Sports is the third studio album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News , released in 1983. On June 30, 1984 (that is, six months after the release), he reached number one spot on the Billboard 200 US charts , bringing international fame to the group. The album was certified by the RIAA 10 × platinum and, according to the results of 1984, took second place in the US national charts. 4 singles from him entered the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 (and five rose to his top 20). The song “ The Heart of Rock & Roll ” in 1985 was nominated for a Grammy in the Record of the Year category [4] , and the song “Heart & Soul” in 1984 was nominated for a Grammy in the category Best Vocal Rock Performance by a duet or group [5 ] .
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| Date of issue | 9/15/1983 |
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| Recorded by | 1983, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley (California) ; Record Plant, Sausalito , California ; The Automatt, San Francisco , California |
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| Genre | Rock music |
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| Duration | 37:46 |
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| Producer | Huey lewis and the news |
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| A country |  USA |
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| Language of songs | English |
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| Label | Chrysalis records |
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  [one] - Robert Christgau (B +) [2]
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(1983) | Fore!
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The author of most of the songs was the main vocalist of the group, Huey Lewis . The track “ I Want a New Drug ” also became the center of a lawsuit against musician Ray Parker Jr. , who was accused of plagiarizing and using music-based music in his 1984 hit (“ Ghostbusters ”) from the movie “ Ghostbusters ”. The case was ultimately settled out of court for an undisclosed amount [6] .
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| one. | " The Heart of Rock & Roll " | Johnny Colla , Huey Lewis | 5:03 |
| 2. | " Heart and Soul " | Mike Chapman , Nikki Chinn | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Bad Is Bad" | Alex Call, John Ciambotti, Sean Hopper, H. Lewis, John McFee , Michael Schriener | 3:48 |
| four. | " I Want a New Drug " | Chris Hayes, H. Lewis | 4:46 |
| five. | " Walking on a Thin Line " | Andre Pessis, Kevin Wells | 5:11 |
| 6. | "Finally Found a Home" | B. Brown, C. Hayes, H. Lewis | 3:43 |
| 7. | " If This Is It " | J. Colla, H. Lewis | 3:54 |
| eight. | "You Crack Me Up" | Mario Cipollina, H. Lewis | 3:42 |
| 9. | Honky Tonk Blues | Hank williams | 3:26 |
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