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Picture Book is the debut album by British pop group Simply Red, released in October 1985. It contains the #1 single "Holding Back the Years", the band's most successful single, and a cover of The Valentine Brothers' "Money's Too Tight (To Mention)". Three other singles were released from the album: "Come to My Aid", "Jericho", and "Open Up the Red Box". The album includes 'lively' and 'energetic' groove beats and ballad orientated keyboard undertones that help songs such as "Holding Back the Years" to be so effective. Members Tim Kellett and Fritz McIntyre are acclaimed by Hucknall to be the most influential in the album based on the distinctive sound of their playing.

The album is included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The album helped Simply Red earn a 1987 Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. "Holding Back The Years" was also nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals.

The album has been commercially successful, appearing in the top 30 album charts of 12 different countries, and achieving platinum certification sales in four different countries, including America and the UK.

Reception

Robert Christgau felt there were only two good songs on the album, "Money’s Too Tight (to Mention)" and "Heaven", but that Hucknall and the band carry off the album "on mood and groove alone".[1]

William Ruhlmann in a retrospective review in Allmusic felt that Simply Red produced "a steady R&B groove reminiscent of '60s Stax house band the MG's" and that Hucknall was a "big-voiced soul singer".[2]

Andy Robbins, in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, writes that the album was led by the blue-eyed soul of the Valentine Brothers' song "Money’s Too Tight (To Mention)", though he feels that its commercial success in both America and the UK was due to Hucknall's own song, "Holding Back The Years" – the vocal performance of which he feels that Hucknall has never managed to equal.[3] As well as soul, Robbins feels that the album also contains rock influenced songs in "Look At You Now" and "No Direction", and jazz influenced songs in "Sad Old Red" and "Heaven".[3]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Come to My Aid" (Mick Hucknall, Fritz McIntyre) – 4:03
  2. "Sad Old Red" (Hucknall) – 4:33
  3. "Look at You Now" (Hucknall) – 3:02
  4. "Heaven" (David Byrne, Jerry Harrison) – 4:32
  5. "Jericho" (Hucknall) – 6:03

Side two

  1. "Money's Too Tight (to Mention)" (John Valentine, William Valentine) – 4:13
  2. "Holding Back the Years" (Hucknall, Neil Moss) – 4:30
  3. "(Open Up the) Red Box" (Hucknall) – 3:56
  4. "No Direction" (Hucknall, Dave Fryman) – 3:41
  5. "Picture Book" (Hucknall, Fritz McIntyre) – 5:49

2008 Collector's Edition bonus tracks

Disc one, CD: remixes

  2. "Money’s Too Tight (to Mention)" (Valentine, Valentine) [The Cutback Mix] – 8:29
  3. "Come to My Aid" (Hucknall, McIntyre) [Survival Mix] – 6:40
  4. "Holding Back the Years" (Hucknall) [Extended Mix] – 5:48
  5. "Jericho" (Hucknall) [Extended Mix] – 6:47
  6. "Open Up the Red Box" (Hucknall) [Extended Mix] – 6:24

Disc two, DVD: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival (8 July 1986)

  1. "Grandma's Hands" (Bill Withers)
  2. "Sad Old Red" (Hucknall)
  3. "Open Up the Red Box" (Hucknall)
  4. "The Right Thing" (Hucknall)
  5. "No Direction" (Hucknall, Fryman)
  6. "I Won’t Give Up" (Hucknall)
  7. "Holding Back the Years" (Hucknall, Neil Moss)
  8. "Picture Book" (Hucknall, McIntyre)
  9. "Love Fire" (Bunny Wailer)
  10. "Jericho" (Hucknall)
  11. "I Won't Feel Bad" (Hucknall, McIntyre, Tim Kellett, Chris Joyce, Tony Bowers, Sylvan Richardson)
  12. "Suffer" (Hucknall, Lamont Dozier)
  13. "Infidelity" (Hucknall, Dozier)
  14. "Money's Too Tight (to Mention)" (John Valentine, William Valentine)
  15. "Come to My Aid" (Hucknall, McIntyre)
  16. "Jericho" [Instrumental] (Hucknall)
  17. "Heaven" (Byrne, Harrison)
  18. "Move on Out" (Hucknall)
  19. "Look at You Now" (Hucknall)

Personnel

Guest Musicians
  • Ian Dickson – tenor saxophone on "Jericho", "Sad Old Red" and "Heaven"
  • Ronnie Ross – baritone saxophone on "Jericho", "Sad Old Red" and "Heaven"
  • Francis Foster – congas on "Come to My Aid" and "Look at You Now"
  • David Fryman – guitar and backing vocals on "Open Up the Red Box"

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[4] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[6] Gold 100,000[5]
Germany (BVMI)[7] 3× Gold 750,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[8] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[9] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] 5× Platinum 1,500,000^
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Charts

Preceded by New Zealand Chart number-one album
25 January – 1 February 1986 		Succeeded by
Promise by Sade

References

  1. ^ Robert Christgau (2012). "Robert Christgau: CG: simply red". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  2. ^ William Ruhlmann (2012). "Picture Book – Simply Red : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  3. ^ a b Andy Robbins (5 December 2011). 1001 Albums: You Must Hear Before You Die. Hachette UK. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Simply Red – Picture Book" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  5. ^ "Les Albums Or". infodisc.fr. SNEP. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  6. ^ "French album certifications – Simply Red – Picture Book" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  7. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Simply Red; 'Picture Book')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  8. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Simply Red – Picture Book" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Picture Book in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  9. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Picture Book')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "British album certifications – Simply Red – Picture Book". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Picture Book in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Simply Red – Picture Book". Recording Industry Association of America.
  12. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  13. ^ "austriancharts.at Simply Red – Picture Book" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  14. ^ Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2011-10-31
  15. ^ "dutchcharts.nl Simply Red – Picture Book" (ASP). Hung Medien. MegaCharts. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  16. ^ a b "Hit Parade Italia – Gli album più venduti del 1986" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  17. ^ "charts.org.nz Simply Red – Picture Book" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  18. ^ "norwegiancharts.com Simply Red – Picture Book" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  19. ^ "swedishcharts.com Simply Red – Picture Book" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  20. ^ "Simply Red – Picture Book – hitparade.ch" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  21. ^ "Chart Stats – Simply Red – Picture Book" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 31 October 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  22. ^ "allmusic ((( Picture Book > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  23. ^ "Album Search: Simply Red – Picture Book" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  24. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1986". RPM. Retrieved 3 October 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  25. ^ "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  26. ^ "Billboard.BIZ – Year-end Charts – Billboard 200 – 1986". billboard.biz. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
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