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band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 2001. This was the last album to feature founding member/guitarist Chris Hayes, who performed on the album but then left after work was completed. It was also the last News album for Ron Stallings, who died in 2009.

Track listing

#"We're Not Here for a Long Time (We're Here for a Good Time)" ( Johnny Colla, Chris Hayes,

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) – 3:53 #"My Other Woman" (Colla, Lewis) – 4:06 #"I Ain't Perfect" (Bill Gibson, Lewis) – 4:33 #"When I Write the Book" (cover of

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) (Hayes, Lewis) – 4:28 #"Thank You, No. 19" (Sean Hopper, Lewis) – 4:52 #"Plan B" (Colla, Lewis) – 3:27 #"The Rhythm Ranch" (Colla, Lewis) – 4:49 #"Let Her Go and Start Over" (Mike Duke) – 4:47 #"I Never Think About You" (Hayes, Lewis, John Pierce) – 5:16 #"So Little Kindness" (Hayes, Lewis, Rob Sudduth) – 4:21 #*Re-recording; original version on ''

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Bonus track (Japan release)

"Plan B" (Live)

Personnel

;Huey Lewis and the News *

– harmonica, lead vocals * Johnny Colla –

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, backing vocals * Bill Gibson – drums * Chris Hayes –

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, backing vocals * Ric Wilson – rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Sean Hopper – keyboards,

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, backing vocals * John Pierce – bass ;The Sports Section * Marvin McFadden –

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* Ron Stallings –

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* Rob Sudduth – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone ;Additional personnel *

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– vocals on "I'm Not in Love Yet" * Jack Jacobsen – organ, acoustic piano * Jim Pugh – organ * Dallis Craft – backing vocals

Production

* Producers – Huey Lewis and Johnny Colla * Engineers – David Boucher, Johnny Colla, Huey Lewis, Merrit Pelkey and Jim "Watts" Vereecke. * Mixed by

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* Digital Editing – Chris Haggerty * Mastered by Robert Hadley and

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at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California). * Photography –

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Charts

References

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