Huey Lewis and The News - Sports (1983)

Classic Album Review (5)

"Sports" was released 39 years ago on September 15, 1983. It featured an array of hits like "Heart and soul", "I want a new drug", "Heart of rock and roll", "Walking on a thin line", "Finally found a home" and "If this is it." Known for their pop 80's sound layered in multiple vocal harmonies, Huey Lewis and The News personified "old school cool". "Sports" was the third release from the band, following "Picture this" in 1982 and the self-titled "Huey Lewis and The News" in 1980. "Sports" would reach #1 on the Billboard 200 in the summer of 1984 and become a monumental album for the band.

My personal story with this album is as follows...

I remember "Sports" being a huge album in the summer of 1985. Much of it had to do with the simple fact that Huey Lewis himself did a cameo appearance in the blockbuster movie "Back to the Future", released that summer. Huey Lewis and The News would contribute to the movie with two songs: "Back in time" and "The power of love". My friends and I camped e…