Características
Small World, Huey Lewis And The News' fifth and final album for Chrysalis Records, was released on June 10, 1988. It failed to build on the huge success of “Fore!” and “Sports”, which was attributed to the band's departure from their popular sound: For the first time, the band members wove Jamaican, Latin American, and African elements into their music and reinforced themselves with Stan Getz (saxophone on “Small World”), Bruce Hornsby (accordion and backing vocals on “Old Antone's”), and the legendary horn section of “Tower Of Power.” Frontman and singer Huey Lewis explained the album's origins: “I've recorded four albums with my band so far, and they were all stylistically in the same vein. I felt it was time for a drastic change: it had to be more idiosyncratic, more sophisticated and also more musically surprising. It was important for us to do something different – something we could be proud of as musicians.”
The band was formed in 1979 through the merger of members of the group “Clover,” which included Huey Lewis (vocals) and Sean Hopper (keyboards), and “Sound Hole,” which included Johnny Colla (saxophone, guitar), Mario Cipollina (bass), and Bill Gibson (percussion). A year later, Chris Hayes (guitar) joined the band, which was then renamed “Huey Lewis And The American Express.” Bob Brown, the band's manager, secured a record deal with Chrysalis, who insisted on a name change: “Huey Lewis And The News”.
As part of the “High Resolution Masterpiece Series” Universal Music Japan presents the sonically impressive reworking of this pop-rock classic. The limited edition MQA-UHQCD features the 2023 DSD master (352.8 kHz/24 bit) converted from the digital files (44,1 kHz/16 bit) made of the original analog tapes. The exclusive Japan edition comes in mini LP format (cardboard sleeve with OBI stripe), based on the cover of the original US LP release. The booklet contains liner notes and lyrics from the album. The original album is complemented by 3 rare bonus tracks, making “Small World” a must-have for collectors!
1. Small World (Part One)
2. Old Antone's
3. Perfect World
4. Bobo Tempo
5. Small World (Part Two)
6. Walking With The Kid
7. World To Me
8. Better Be True
9. Give Me The Keys (And I'll Drive You Crazy)
10. Slammin'
Bonus Tracks
11. Small World (Single Version)
12. Small World (Extended Dance Mix)
13. Small World (Part One & Two)