Pictures (Katie Melua album)

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Pictures
Pictures cover
Studio album by Katie Melua
Released 1 October 2007 (UK)
Recorded 2006–07
Genre Acoustic, blues, jazz
Length 44:44
Label Dramatico
Producer Mike Batt
Professional reviews
Katie Melua chronology
Piece by Piece
(2005)		 Pictures
(2007)

Pictures is the third album by Georgian-born British jazz and blues singer Katie Melua, and was released on October 1, 2007.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Mary Pickford (Used to Eat Roses)" – 3:12 (Mike Batt)
  2. "All in My Head" – 4:03 (Batt/Katie Melua)
  3. "If the Lights Go Out" – 3:14 (Batt)
  4. "What I Miss About You" – 3:48 (Andrea McEwan/Melua)
  5. "Spellbound" – 3:00 (Melua)
  6. "What It Says on the Tin" – 3:44 (Batt)
  7. "Scary Films" – 4:02 (Batt)
  8. "Perfect Circle" – 4:01 (Molly McQueen/Melua)
  9. "Ghost Town" – 3:31 (Batt/Melua)
  10. "If You Were a Sailboat" – 4:02 (Batt)
  11. "Dirty Dice" – 3:39 (McEwan/Melua)
  12. "In My Secret Life" – 4:23 (Leonard Cohen / Sharon Robinson)

The early iTunes release also includes a bonus track, "Under the Cherry Moon".

[edit] iTunes early release

On September 2, 2007, iTunes begun selling Pictures in many of its locations, including the UK and Australian stores in error, a month before its official release date. Initially, it was unclear if it was in error. However, moderators on Melua's forums had deleted any posts relating to the discussion of the release, and the "tell a friend" link on the iTunes UK store stated the album would be available on September 29, suggesting that it should not have been available. Melua's official website also made no mention of an early iTunes release.

By September 3, 2007, the album was unavailable in the iTunes store with an error message stating the album would be available on 29 September. The album peaked at number 3 in the UK iTunes vocal-genre chart.

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007/2008) Peak
position[2]		 Certification Sales
Australia 63 - 5,000+
Austria 6
Belgium 10 Gold 15,000+
Denmark 2
Finland 20
France 4 33,000+
Germany 2 Platinum 200,000+
Ireland 6
Italy 18
Poland 3 Gold 19,000+
Portugal 9 Gold 10,000+
Netherlands 1 (4 weeks) Platinum 70,000+
New Zealand 27
Norway 2
Sweden 9
Switzerland 1 (2 weeks) 2xPlatinum 30,000+
United Kingdom 2 Platinum 490,000
United World Chart 9 1,500,000
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