Simply Red ‎– Picture Book (1985)

Picture Book is the 1985 debut album by Mancunian sextet Simply Red. Arresting listeners with the shivery strings and haunting introspection of “Holding Back the Years,” the album reveals a band broadly adept with the 20th century musical lexicon — from the ritzy trumpet-romp “Look at You Now” to the lonely late-night bass-walk “Sad Old Red.” The emotive reaches and richly harmonized bridges of “Jericho,” the Chic-like precision of “Money’s Too Tight (to Mention),” and the stand-still, call-and-response of the title-track provide further highlights.

Tracklist:
A1. Come to My Aid
A2. Sad Old Red
A3. Look at You Now
A4. Heaven
A5. Jericho
B1. Money’s Too Tight (to Mention)
B2. Holding Back the Years
B3. Red Box
B4. No Direction
B5. Picture Book

Credits:
Mick Hucknall – vocals,piano
Fritz McIntyre – keyboards, harmonies
Chris Joyce – drums, percussion
Tony Bowers – bass
Sylvan Richardson – guitar
Tim Kellett – trumpet, harmonies, keyboards