Fore!

Fore! is the fourth studio album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 1986.

Fore!
Studio album by Huey Lewis and the News
Released	August 20, 1986
Recorded	1985-1986
Studio	Studio D Recording and The Plant, Sausalito, California; Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California.
Genre	Rock, pop rock
Length	41:40
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Huey Lewis and the News
Huey Lewis and the News chronology
Sports (1983) Fore! (1986) Small World (1988)
Singles from Fore!
"Stuck with You" Released: July 21, 1986 "Hip to Be Square" Released: October 6, 1986 "Jacob's Ladder" Released: January 5, 1987 "I Know What I Like" Released: March 23, 1987 "Simple as That" Released: 1987 (UK only) "Doing It All for My Baby" Released: June 29, 1987

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)[2]

Production

According to Lewis, the album track "Forest for the Trees" was written for and about kids struggling with life issues as an uplifting message for them.[3] Lewis based it off of the letters he received from young fans at the time who would talk about how important his music was to them.[3]

Release

Upon its release in August 1986, the album hit number one on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart and went on to score five top-ten Billboard Hot 100 singles, including two number-one hits, "Stuck with You" and "Jacob's Ladder".

Artwork

The wall that Lewis and the members of the band stand against on the album's cover is a wall from Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California. Band members Bill Gibson, Sean Hopper and Mario Cipollina went to this school together.

In popular culture

The compact disc of the album is seen in the film American Psycho. The main character Patrick Bateman, while talking to one of his potential victims, gives a review of the album, discussing the band's viewpoint, intent, and how specifically the song "Hip to Be Square" espouses "the pleasures of conformity" but with a catchy 1980s beat, going on to state it is "the group's most accomplished album".

Track listing

1. "Jacob's Ladder" (Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby) – 3:33
2. "Stuck with You" (Chris Hayes, Huey Lewis) – 4:29
3. "Whole Lotta Lovin'" (Johnny Colla, Lewis) – 3:30
4. "Doing It All for My Baby" (Phil Cody, Mike Duke) – 3:39
5. "Hip to Be Square" (Bill Gibson, Sean Hopper, Lewis) – 4:05
6. "I Know What I Like" (Hayes, Lewis) – 3:59
7. "I Never Walk Alone" (Reed Nielsen) – 3:44
8. "Forest for the Trees" (Jerome Fletcher, Gibson, Lewis) – 3:28
9. "Naturally" (Colla, Lewis) – 2:52
10. "Simple as That" (Stephen "Doc" Kupka, Emilio Castillo, Frank Biner) – 4:27

The European, Australian, and Japanese versions had "The Power of Love" (from Back to the Future) as track 8, then tracks 8–10 above as tracks 9–11.

Personnel

Huey Lewis and the News

• Huey Lewis – harmonica, vocals
• Mario Cipollina – bass
• Johnny Colla – guitar, saxophone, backing vocals
• Bill Gibson – percussion, drums, backing vocals
• Chris Hayes – guitar, backing vocals
• Sean Hopper – keyboards, backing vocals

Additional personnel Tower of Power Horns (4, 10): Greg Adams – trumpet, horn arrangements Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone Richard Elliot – tenor saxophone Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone (4, 5, 10), backing vocals (5, 6) Lee Thornburg – trumpet David Jenkins – backing vocals (1) Ralph Arista – backing vocals (5, 6) Dwight Clark – backing vocals (5, 6) Mike Duke – backing vocals (5, 6) Riki Ellison – backing vocals (5, 6) Jerome Fletcher – backing vocals (5, 6 Ronnie Lott – backing vocals (5, 6) Joe Montana – backing vocals (5, 6) Jim Moran – backing vocals (5, 6)

Production Huey Lewis and the News – producers Jim Gaines – engineer Robert Missbach – engineer, mixing (1-8, 10) Michael Christopher – second engineer Phil Kaffel – additional engineer Malcolm Pollack – additional engineer, mixing (9) Rob Beaton – assistant engineer Alex Hass – assistant engineer Tom Size – assistant engineer Jim "Watts" Vereecke – assistant engineer Bob Clearmountain – mixing on "The Power of Love" Mixed at The Power Station (New York, NY). Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY). Ralph Arista – guitar technician Jerry Daniels – keyboard technician Terry Persons – production manager Anita Wong – production design Laura Lamar – graphic design Bennett Hall – art direction, illustration, photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1986) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] 3 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 22 Belgian Albums (BEA)[6] 16 Canadian Albums (RPM)[7] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 33 European Top 100 Albums[9] 11 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 7 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 5 Icelandic Albums (Tonlist)[12] 7 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] 1 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] 6 Portuguese Albums (Musica & Som)[6] 12 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 7 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 4 UK Albums (OCC)[18] 8 US Billboard Top Pop Albums[19] 1 Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA)[20] 6 Singles and tracks Year Single Chart Position 1986 "I Know What I Like" US Album Rock Tracks 25 "Jacob's Ladder" US Album Rock Tracks 10 "Stuck with You" The Billboard Hot 100 1 US Adult Contemporary 1 US Album Rock Tracks 2 "Whole Lotta Lovin'" US Album Rock Tracks 38 "Hip to Be Square" The Billboard Hot 100 3 US Adult Contemporary 20 US Album Rock Tracks 1 1987 "Jacob's Ladder" The Billboard Hot 100 1 US Adult Contemporary 17 "I Know What I Like" The Billboard Hot 100 9 US Adult Contemporary 30 "Doing It All for My Baby" The Billboard Hot 100 6 US Adult Contemporary 2

Year-end charts Chart (1986) Position Canadian Albums Chart (RPM)[21] 11 New Zealand Albums Chart[22] 46 Norwegian Albums Chart (Høst Period)[23] 10 Swiss Albums Chart[24] 25 UK Albums Chart[25] 29 Chart (1987) Position Canadian Albums Chart (RPM)[26] 36 New Zealand Albums Chart[27] 48 UK Albums Chart[28] 92 US Billboard 200[29] 7

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[30]	5× Platinum	500,000^^
Germany (BVMI)[31]	Gold	250,000^^
Japan (RIAJ)[32]	Platinum	200,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[33]	Platinum	15,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[34]	2× Platinum	600,000^^
United States (RIAA)[35]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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3. Huey Lewis Fan Q&A: June 17, 2019
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34. "British album certifications – Huey Lewis and the News – Fore". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Fore in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
35. "American album certifications – Huey Lewis & the News – Fore!". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 25, 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.