Picture This is the second album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 1982. The album brought the band their first top-ten hit, "Do You Believe in Love". It remained on the Billboard albums chart for 35 weeks and peaked at number 7.
| Picture This | ||||
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| Released | January 29, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | March 1980–November 1981 | |||
| Studio | The Automatt, San Francisco | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 33:54 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Producer | Huey Lewis and the News | |||
| Huey Lewis and the News chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Picture This | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
Background
editThe band produced the album themselves along with their manager, Bob Brown. Several outside tunes were included on the album. One of these tunes was "Do You Believe in Love", written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. It was released as the album's first single and became the band's breakthrough hit, reaching the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The follow-up single, "Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do", reached the top 40; while the third single, "Workin' for a Livin'", peaked at number 41.
"Tattoo (Giving It All Up for Love)" is a cover of a Phil Lynott song. Lynott was the singer and bassist for the hard rock group Thin Lizzy, and Huey Lewis had played harmonica on Lynott's first two solo albums, as well as Thin Lizzy's Live and Dangerous album. "Buzz Buzz Buzz" is a cover of a song from 1957 by The Hollywood Flames. "The Only One" was based on a real classmate in Lewis' junior high school who met an end similar to the person in the song.[6][7] "He was a very cool kid" said Lewis.[6] "Janey" in the song was also based on the classmate's girlfriend, though her name was changed and Lewis does not know of her true fate after her boyfriend's death.[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Change of Heart" |
| 3:41 |
| 2. | "Tell Me a Little Lie" |
| 3:42 |
| 3. | "Tattoo (Giving It All Up for Love)" | Phil Lynott | 3:11 |
| 4. | "Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do" | Mike Duke | 3:44 |
| 5. | "Workin' for a Livin'" |
| 2:36 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Do You Believe in Love" | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Is It Me" |
| 3:01 |
| 3. | "Whatever Happened to True Love" |
| 3:14 |
| 4. | "The Only One" |
| 4:46 |
| 5. | "Buzz Buzz Buzz" |
| 2:29 |
Personnel
editHuey Lewis and the News
- Huey Lewis – vocals and harp
- Chris Hayes – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Johnny Colla – saxophone, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Mario Cipollina – bass
- Bill Gibson – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Sean Hopper – keyboards, backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Tower of Power – brass
Production
edit- Huey Lewis and the News – producers
- Bob Brown – executive producer
- Jim Gaines – recording engineer
- Maureen Droney – assistant engineer
- Mark Deadman – sound engineer
- Bob Clearmountain – mixing at The Power Station (New York, NY).
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
- Janet Levinson – art direction
- Hugh Brown – photography
- Norman Moore – logo
Charts
edit| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[8] | 75 |
| Icelandic Albums (Tónlist)[9] | 3 |
| US Billboard Top LPs & Tape[10] | 13 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "Do You Believe in Love" | Billboard Hot 100 | 7 |
| Top Tracks (Billboard) | 12 | ||
| "Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do" | Billboard Hot 100 | 36 | |
| "Workin' for a Livin' " | Billboard Hot 100 | 41 | |
| Top Tracks (Billboard) | 20 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Huey Lewis And The News - Do You Believe In Love".
- ^ "Huey Lewis And The News - Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do".
- ^ "Huey Lewis And The News - Tattoo (Giving It All Up For Love)".
- ^ "Huey Lewis And The News - Working For A Livin'".
- ^ Picture This - Review, Allmusic.com
- ^ a b c Huey Lewis Fan Q&A: May 27, 2013
- ^ Huey Lewis Fan Q&A: November 18, 2019
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, NSW. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Tonlist Top 10". DV. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
- ^ "Huey Lewis and the News Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. June 12, 1982. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Huey Lewis and the News – Picture This". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
External links
edit- Picture This at AllMusic
- Picture This at Discogs (list of releases)