Fore!

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Fore!
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Studio album by
Huey Lewis and the News
ReleasedAugust 20, 1986
Recorded1985-1986
StudioStudio D Recording and The Plant, Sausalito, California; Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California.
GenreRock, pop rock
Length41:40
LabelChrysalis
ProducerHuey Lewis and the News
Huey Lewis and the News chronology
Sports
(1983) 		Fore!
(1986) 		Small World
(1988)
Singles from Fore!
  1. "Stuck with You"
    Released: July 21, 1986
  2. "Hip to Be Square"
    Released: October 6, 1986
  3. "Jacob's Ladder"
    Released: January 5, 1987
  4. "I Know What I Like"
    Released: March 23, 1987
  5. "Simple as That"
    Released: 1987 (UK only)
  6. "Doing It All for My Baby"
    Released: June 29, 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[2]

Fore! is the fourth studio album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released on August 20, 1986. The album was a commercial success, peaking at number one on the Billboard 200 and went on to score five top-ten Billboard Hot 100 singles, including the number-one hits, "Stuck with You" and "Jacob's Ladder".

Background[]

According to Lewis, the album track "Forest for the Trees" was written for and about kids struggling with life issues as an uplifting message for them.[3] Lewis based it off the letters he received from young fans at the time who would talk about how important his music was to them.[3]

Lewis stated he originally wrote the lyrics for "Hip to Be Square" in a third person perspective, "He used to be a renegade...".[4] He referenced the book Bobos in Paradise in describing the song's inspiration, explaining that the song was about the "phenomenon where people from the '60s started to drop back in, cut their hair, work out, that kind of crap, but they kept their bohemian tastes. ... bourgeois bohemians." Lewis later modified the lyrics to be in the first person as he believed it would enhance the joke, but stated this had unintentionally led to the interpretation of the song as an "anthem for square people".[4]

"Jacob's Ladder" was originally meant for an album for Bruce Hornsby that Lewis was producing.[5] Hornsby did not like the version that the arrangement his band played, and was given to Lewis.[5]

"Doing It All for My Baby" was written by Mike Duke and Phil Cody. Duke wrote the song and then recorded vocals himself (the band playing backing parts and instruments), with the intention of getting a record contract for his own solo career.[6] When that plan fell through, Lewis decided to record a version with his own vocals for the album.[6]

"The Power of Love", originally from the soundtrack of the 1985 film Back to the Future, is included as a bonus track on international editions of the album. The song was the band's first chart-topper on the Billboard Hot 100.

The wall that Lewis and the members of the band stand against on the album's cover is a wall from Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California. Band members Bill Gibson, Sean Hopper and Mario Cipollina went to this school together.

In popular culture[]

The album is referenced in the film American Psycho. The main character Patrick Bateman, while talking to one of his potential victims, gives a review of the album, discussing the band's viewpoint, intent, and how specifically the song "Hip to Be Square" espouses "the pleasures of conformity" but with a catchy 1980s beat, going on to state it is "the group's most accomplished album".

Track listing[]

Fore! – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jacob's Ladder"
3:33
2."Stuck with You"
4:29
3."Whole Lotta Lovin'"
3:30
4."Doing It All for My Baby"
  • Phil Cody
  • Mike Duke
3:39
5."Hip to Be Square"
  • Bill Gibson
  • Sean Hopper
  • Lewis
4:05
6."I Know What I Like"
  • Hayes
  • Lewis
3:59
7."I Never Walk Alone"
  • Reed Nielsen
3:44
8."Forest for the Trees"
  • Jerome Fletcher
  • Gibson
  • Lewis
3:28
9."Naturally"
  • Colla
  • Lewis
2:52
10."Simple as That"
4:27
Total length:41:40
Fore! – International edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."The Power of Love" (from Back to the Future)
  • Lewis
  • Hayes
  • Colla
3:28
9."Forest for the Trees"
  • Fletcher
  • Gibson
  • Lewis
3:28
10."Naturally"
  • Colla
  • Lewis
2:52
11."Simple as That"
  • Kupka
  • Castillo
  • Biner
4:27
Total length:41:40

Personnel[]

Huey Lewis and the News

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[33] 5× Platinum 500,000^
Germany (BVMI)[34] Gold 250,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[35] Platinum 200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[36] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[37] 2× Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[38] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

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  33. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Huey Lewis and the News – Fore!". Music Canada. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
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  37. ^ "British album certifications – Huey Lewis and the News – Fore". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 25, 2012.Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Fore in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  38. ^ "American album certifications – Huey Lewis & the News – Fore!". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
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