"Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do" is a song performed by

Huey Lewis and the News Huey Lewis and the News are an American rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, eventually achieving 19 top ten singles across the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, Adult Contempora ...

, released as the second single from the album '' Picture This'' in 1982. The single peaked at number 36 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it the band's second top 40 hit. It features the band

Tower of Power Tower of Power is an American R&B and funk based band and horn section, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing since 1968. There have been a number of lead vocalists, the best-known being Lenny Williams, who fronted the b ...

, starting the long time friendship between both bands that led to collaborations on future projects.

Recording

The song was written by Mike Duke, who would later write the songs, "

Doing It All for My Baby "Doing It All for My Baby" is a song performed by Huey Lewis and the News, released as a single from the album ''Fore!'' in 1987. The single peaked at number six on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on September 19, 1987, becoming the fifth top-te ...

" (1986) and "Let Her Go and Start Over" (2001), for the band. The lyrics explore the tension between a desire for independence and a need for compromise in a romantic relationship. The song was recorded in

San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...

.http://www.hueylewisandthenews.com/wp/?page_id=1038 Huey Lewis Fan Q&A: March 23, 2013 The recording of this song led to the band's friendship with the band

. Lewis ran into the band in the hallway during a break in recording of the song while Tower of Power was doing their own work on an album in a separate studio. Lewis asked them to appear on the song, which they agreed to and led to the band collaborating with Huey Lewis and the News on future songs. A music video, filmed in May, 1982 in New York City, was produced with the band playing the song in the studio.''Huey Lewis and the News: World Tour'' 1986 tour book

Chart performance

References

External links

* 1981 songs 1982 singles Huey Lewis and the News songs Songs written by Mike Duke Chrysalis Records singles {{1980s-pop-song-stub