2010 Huey Lewis & The News – Soulsville
Soulsville is the ninth studio album from Huey Lewis & The News and the band’s first since Plan B in 2001. The album was released on October 18, 2010, in the United Kingdom and Europe and November 2, 2010, in the United States. The album, a tribute to the artists and music of Stax Records, was the brainchild of the band’s manager, Bob Brown. As lead singer Huey Lewis explained, “the public isn’t clamoring for new Huey Lewis & the News material”. Brown and the band decided “it would be cooler to go into the [Stax] catalog a little deeper and find songs that people hadn’t heard and capture them faithfully”. This album features new guitarists Stef Burns and Bill Hinds and baritone saxophonist Johnnie Bamont, replacing Chris Hayes and the late Ron Stallings.
Tracks
1 Don’t Fight It (Steve Cropper; Wilson Pickett) 02:57
2 Got To Get You Off My Mind (Delores Burke; Josephine Burke Moore; Solomon Burke) 02:50
3 Free (Alana Davis; Ed Tuton) 03:53
4 Respect Yourself (Luther Ingram; Mack Rice) 03:41
5 Cry To Me (Bert Russell) 02:59
6 Just One More Day (McElvoy Robinson; Otis Redding; Steve Cropper) 03:24
7 Never Found A Girl (Alvertis Isbell; Booker T Jones; Eddie Floyd) 02:52
8 Soulsville (Isaac Hayes) 03:37
9 Little Sally Walker (Rufus Thomas) 02:11
10 I Want To (Do Everything For You) (Joe Tex) 03:13
11 Just The One (I’ve Been Looking For) (Alvertis Isbell; Eddie Floyd; Steve Cropper) 02:55
12 Don’t Let The Green Grass Fool You (Jerry Akines; Johnny Bellmon; Reginald Turner; Victor Drayton) 02:51
13 Never Like This Before (Booker T Jones; David Porter; Isaac Hayes) 02:56
14 Grab This Thing (Alvertis Isbell; Steve Cropper) 03:13
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | John Pierce |
| Drums | Bill Gibson |
| Guitar | Bill Hinds |
| Guitar | Stef Burns |
| Keyboards | Sean Hopper |
| Harmonica | Huey Lewis |
| Sax | Rob Sudduth |
| Sax | Johnny Colla |
| Trumpet | Marvin McFadden |
| Percussion | Johnny Colla |
| Percussion | Bill Gibson |
| Vocals | Bill Gibson |
| Vocals | Johnny Colla |
| Vocals | Huey Lewis |
Other Musicians
1 Don’t Fight It
| Piano | Rick Steff |
| Background Vocals | Bertram Brown |
| Background Vocals | Jackie Johnson |
| Background Vocals | Reba Russell |
2 Got To Get You Off My Mind
| Trombone | John Gove |
| Background Vocals | Bertram Brown |
| Background Vocals | Jackie Johnson |
| Background Vocals | Reba Russell |
3 Free
| Background Vocals | Daunielle Pie Hill |
| Background Vocals | Jackie Johnson |
| Background Vocals | Reba Russell |
4 Respect Yourself
| Trombone | John Gove |
| Background Vocals | Daunielle Pie Hill |
| Background Vocals | Jackie Johnson |
| Background Vocals | Reba Russell |
| Vocals | Dorothy Morrison |
5 Cry To Me
| Background Vocals | Brian Dyer |
| Background Vocals | Claytoven Richardson |
| Background Vocals | Larry Batiste |
| Background Vocals | Niko Ellison |
7 Never Found A Girl
| Background Vocals | Claytoven Richardson |
| Background Vocals | Larry Batiste |
| Background Vocals | Niko Ellison |
8 Soulsville
| Background Vocals | Ashling Cole |
| Background Vocals | Johnny Colla |
| Background Vocals | Sandy Griffith |
9 Little Sally Walker
| Background Vocals | Bertram Brown |
| Background Vocals | Jackie Johnson |
| Background Vocals | Reba Russell |
10 I Want To (Do Everything For You)
| Background Vocals | Brian Dyer |
| Background Vocals | Claytoven Richardson |
| Background Vocals | Larry Batiste |
| Background Vocals | Niko Ellison |
11 Just The One (I’ve Been Looking For)
| Background Vocals | Claytoven Richardson |
| Background Vocals | Larry Batiste |
| Background Vocals | Niko Ellison |
12 Don’t Let The Green Grass Fool You
| Piano | Rick Steff |
| Background Vocals | Bertram Brown |
| Background Vocals | Jackie Johnson |
| Background Vocals | Reba Russell |
13 Never Like This Before
| Background Vocals | Bertram Brown |
| Background Vocals | Jackie Johnson |
| Background Vocals | Reba Russell |
14 Grab This Thing
| Background Vocals | Bill Gibson |
Liner Notes
Producer – Huey Lewis & The News, Jim Gaines
Producer (Executive) – Bob Brown
Arranged By – Johnny Colla
Directed By – Johnny Colla
Engineer – Curry Weber, Jim Gaines
Engineer (Additional) – Johnny Colla, Vadim Canby
Engineer (Assistant) – Lydia Gilman
Mixed By – Jim Gaines
Remixed By – Curry Weber
Cover – Lamar Sorrento
Photography – James Stewart, Merritt Pelkey
Designed At Neko Studios
Mastered At L. Nix Mastering
Mixed At Ardent Studios
Recorded At Ardent Studios
Recorded At Way Out West Recording
Recorded At Morningside Studios
Phonographic Copyright W.O.W. Records LLC
Copyright W.O.W. Records LLC