Huey Lewis & the News - Greatest Hits (CD)

All Music Guide

There have been many Huey Lewis the News hits compilations released overseas, but 2006's simply named Greatest Hits is only the second U.S. comp, following Time Flies, which appeared a decade earlier. At a generous 21 tracks, Greatest Hits is not only five songs longer than Time Flies, but it's a betterchosen collection, too. It may be missing "Bad Is Bad," but it has a stronger selection of early songs, like the wonderful "Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do," plus a better selection of latterday songs, including Huey's duet with Gwyneth Paltrow on Smokey Robinson's "Cruisin'." That doesn't mean the disc is perfect, however although this does have a stronger representation of their earlier material, it could use just a little bit more, and the nonchronological sequencing is a bit of a headache. That said, this has all the hits and no weak songs, making it the best Huey Lewis the News compilation yet. [It's even better in the CD/DVD version, which contains a DVD with nine videos, i...ncluding an original edit of "Doing It All for My Baby," a long version of "The Power of Love," and a previously unreleased version of "Do You Believe in Love."] - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide Read more Less