Picture Book is the debut album by British pop group Simply Red

Simply Red

Simply Red were a British soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Their style drew influences from blue-eyed soul, new romantic, rock, reggae and jazz...

, 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
   Mick Hucknall
   Michael "Mick" Hucknall is a British singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the British band Simply Red, and is recognisable for his smooth, distinctive voice and wide vocal range, as well as his red curly hair.-Early life:...
   
   /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
   Heaven (Talking Heads song)
   "Heaven" is a song by the American New Wave band Talking Heads from their 1979 album Fear of Music.- Cover versions :*k.d. lang recorded her version of this song with The Siss Boom Bang for their 2011 album Sing It Loud...
   
   " (David Byrne
   David Byrne
   David Byrne may refer to:*David Byrne , musician and former Talking Heads frontman**David Byrne , his eponymous album*David Byrne , Irish footballer*David Byrne , English footballer...
   
   /Jerry Harrison
   Jerry Harrison
   Jerry Harrison is an American songwriter, musician and producer...
   
   ) - 4:32
5. "Jericho" (Hucknall) - 6:03

Side two

6. "Money’s Too Tight (to Mention)
   Money's Too Tight (To Mention)
   "Money's Too Tight " is a song written and first recorded by The Valentine Brothers, John Valentine and Billy Valentine, and released as a single in 1982. It was covered by the British pop/soul group Simply Red in 1985...
   
   " (John Valentine/William Valentine) - 4:13
7. "Holding Back The Years
   Holding Back The Years
   "Holding Back the Years" is the 7th track of Simply Red's debut studio album Picture Book. The song was a smash success for the group and quickly rose to the top of charts across the world. It remains their most successful single, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending 12...
   
   " (Hucknall/Neil Moss) - 4:30
8. "(Open Up the) Red Box" (Hucknall) - 3:56
9. "No Direction" (Hucknall/Dave Fryman) - 3:41
10. "Picture Book" (Hucknall/McIntyre) - 5:49

2008 Collector’s Edition bonus tracks

Disc one
Remixes

11. "Money’s Too Tight (To Mention)" (Valentine/Valentine) [The Cutback Mix] - 8:29
12. "Come to My Aid" (Hucknall/McIntyre) [Survival Mix] - 6:40
13. "Holding Back the Years" (Hucknall) [Extended Mix] - 5:48
14. "Jericho" (Hucknall) [Extended Mix] - 6:47
15. "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
   Bill Withers
   William Harrison "Bill" Withers, Jr. is an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985. Some of his best-known songs are "Lean on Me", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Use Me", "Just the Two of Us", "Lovely Day", and "Grandma's Hands"...
   
   )
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
    Lamont Dozier
    Lamont Herbert Dozier is an American songwriter and record producer, born in Detroit, Michigan. Dozier has either co-written or produced several US Billboard #1 hits.-Career:...
    
    )
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

• Mick Hucknall
  Mick Hucknall
  Michael "Mick" Hucknall is a British singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the British band Simply Red, and is recognisable for his smooth, distinctive voice and wide vocal range, as well as his red curly hair.-Early life:...
  
   - Vocals
• Fritz McIntyre
  Fritz McIntyre
  Fritz McIntyre is a British musician, most famous for his tenure as keyboard player in the original line-up of Simply Red.-Career:...
  
   - Keyboards & Vocals
• Chris Joyce
  Chris Joyce
  Chris Joyce is known for being drummer with different new wave groups and with Simply Red in the 1980s.Coming from Didsbury, Manchester, he adopted the hippie lifestyle...
  
   - Drums & Percussion
• Tony Bowers
  Tony Bowers
  Tony Bowers is a musician based in Italy who has worked with many bands, including Simply Red in the 1980s.He debuted with a blues band called Blind Eye, as second guitarist, although isn't considered as former member...
  
   - Bass
• Sylvan Richardson - Guitar
• Tim Kellett
  Tim Kellett
  Tim Kellett is an English musician, songwriter and record producer.-Biography:Kellett has worked in the British music industry for the past twenty five years...
  
   - Trumpet

Guest Musicians

• Ian Dickson - Tenor Saxophone on "Jericho", "Sad Old Red" and "Heaven"
• Ronnie Ross
  Ronnie Ross
  Albert Ronald "Ronnie" Ross was a jazz baritone saxophonist.Ross moved to England in 1946 and began playing tenor saxophone in the 1950s with Tony Kinsey, Ted Heath, and Don Rendell. During his tenure with Rendell he switched to baritone saxophone...
  
   - 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"

Certifications

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Chart positions

Chart (1985-86)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report Kent Music Report The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...	6
Austrian Albums Chart	10
Canadian Albums Chart RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...	7
Dutch Mega Albums Chart MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top...	1
Italian Albums Chart	8
New Zealand Albums Chart	9
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...	26
Swedish Albums Chart	26
Swiss Albums Chart	12
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	2
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	16
West German Media Control Albums Chart	8

Year-end charts

Chart (1986)	Position
Australian Albums Chart	16
Canadian Albums Chart RPM Year-End RPM Year-End charts are a cumulative measure of a single or album's performance in Canada, based upon the RPM magazine charts during any given chart year.-RPM year-end number ones:...	29
Italian Albums Chart	25
UK Albums Chart	20
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard Year-End Billboard Year-End charts are a cumulative measure of a single or album's performance in the United States, based upon the Billboard magazine charts during any given chart year. Billboard's "chart year" runs from the first week of December to the final week in November...	49

External links

• Simply Red official website album page
• [ Allmusic album main page]
• MP3.com album main page