Plan B is the eighth album

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 by American rock

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 band Huey Lewis and the News

Huey Lewis and the News

Huey Lewis and the News is an American rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, eventually scoring a total of 19 top-ten singles across the Billboard Hot 100, Adult Contemporary and Mainstream Rock charts...

, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music

2001 in music

See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....

).

This was the last album to feature founding member/guitarist Chris Hayes, who performed on the album but then left after work was completed. Hayes was replaced by Oakland-born guitarist Stef Burns (Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper

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, Vasco Rossi

Vasco Rossi

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, Pablo Cruise

Pablo Cruise

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, Y&T

Y&T

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). It was also the last News album for Ron Stallings, who died in 2009.

Track listing

1. "We're Not Here for a Long Time (We're Here for a Good Time)" (Johnny Colla
   Johnny Colla
   Johnny Colla is one of the founding members of the American rock band, Huey Lewis and the News. He is the guitarist and saxophonist. He has been heavily involved in the San Francisco Bay Area music scene for more than 25 years.-Brief history:The first bands that Colla was involved with were the...
   
   , Chris Hayes, Huey Lewis
   Huey Lewis
   Huey Lewis is an American musician, songwriter and occasional actor.Lewis sings lead and plays harmonica for his band Huey Lewis and the News, in addition to writing or co-writing many of the band's songs...
   
   ) – 3:53
2. "My Other Woman" (Colla, Lewis) – 4:06
3. "I Ain't Perfect" (Bill Gibson, Lewis) – 4:33
4. "When I Write the Book" (Billy Bremner
   Billy Bremner (musician)
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   , Dave Edmunds
   Dave Edmunds
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   , Nick Lowe
   Nick Lowe
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   ) – 3:44
5. "I'm Not in Love Yet" (Hayes, Lewis) – 4:28
6. "Thank You, No. 19" (Sean Hopper, Lewis) – 4:52
7. "Plan B" (Colla, Lewis) – 3:27
8. "The Rhythm Ranch" (Colla, Lewis) – 4:49
9. "Let Her Go and Start Over" (Mike Duke) – 4:47
10. "I Never Think About You" (Hayes, Lewis, John Pierce) – 5:16
11. "So Little Kindness" (Hayes, Lewis, Rob Sudduth) – 4:21
    • Re-recording; original version on Time Flies
      Time Flies... The Best of
      Time Flies is a greatest hits album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 1996 . The album also features four previously unreleased tracks. This marks the first time "The Power of Love" was available on an International Huey Lewis and the News album- it had previously been...
      
      

Personnel

Huey Lewis and the News

• Huey Lewis
  Huey Lewis
  Huey Lewis is an American musician, songwriter and occasional actor.Lewis sings lead and plays harmonica for his band Huey Lewis and the News, in addition to writing or co-writing many of the band's songs...
  
   - harmonica
  Harmonica
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  , vocals
  Singing
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• Johnny Colla
  Johnny Colla
  Johnny Colla is one of the founding members of the American rock band, Huey Lewis and the News. He is the guitarist and saxophonist. He has been heavily involved in the San Francisco Bay Area music scene for more than 25 years.-Brief history:The first bands that Colla was involved with were the...
  
   - guitar
  Guitar
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  , saxophone
  Saxophone
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  , vocals
• Bill Gibson - drums
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  , vocals
• Chris Hayes - guitar, vocals
• Sean Hopper - keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , piano
  Piano
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  , vocals
• John Pierce - bass
  Bass guitar
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• Marvin McFadden - trumpet
  Trumpet
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• Ron Stallings - tenor saxophone
• Rob Sudduth - baritone saxophone
  Baritone saxophone
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  , tenor saxophone

Additional personnel

• Wynonna Judd
  Wynonna Judd
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• Jack Jacobsen - organ
  Organ (music)
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  , piano
• Ric Wilson - guitar
• Jim Pugh - organ
• Dallis Craft - background vocals

Production

• Producers: Huey Lewis, Johnny Colla
• Engineers: David Boucher, Johnny Colla, Huey Lewis, Merrit Pelkey, Jim "Watts" Vereecke
• Mixing: Bob Clearmountain
  Bob Clearmountain
  Bob Clearmountain is an award-winning American music engineer, mixer and producer. He has worked with many prominent names in music including Bruce Springsteen , The Rolling Stones , Bryan Adams , Robbie Williams Bob Clearmountain is an award-winning American music engineer, mixer and producer. He...
  
  
• Mastering: Robert Hadley, Doug Sax
• Digital editing: Chris Haggerty
• Photography: Aaron Rapoport

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS...	22
Norwegian Albums Chart	22
US Billboard 200	165
Billboard Top Internet Albums	19

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2001	"Let Her Go and Start Over"	Billboard Adult Contemporary	23
2001	"I'm Not in Love Yet"	Billboard Adult Contemporary	30