On Sports, music videos, and what he learned from Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy
Huey's Interview with Songfacts
The intro by Greg Prato on Songfacts…
“It's hard to believe, but throughout all of 1984, just five albums occupied the #1 slot on the Billboard 200 chart: Thriller, the Footloose soundtrack, Born In The USA, Purple Rain and... Sports, the third album from Huey Lewis & the News.
“Released on September 15, 1983, Sports saw the band (Huey Lewis – vocals, harmonica; Mario Cipollina – bass guitar; Johnny Colla – vocals, saxophone, guitar; Chris Hayes – lead guitar, vocals; Sean Hopper – keyboards, vocals; and Bill Gibson – drums, vocals, percussion) expertly merge pop and rock to score five hit singles: "Heart And Soul," "I Want A New Drug," "The Heart Of Rock & Roll," "If This Is It" and "Walking On A Thin Line." To mark the 40 anniversary, Sports will be reissued on vinyl in classic black and olive green.
“As Lewis explains, there was plenty of heart and soul that went into the album, but also a few techniques that made the songs pop on the radio. He also talks about their approach to music videos that worked so well on MTV, the stories behind some of the key tracks, and how he's dealing with hearing loss.”
Read the interview at https://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/huey-lewis-sports
Great interview...I fell in love with the band the first time I heard them on the radio in high school...I ended up seeing them 3 or 4 times in concert...I just had a business trip to Mountain View, CA last week and flew into San Francisco airport...couldn’t help but think, I’m in Huey’s hometown.