Simply Red – Picture Book

Picture Book is the debut album by British pop and soul group Simply Red, released in October 1985. It contains the US number-one single “Holding Back the Years”, and covers of The Valentine Brothers’ “Money’s Too Tight (to Mention)” and Talking Heads’ “Heaven”. Three more singles were released from the album: “Come to My Aid”, “Jericho”, and “Open Up the Red Box”.

The album helped Simply Red earn a 1987 Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. “Holding Back the Years” was also nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals.

A special version of the album was released on the then new Compact Disc + Graphics, or CD+G format which when played on a suitable CD player, 4 bit raster graphic images, text and animations would also be displayed on a connected TV screen.

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