Picture This (Wet Wet Wet album)
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Released | 10 April 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1994–1995 | |||
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Length | 45:05 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Producer | Wet Wet Wet | |||
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Singles from Picture This | ||||
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Source | Rating |
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NME | 6/10[6] |
Picture This is the fourth studio album released by Scottish pop rock quartet Wet Wet Wet. Released on 10 April 1995, the album was the band's first studio release since the release of their long-running Number #1 single, "Love Is All Around". As well as featuring the aforementioned track, the album spawned five further singles: "Julia Says", "Don't Want to Forgive Me Now", "Somewhere Somehow", "She's All on My Mind" and "Morning". The album peaked at #1 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming one of the band's bestselling releases to date.
In 2015, to mark twenty years of the album's release, a souvenir edition, The Big Picture, was made available, in the form of a double disc deluxe edition and a box set containing three discs and a DVD, entitled All Around and in the Crowd, containing a concert filmed at Wembley Arena on 30 July 1995, plus six promotional videos and five performances from Top of the Pops between 1994 and 1996.[7] The band also embarked on a 2016 tour in honour of the album, playing seven of the twelve tracks featured on the record.[8]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Clark/Cunningham/Mitchell/Pellow, except She Might Never Know lyrics by Chris Difford and Love Is All Around by Reg Presley.[9]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Julia Says" | 4:09 |
2. | "After the Love Goes" | 3:50 |
3. | "Somewhere Somehow" | 3:51 |
4. | "Gypsy Girl" | 2:11 |
5. | "Don't Want to Forgive Me Now" | 2:55 |
6. | "She Might Never Know" | 4:44 |
7. | "Someone Like You" | 3:48 |
8. | "Love is My Shepherd" | 3:23 |
9. | "She's All on My Mind" | 3:55 |
10. | "Morning" | 4:08 |
11. | "Home Tonight" | 4:07 |
12. | "Love Is All Around" | 4:04 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Roll 'Um Easy" (Live) | 3:14 |
2. | "Celebration" (Live) | 3:49 |
3. | "Gypsy Girl" (Live) | 2:56 |
4. | "All You Need Is Love" (Live) | 5:36 |
5. | "She Might Never Know" (Live) | 4:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Can Give You Everything" (7" Arthur Baker House Remix) | 4:24 |
2. | "Morning" (Youth 1995 Remix) | 3:58 |
3. | "Dixie" | 3:19 |
4. | "Ain’t No Stoppin’ / Le Freak" (Live From Wembley Arena, 11 December 1993) | 5:39 |
5. | "Is This Love" (Live From Wembley Arena, 11 December 1993) | 5:19 |
6. | "Roll ‘Um Easy" (Live From The London Arena, June 1995) | 3:08 |
7. | "Celebration" (Live From Wembley Arena, June 1995) | 3:49 |
8. | "Somewhere Somehow" (Live From Glasgow SECC, July 1995) | 4:17 |
9. | "She Might Never Know" (Live From Sheffield Arena, June 1995) | 3:56 |
10. | "All You Need Is Love" (Live From Glasgow SECC, July 1995) | 5:36 |
11. | "She’s All on My Mind" (Live From Newcastle Arena, December 1995) | 5:43 |
12. | "Julia Says" (Live From Jakarta Plenary Hall, 4 October 1995) | 4:08 |
13. | "Goodnight Girl" (Live From Melbourne The Carousel, 25 September 1994) | 4:25 |
14. | "Home Tonight" (Demo Version) | 3:07 |
15. | "Gypsy Girl" (Demo Version) | 2:16 |
16. | "After the Love Goes" (Demo Version) | 4:30 |
17. | "Morning" (Demo Version 1) | 3:31 |
18. | "Morning" (Demo Version 2) | 4:08 |
Charts
[edit]Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] | 22 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] | 1 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] | 18 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] | 19 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] | 4 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] | 6 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] | 12 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17] | 6 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] | 25 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] | 8 |
UK Albums (OCC)[20] | 1 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Europe (IFPI)[21] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] | 3× Platinum | 900,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Wet Wet Wet: "We're all coming up to 50 now and no-one's died!"". Cambridge News. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Wet Wet Wet tweet their thanks to Carlisle". ITV News. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Wet Wet Wet". Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
- ^ Mawer, Sharon. "Wet Wet Wet – Popped in Souled Out". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Lewis, Angela (8 April 1995). "Long Play". NME. p. 55. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Wet Wet Wet: Picture This - The Big Picture". Discogs. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Wet Wet Wet Tour Statistics: Picture This - The Big Picture". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ CD Liner Notes: Picture This, 1995 Mercury Records Ltd. (London)
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Wet Wet Wet – Picture This". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Wet Wet Wet – Picture This" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Wet Wet Wet – Picture This" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Wet Wet Wet – Picture This" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Wet Wet Wet – Picture This" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Wet Wet Wet – Picture This" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Wet Wet Wet – Picture This". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Wet Wet Wet – Picture This". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Wet Wet Wet – Picture This". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Wet Wet Wet – Picture This". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1996". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "British album certifications – Wet Wet Wet – Picture This". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 October 2022.