Pictures for Pleasure
| Pictures for Pleasure | ||||
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| Released | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Rock, new wave | |||
| Length | 40:46 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Keith Forsey | |||
| Charlie Sexton chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Pictures for Pleasure is the first studio album released by singer/guitarist Charlie Sexton in 1985. The album was the first solo effort by the then 16-year-old musician who had already secured a reputation as a skilled guitarist.[2]
Pictures for Pleasure can best be described as a combination between Sexton's blues rock roots and the more commercially acceptable new wave genre. The album produced the Billboard Hot 100 #17 hit "Beat's So Lonely". The song was featured in the John Hughes film Some Kind of Wonderful.
Trivia
Producer Keith Forsey also produced Billy Idol's hit albums and won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for his work with Irene Cara on "Flashdance... What a Feeling".[3]
Track listing
- "Impressed" (Steve Krikorian, Robert Wilson) – 4:19
- "Beat's So Lonely" (Keith Forsey, Sexton) – 5:10
- "Restless" (Sexton, Andrew Williams)– 4:57
- "Hold Me" (Little Jack Little, David Oppenheim, Ira Schuster) – 4:27
- "Pictures for Pleasure" (Nigel Harrison, Sexton) – 4:56
- "Tell Me" (Sexton) – 4:11
- "Attractions" (Sexton) – 4:27
- "You Don't Belong Here" (Steve Krikorian) – 4:52
- "Space" (Mike Chapman, Holly Knight) – 3:27
Personnel
- Charlie Sexton - bass, guitar, piano, keyboards, programming, vocals
- Merchant Bankers - backing vocals
- Arthur Barrow - bass, keyboards, programming
- Dave Concors - engineer
- Keith Forsey - programming, producer
- Mick Guzauski - engineer
- Steve Schiff - guitar
- Alex Martinez - drums, groupie
- Scott Wilk - keyboards
- Richie Zito - guitar
- Michael Frondelli - mixing
Charts
| Chart (1986) | Peak Position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 26 |
| USA (Billboard 200) | 15 |
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Charlie Sexton: Pictures for Pleasure". Allmusic. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- ^ Bart Bull (May 1986). "Go, Charlie, Go". Spin Magazine.
- ^ Pictures for Pleasure at AllMusic
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 269. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
