Album d'esordio uscito nel 1985 che conteneva il singolo bomba "Money's too tight (to mention)", arrivato nella top 20 britannica, ma soprattutto al numero 3 della classifica italiana. Cover dei Valentine Brothers, è stato un ottimo primo biglietto da visita della band britannica. L'album "Picture book" contiene altri fortissimi singoli : "Come to my aid", "Holding back the years", tutti brani che hanno portato i Simply Red ad un livello di fama internazionale.
La versione 2008, Collectors edition, viene arricchita dal dvd che contiene la performance del 1986 tenutasi a Montreux ed alcune nuove versioni audio.
Tracklist:
CD:
Come to my aid
Sad old red
Look at you now
Heaven
Jericho
Money's too tight (to mention)
Holding back the years
Open up the red box
No direction
Picture book
Money's too tight (to mention) (the cutback mix)
Come to my aid (survival mix)
Holding back the years (12" extended mix)
Jericho (12" extended mix)
Open up the red box (12" extended mix)
DVD: (Live at Montreux 1986)
Grandma's hands
Sad old red
Open up the red box
The right thing
No direction
I won't give up
Holding back the years
Picture book
Love fire
Jericho
I won't feel bad
Suffer
Infidelity
Money's too tight (to mention)
Come to my aid
Jericho (instrumental)
Heaven
Move on out
Look at you now
La versione 2008, Collectors edition, viene arricchita dal dvd che contiene la performance del 1986 tenutasi a Montreux ed alcune nuove versioni audio.
Tracklist:
CD:
Come to my aid
Sad old red
Look at you now
Heaven
Jericho
Money's too tight (to mention)
Holding back the years
Open up the red box
No direction
Picture book
Money's too tight (to mention) (the cutback mix)
Come to my aid (survival mix)
Holding back the years (12" extended mix)
Jericho (12" extended mix)
Open up the red box (12" extended mix)
DVD: (Live at Montreux 1986)
Grandma's hands
Sad old red
Open up the red box
The right thing
No direction
I won't give up
Holding back the years
Picture book
Love fire
Jericho
I won't feel bad
Suffer
Infidelity
Money's too tight (to mention)
Come to my aid
Jericho (instrumental)
Heaven
Move on out
Look at you now






