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"Jacob's Ladder" was originally meant for a Bruce Hornsby album that Huey Lewis was producing. Hornsby did not like the arrangement his band played, and it was given to Lewis. When that plan fell through, Lewis decided to record a version with his own vocals for the album. 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. 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. ==Album cover==

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 "not just the pleasures of conformity and the importance of friends, but [the song]'s also a personal statement about the band itself" with a catchy 1980s beat. He going on to state it is "the group's most accomplished album". == Track listing ==

• The international edition includes "The Power of Love" as a bonus track, inserted as track 3 of side 2. == Personnel ==

Huey Lewis and the News • Huey Lewis – vocals, harmonica • Johnny Colla – saxophone, guitar, backing vocals • Chris Hayes – lead guitar, backing vocals • Mario Cipollina – bass • Bill Gibson – drums, percussion, backing vocals • Sean Hopper – keyboards, backing vocals Additional personnel • The Tower of Power Horns (4, 10): • Greg Adams – trumpet, horn arrangements • Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone • Richard Elliot – tenor saxophone • Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone (4, 5, 10), backing vocals (5, 6) • Lee Thornburg – trumpet • David Jenkins – backing vocals (1) • Ralph Arista – backing vocals (5, 6) • Dwight Clark – backing vocals (5, 6) • Mike Duke – backing vocals (5, 6) • Riki Ellison – backing vocals (5, 6) • Jerome Fletcher – backing vocals (5, 6) • Ronnie Lott – backing vocals (5, 6) • Joe Montana – backing vocals (5, 6) • Jim Moran – backing vocals (5, 6) Production • Huey Lewis and the News – producers • Jim Gaines – engineer • Robert Missbach – engineer, mixing (1–8, 10) • Michael Christopher – second engineer • Phil Kaffel – additional engineer • Malcolm Pollack – additional engineer, mixing (9) • Rob Beaton – assistant engineer • Alex Hass – assistant engineer • Tom Size – assistant engineer • Jim "Watts" Vereecke – assistant engineer • Bob Clearmountain – mixing on "The Power of Love" • Mixed at The Power Station (New York, NY). • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY). • Ralph Arista – guitar technician • Jerry Daniels – keyboard technician • Terry Persons – production manager • Anita Wong – production design • Laura Lamar – graphic design • Bennett Hall – art direction, illustration, photography == Charts ==

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