Picture This (album)

Picture This
Studio album by Huey Lewis & the News
Released	April 2, 1982
Recorded	September 1981 - February 1982, Electric Lady Studios, New York, Avatar Studios, New York, Automat, San Francisco
Genre	Rock
Length	33:54
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Huey Lewis Mutt Lange Bob Brown Huey Lewis & the News
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Huey Lewis & the News chronology
Huey Lewis & the News (1980) Picture This (1982) Sports (1983)

Picture This is the second album by American rock band Huey Lewis & the News, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). The album brought the band their first top 10 hit, "Do You Believe In Love." It also remained on the Billboard Music Charts for 35 weeks and peaked at #13. "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 actually 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.

Background

Had they just tried to capture some kind of live sound with their first album - doing only two or three session takes of every song, they changed production of their second album Picture This totally. This time they produced the album themselves along with ex Clover producer Mutt Lange, and manager Bob Brown, they had took the time to do it. They also accepted outside tunes because they knew they had to have a hit record to make it. One of these tunes was "Do You Believe In Love" written by Robert John Lange, ex Clover producer. Although "Do You Believe In Love" was what Huey later would call 'a deal with the devil' (because it was pure pop), it turned out to be their first hit single reaching the top ten of the Billboard single charts. The follow-up single "Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do" managed to reach the top forty.

Track listing

1. "Change Of Heart" (Hayes, Lewis) - 3:41
2. "Tell Me A Little Lie" (Colla, Lewis) - 3:42
3. "Tattoo (Giving It All Up For Your Love)" (Lynott) - 3:11
4. "Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do" (Duke) - 3:44
5. "Workin' For A Livin'" (Hayes, Lewis) - 2:36
6. "Do You Believe In Love" (Lange) - 3:30
7. "Is It Me" (Hayes, Hopper, Lewis) - 3:01
8. "Whatever Happened To True Love" (Colla, Lewis) - 3:14
9. "The Only One" (Colla, Lewis, Gibson) - 4:46
10. "Buzz Buzz Buzz" (Byrd, Gray) - 2:29

Personnel

Huey Lewis & the News

• Huey Lewis - harmonica, vocals
• Chris Hayes - guitar, vocals
• Johnny Colla - guitar, saxophone, vocals
• Mario Cipollina - bass, double bass, vocals
• Bill Gibson - drums, percussion, vocals
• Sean Hopper - keyboards, vocals

Additional personnel

• Tower of Power - horns
• The Friggenheimer 451

Production

• Producers:Huey Lewis & the News
• Executive producer: Bob Brown
• Engineer: Jim Gaines
• Mixing: Bob Clearmountain
• Mastering: Bob Ludwig
• Art direction: Janet Levinson
• Photography: Hugh Brown
• Logo: Norman Moore

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)