Picture This (Huey Lewis and the News album)

Picture This
Studio album by Huey Lewis and the News
Released January 29, 1982
Recorded September–November 1981, The Automatt, San Francisco
Genre Rock
Length 33:54
Label Chrysalis
Producer Huey Lewis and the News
Bob Brown
Huey Lewis and the News chronology
Huey Lewis and the News
(1980)		 Picture This
(1982)		 Sports
(1983)
Singles from Picture This
  1. "Do You Believe in Love"
    Released: January 22, 1982
  2. "Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do"
    Released: 1982
  3. "Workin' for a Livin'"
    Released: July 23, 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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 13.

Background

The 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 turned out to be their first hit single, reaching the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. A video for the single was also produced. 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'", just missed the Top 40, peaking at number 41.

"Giving It All Up for Love" is a cover of a Phil Lynott song. Lynott was best known as the singer and bassist for the hard rock group Thin Lizzy, and Huey Lewis 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 the 1950s by The Hollywood Flames.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Change of Heart"  Chris Hayes, Huey Lewis 3:41
2. "Tell Me a Little Lie"  Johnny Colla, H. Lewis 3:42
3. "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'"  C. Hayes, H. Lewis 2:36
6. "Do You Believe in Love"  Robert John "Mutt" Lange 3:30
7. "Is It Me"  C. Hayes, Sean Hopper, H. Lewis 3:01
8. "Whatever Happened to True Love"  J. Colla, H. Lewis 3:14
9. "The Only One"  J. Colla, H. Lewis, Bill Gibson 4:46
10. "Buzz Buzz Buzz"  Robert Byrd, John Gray 2:29

Personnel

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 75
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape 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

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[2] Gold 500,000^

References

  1. ↑ Picture This - Review, Allmusic.com
  2. ↑ "American album certifications – Huey Lewis and the News – Picture This". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 July 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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