is almost ten years old and still sounds as fresh as ever.

Standout tracks include "It Hit me Like a Hammer", "Couple Days Off", "He Don't Know" and "Best of Me." Highly Reccomended!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Couple Days Off Part II
I bought this CD when it first came out in 1991. I was expecting "Sports" or "Four". I liked it but sold it after I had it for a year. Read more
Published on October 12, 2006 by Peter T. Greck

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Is Good
How would Heuy Lewis sounds like during 90s? Well, Hart At Play released in 1991 is a bit more refined than hard-edged Sports and returns with the flavor of good ol' blues-rock... Read more
Published on October 24, 2002 by susumu-5

5.0 out of 5 stars Anybody that doesn't like this CD doesn't like good music
A lot of people look down on Huey Lewis & The News.

These people (...) usually (...) think good music begins and ends with the screaming of tatooed hair-balls accompanied by the... Read more

Published on December 10, 2001

2.0 out of 5 stars A low point
This is the worst album of HLN's career. They've shucked horn arrangements and rich vocal arrangements -- the two things that made them great and unique. Read more
Published on September 2, 2001 by J. Horwich

5.0 out of 5 stars A phenomenal album
I picked up this album on a whim, and I have since come to love it. It is one of the greatest albums I've ever heard and all the tracks are great. Buy it. You'll love it.
Published on August 19, 2001 by Troy

5.0 out of 5 stars the album with the lot
this is the ultimate feel good album, from the opening track to a couple of days of you are on a high . the bands energy and class shine through on this album. Read more
Published on July 11, 2001 by mark kean

5.0 out of 5 stars Sorely Underappreciated!
"Hard At Play", from Huey Lewis was the last album of original material, and while this album peaked at #11, back in 1991, the album didn't seem to catch on the way it... Read more
Published on June 3, 2001 by toby-3196

5.0 out of 5 stars Playing Hard
After expanding their sound on their previous effort, Small World, Huey Lewis & The News returned to their classic sound on Hard At Play. Read more
Published on April 27, 2001 by Thomas Magnum

5.0 out of 5 stars It hit me like a hammer!!!!
Excellent album. Its to bad these guy's got labeled an 80's band, because there 90's stuff is great. Take for instance this album. Read more
Published on September 20, 2000 by John Clark

4.0 out of 5 stars Hard At Play? Hard to beat!
After 10 years of recording, Huey's 6th album contains three of the possibly best songs he's written since the Sports album. "Build Me Up", "Hit... Read more
Published on July 4, 2000 by Corey W. Taylor

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