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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" and a cover of The Valentine Brothers' "Money’s Too Tight (to Mention)".

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Come to My Aid" (Mick Hucknall/Fritz McIntyre) - 4:03 (This song uses the same beat with the Incredible Bongo Band's 1973 cover of "Apache")
  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/McIntyre) - 5:49
2008 Collector’s Edition bonus tracks
Disc one
Remixes
  1. Money’s Too Tight (To Mention) [The Cutback Mix] - 8:29
  2. Come To My Aid [Survival Mix] - 6:40
  3. Holding Back The Years [Extended Mix] - 5:48
  4. Jericho [Extended Mix] - 6:47
  5. Open Up The Red Box [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 Vocals on "Open Up The Red Box"

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