Album Review #12 - Huey Lewis & The News - "Picture This" (1982)
Album Review #12 Artist: Huey Lewis and The News Album: Picture This Year of Release: 1982 Grade: 4 / 5 Band Members Huey Lewis – vocals, harmonica Chris Hayes – lead guitar, backing vocals Johnny Colla - rhythm guitar, backing vocals Mario Cipollina – bass Bill Gibson – drums, percussion, backing vocals Sean Hopper – keyboards, backing vocals Tower of Power - brass Background The band came about after a merger of two bands – Clover (Huey Lewis, Sean Hopper) and Soundhole (Johnny Colla, Mario Cipollina, Bill Gibson). The band Clover (without Huey Lewis) did some recording with Elvis Costello while Huey Lewis did some work with Thin Lizzy and its singer Phil Lynott. Soundhole, on the other hand, backed up Van Morrison. The new band called “Huey Lewis and the American Express” released a couple of singles before having to change their name because of the banking/credit card company of t...