Plan B (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Plan B
Type = Studio album
Longtype =
Artist = Huey Lewis and the News


Released = May 12001
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 48:16
Label = Silvertone Records, distributed by Zomba/Jive
Producer = Huey Lewis,
Johnny Colla
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:2dt67uq020ja~T1 link]
Last album = "Time Flies... The Best of"
(1996)
This album = "Plan B"
(2001)
Next album = "Live at 25"
(2005)

"Plan B" is the eighth album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music).

This was the last album to feature founding member/guitarist Chris Hayes, who performed on the album but then left after work was completed. He was replaced by Oakland-born guitarist Stef Burns (Alice Cooper, Vasco Rossi, Pablo Cruise).

Track listing

#"We're Not Here for a Long Time (We're Here for a Good Time)" (Colla, Hayes, Lewis) - 3:53
#"My Other Woman" (Colla, Lewis) - 4:06
#"I Ain't Perfect" (Gibson, Lewis) - 4:33
#"When I Write the Book" (Bremner, Edmunds, Lowe) - 3:44
#"I'm Not in Love Yet" (Hayes, Lewis) - 4:28
#"Thank You, No. 19" (Hopper, Lewis) - 4:52
#"Plan B" (Colla, Lewis) - 3:27
#"The Rhythm Ranch" (Colla, Lewis) - 4:49
#"Let Her Go and Start Over" (Duke) - 4:47
#"I Never Think About You" (Hayes, Lewis, Pierce) - 5:16
#"So Little Kindness" (Hayes, Lewis, Sudduth) - 4:21

Personnel

"Huey Lewis and the News"
*Huey Lewis - harmonica, vocals
*Johnny Colla - guitar, piano, saxophone, vocals
*Bill Gibson - drums, vocals
*Chris Hayes - guitar, vocals
*Sean Hopper - keyboard, vocals
*John Pierce - bass
*Marvin McFadden - trumpet,
*Ron Stallings - tenor saxophone
*Rob Sudduth - baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone

Additional personnel
*Wynonna Judd
*Jack Jacobsen - organ, piano
*Ric Wilson - guitar
*Jim Pugh - organ
*Dallis Craft - background vocals
*Marvin McFadden and Ron Stallings - shouts

Production

*Producers: Huey Lewis, Johnny Colla
*Engineers: David Boucher, Johnny Colla, Huey Lewis, Merrit Pelkey, Jim "Watts" Vereecke
*Mixing: Bob Clearmountain
*Mastering: Robert Hadley, Doug Sax
*Digital editing: Chris Haggerty
*Photography: Aaron Rapoport

Charts

Album - "Billboard" (United States)

Singles - "Billboard" (United States)