Plan B is the eighth studio album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 2001.
This was the last album to feature founding member/guitarist Chris Hayes, who performed on the album but then left after work was completed. It was also the last News album for Ron Stallings, who died in 2009.
Track listing
"We're Not Here for a Long Time (We're Here for a Good Time)" (Johnny Colla, Chris Hayes, Huey Lewis) – 3:53 "My Other Woman" (Colla, Lewis) – 4:06 "I Ain't Perfect" (Bill Gibson, Lewis) – 4:33 "When I Write the Book" (cover of Rockpile) (Billy Bremner, Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe) – 3:44 "I'm Not in Love Yet" (Duet with Wynonna) (Hayes, Lewis) – 4:28 "Thank You, No. 19" (Sean Hopper, Lewis) – 4:52 "Plan B" (Colla, Lewis) – 3:27 "The Rhythm Ranch" (Colla, Lewis) – 4:49 "Let Her Go and Start Over" (Mike Duke) – 4:47 "I Never Think About You" (Hayes, Lewis, John Pierce) – 5:16 "So Little Kindness" (Hayes, Lewis, Rob Sudduth) – 4:21 Re-recording; original version on Time Flies
Bonus track (Japan release) "Plan B" (Live)
Personnel
Huey Lewis and the News
Huey Lewis – harmonica, lead vocals
Johnny Colla – guitar, saxophone, backing vocals
Bill Gibson – drums
Chris Hayes – lead guitar, backing vocals
Ric Wilson – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Sean Hopper – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
John Pierce – bass
The Sports Section
Marvin McFadden – trumpet
Ron Stallings – tenor saxophone
Rob Sudduth – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
Additional musicians
Wynonna Judd – vocals on "I'm Not in Love Yet" Jack Jacobsen – organ, acoustic piano Jim Pugh – organ Dallis Craft – backing vocals
Technical personnel
Producers – Huey Lewis and Johnny Colla
Engineers – David Boucher, Johnny Colla, Huey Lewis, Merrit Pelkey and Jim "Watts" Vereecke. Mixed by Bob Clearmountain Digital Editing – Chris Haggerty Mastered by Robert Hadley and Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California). Photography – Aaron Rapoport