Description
Simply Red – Picture Book / EastWest Audio CD 1992 / 9031-76993-2
UPC 090317699325
Picture Book is the debut album by British pop and soul group Simply Red, released in October 1985. It contains the US number-one single "Holding Back the Years", and a cover of The Valentine Brothers' "Money's Too Tight (to Mention)". Three more singles were released from the album: "Come to My Aid", "Jericho", and "Open Up the Red Box".
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.
A special version of the album was released on the then new Compact Disc + Graphics, or CD+G format which when played on a suitable CD player, 4 bit raster graphic images, text and animations would also be displayed on a connected TV screen.
| Label: | EastWest – 9031-76993-2 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
CD, Album
|
| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
1992 |
| Genre: | Electronic, Rock, Pop |
| Style: | Synth-pop |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Come To My Aid | 4:04 | |
| 2 | Sad Old Red | 4:32 | |
| 3 | Look At You Now | 3:02 | |
| 4 | Heaven | 4:33 | |
| 5 | Jericho | 6:04 | |
| 6 | Money's Too Tight (To Mention) |
4:14 | |
| 7 | Holding Back The Years | 4:28 | |
| 8 | Open Up The Red Box | 3:55 | |
| 9 | No Direction | 3:40 | |
| 10 | Picture Book | 5:48 |
- Baritone Saxophone – Ronnie Ross (tracks: 2, 4, 5)
- Bass – Tony Bowers
- Congas – Francis Foster (tracks: 1, 3)
- Design [Sleeve Design] – Peter Barrett (3)
- Drums, Percussion – Chris Joyce
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Chris Dickie
- Engineer, Mixed By – Femi J.
- Guitar – Sylvan
- Guitar, Vocals – David Fryman (tracks: 8)
- Keyboards, Vocals – Fritz McIntyre
- Photography By [Back Cover Photographs] – Malcolm Heywood
- Photography By [Front Cover Photograph] – Simon Fowler
- Presenter [Worldwide Presentation] – Andy Dodd, Elliot Rashman
- Producer – Stewart Levine
- Remastered By – Bernie Grundman
- Remastered By [Digitally Remastered By] – Bernie Grundman
- Tenor Saxophone – Ian Dickson (tracks: 2, 4, 5)
- Trumpet – Tim Kellett
- Vocals – Mick Hucknall
