''Small World'' is the fifth album by American rock band

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, released in 1988. It was also their last album release on Chrysalis Records in the USA. Although it reached the top 20 on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart, the album did not sell as well as the band's previous albums, '' Sports'' and '' Fore!''. However, Lewis himself stated in a '' Behind the Music'' interview that the recording process for ''Small World'' had the most favorable working conditions.

Recording

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Track listing

#"Small World (Part One)" (Chris Hayes, Huey Lewis) – 3:55 #"Old Antone's" (

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, Lewis) – 4:47 #" Perfect World" (Alex Call) – 4:07 #"Bobo Tempo" (John Ciambotti, Sean Hopper, Lewis) – 4:39 #"Small World (Part Two)" (Hayes, Lewis) – 4:06 #"Walking with the Kid" (Hayes, Lewis, Geoffrey Palmer) – 3:59 #"World to Me" (Hayes, Lewis) – 5:21 #"Better Be True" (Colla, Lewis) – 5:19 #"

Give Me the Keys (And I'll Drive You Crazy) "Give Me the Keys (And I'll Drive You Crazy)" is a song by Huey Lewis and the News, released in January 1989 as the third single from the album '' Small World''. The single peaked at No. 47 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Give Me the Keys" w ...

" (Bill Gibson, Lewis, Steve Lewis) – 4:35 #"Slammin'" (instrumental; Greg Adams, Hayes, Palmer) – 4:32

Personnel

Huey Lewis and the News * Huey Lewis –

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, vocals * Mario Cipollina –

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– guitar, saxophone, backing vocals * Bill Gibson – percussion,

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, backing vocals * Chris Hayes – guitar, backing vocals * Sean Hopper –

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, backing vocals Additional personnel * Tower of Power – horns (1, 3, 5, 9, 10): ** Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone ** Steve Grove – tenor saxophone **

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–

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** Greg Adams – trumpet, horn arrangements ** Lee Thornburg – trumpet * Bruce Hornsby –

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(2), backing vocals (2) * Peter Michael – percussion (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10) *

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– tenor saxophone (1, 5) * Ralph Arista – backing vocals (4, 6) * Michael Duke – backing vocals (4, 7) * Jerome Fletcher – backing vocals (4) * Joel Jaffe – backing vocals (4) * Jim Moran – backing vocals (4, 6) * David Tolmie – backing vocals (4) * Dwight Clark – backing vocals (6) *

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– backing vocals (6) * Ronnie Lott – backing vocals (6) * Joe Montana – backing vocals (6) * Jim "Watts" Vereecke – backing vocals (6) * David Fredericks – backing vocals (7)

Production

* Huey Lewis and the News – producers * Bob Brown – executive producer * Robert Missbach – engineer, mixing * Jeffrey "Nik" Norman – additional engineer * Michael Rosen – assistant engineer * Tom Size – assistant engineer * Jim "Watts" Vereecke – assistant engineer *

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– mastering * Ralph Arista – guitar technician * Jerry Daniels – keyboard technician * Carl Ciasulli – drum technician * Terry Persons – production manager * Craig Frazier – art direction, design * Jock McDonald – photography * Roger Ressmeyer – cover photography * Chris Welch – liner notes Studios * Recorded at

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(Sausalito, California). * Mixed at

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(Berkeley, California). * Mastered at

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(New York, NY).

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications

References

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