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Huey Lewis & The News

Browse piano sheets by Huey Lewis & The News on Zen Virtual Piano. Huey Lewis & The News were an American rock band from San Francisco, with a sound drawing on earlier pop, rhythm and blues and doo-wop. The musicians first performed as Huey Lewis & The American Express, but changed the name after joining Chrysalis Records. Guitarist Chris Hayes joined the group in 1979, before their self-titled debut album appeared in 1980. The band produced its own second album, Picture This, in 1982. Its breakthrough single Do You Believe in Love was written by Robert “Mutt” Lange, a former producer of Lewis’s earlier band Clover. Sports followed in 1983, and the band’s music videos on MTV helped broaden its audience. The 1986 album Fore! brought Stuck with You and Jacob’s Ladder. The band’s The Power Of Love credits Lewis, Hayes and Johnny Colla as writers. For the Back to the Future commission, director Robert Zemeckis left Lewis free to choose his subject, and he submitted the next song he wrote. It became the group’s first US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single in 1985.

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The Power Of Love

Huey Lewis & The News

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Which older styles influenced the band’s sound?

Their San Francisco rock sound drew on earlier pop, rhythm and blues and doo-wop artists, alongside material described as soul, new wave and power pop.

Which album did the band produce themselves?

They self-produced Picture This, their second studio album, released in 1982. It included the Robert “Mutt” Lange-written Do You Believe in Love.

How did Lewis approach the film commission?

He met the Back to the Future production team and was given freedom to write any song he wanted. He agreed to submit the next song he wrote, The Power Of Love, credited to Lewis, Chris Hayes and Johnny Colla.