Four Chords & Several Years Ago is the seventh album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 1994. The title is a play on the first sentence in Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address ("Four score and seven years ago ...").
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| Released | May 10, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | October 1993–February 1994 | |||
| Studio | The Site (San Rafael, California) Studio D Recording (Sausalito, California) | |||
| Genre | Rock, R&B | |||
| Length | 48:52 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Stewart Levine | |||
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| Singles from Four Chords & Several Years Ago | ||||
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It is a collection of 1950s and 1960s rhythm & blues covers influential to the members of the group during their early years. It is the last album to feature founding member and bassist, Mario Cipollina, who left the band after the subsequent tour.
Track listing
Personnel
Huey Lewis & The News
- Huey Lewis – lead vocals, harmonica
- Mario Cipollina – bass
- Johnny Colla – rhythm guitar, saxophone, backing vocals
- Bill Gibson – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Chris Hayes – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Sean Hopper – keyboards, backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Marvin McFadden – trumpet (4–7, 10, 11, 13)
- Linda Tillery – backing vocals (4, 6, 10, 11, 15, 16)
- Jeanie Tracy – backing vocals (4, 6, 10, 11, 15, 16)
Production
- Producer – Stewart Levine
- Executive Producer – Bob Brown
- Engineer – Daren Klein
- Assistant Engineers – Jim Champagne, Kevin Scott and Jim "Watts" Vereecke.
- Recorded at The Site (San Rafael, CA) and Studio D Recording (Sausalito, CA).
- Mixed by Daren Klein at Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, CA).
- Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
- Technicians – Ralph Arista and Jim Moran
- Art Direction – Robin Lynch
- Design – JoDee Stringham
- Photography – Dennis Keeley
- Management – Bob Brown Management
Charts
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| European Top 100 Albums[2] | 61 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] | 46 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] | 19 |
| Japanese International Albums (Oricon)[5] | 2 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] | 21 |
| US Billboard 200[7] | 55 |
Singles - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1994 | "(She's) Some Kind of Wonderful" | Adult Contemporary | 7 |
| The Billboard Hot 100 | 44 | ||
| "But It's Alright" | Adult Contemporary | 5 | |
| The Billboard Hot 100 | 54 | ||
| 1995 | "Little Bitty Pretty One" | Adult Contemporary | 27 |
References
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