Pictures for Pleasure
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| Released | 1985 | |||
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| Length | 40:46 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Keith Forsey | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Pictures for Pleasure is the first studio album released by singer/guitarist Charlie Sexton in 1985. The album was the first solo effort by the then 16-year-old Austin-based musician, who had already secured a reputation as a skilled guitarist.[2]
Pictures for Pleasure combines Sexton's blues rock roots and the more commercially acceptable new wave genre. The album produced the Billboard Hot 100 #17 hit "Beat's So Lonely".
A poster reproducing the album cover appears on the wall of Ferris Bueller's bedroom in the 1986 John Hughes film Ferris Bueller's Day Off.[3] The song "Beat's So Lonely" was featured in the 1987 film Some Kind of Wonderful, which was written and produced by Hughes.
Critical reception
Cash Box magazine said "With a rich and roaring vocal typical of Forsey's production, as well as some stinging guitar leads, Charlie Sexton is definitely a musician/performer to be reckoned with. Though still in his teens, the sound is fully mature and Sexton is primed for teen star status."[4]
Track listing
- "Impressed" (Steve Krikorian, Robert Wilson) – 4:19
- "Beat's So Lonely" (Keith Forsey, Sexton) – 5:10
- "Restless" (Sexton, Andrew Williams)– 4:57
- "Hold Me" (Little Jack Little, David Oppenheim, Ira Schuster) – 4:27
- "Pictures for Pleasure" (Nigel Harrison, Sexton) – 4:56
- "Tell Me" (Sexton) – 4:11
- "Attractions" (Sexton) – 4:27
- "You Don't Belong Here" (Steve Krikorian) – 4:52
- "Space" (Mike Chapman, Holly Knight) – 3:27
Personnel
- Charlie Sexton - bass, guitar, piano, keyboards, programming, vocals
- Merchant Bankers - backing vocals
- Arthur Barrow - bass, keyboards, programming
- Dave Concors - engineer
- Keith Forsey - programming, producer
- Mick Guzauski - engineer
- Steve Schiff - guitar
- Alex Martinez - drums, groupie
- Scott Wilk - keyboards
- Richie Zito - guitar
- Michael Frondelli - mixing
Charts
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 26 |
| US Billboard 200[6] | 15 |
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Charlie Sexton: Pictures for Pleasure". Allmusic. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
- ^ Bart Bull (May 1986). "Go, Charlie, Go". Spin Magazine.
- ^ Ahsan, Sadaf (January 21, 2016). "Toronto's Gladstone Hotel recreates Ferris Bueller's bedroom". National Post. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Album Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. November 9, 1985. p. 10. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 269. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Charlie Sexton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2022.