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Picture This (Wet Wet Wet album)

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.

Picture This
Studio album by
Wet Wet Wet
Released10 April 1995
Recorded1994–1995
Genre
Length45:05
LabelMercury
ProducerWet Wet Wet
Wet Wet Wet chronology
End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits
(1993) 		Picture This
(1995) 		10
(1997)
Singles from Picture This
  1. "Love Is All Around"
    Released: 10 April 1994 (1994-04-10)
  2. "Julia Says"
    Released: 13 March 1995
  3. "Don't Want to Forgive Me Now"
    Released: 5 June 1995
  4. "Somewhere Somehow"
    Released: 18 September 1995
  5. "She's All on My Mind"
    Released: 20 November 1995
  6. "Morning"
    Released: 18 March 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
NME6/10[6]

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.TitleLength
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
Picture This — Australian Special Edition Bonus Disc - All Around and in the Crowd
No.TitleLength
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
Picture This — 2015 Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc - B-Sides, Rarities & Demos
No.TitleLength
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 performance for Picture This
Chart (1995) Peak
position
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

Certifications for Picture This
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Europe (IFPI)[21] Platinum 1,000,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] 3× Platinum 900,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Wet Wet Wet tweet their thanks to Carlisle". ITV News. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Wet Wet Wet". Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  4. ^ Mawer, Sharon. "Wet Wet Wet – Popped in Souled Out". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  5. ^ AllMusic review
  6. ^ Lewis, Angela (8 April 1995). "Long Play". NME. p. 55. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Wet Wet Wet: Picture This - The Big Picture". Discogs. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Wet Wet Wet Tour Statistics: Picture This - The Big Picture". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  9. ^ CD Liner Notes: Picture This, 1995 Mercury Records Ltd. (London)
  10. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Wet Wet Wet – Picture This". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Wet Wet Wet – Picture This" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Wet Wet Wet – Picture This" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – Wet Wet Wet – Picture This" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Wet Wet Wet – Picture This" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Wet Wet Wet – Picture This" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Charts.nz – Wet Wet Wet – Picture This". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Wet Wet Wet – Picture This". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Wet Wet Wet – Picture This". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Wet Wet Wet – Picture This". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  20. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  21. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1996". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  22. ^ "British album certifications – Wet Wet Wet – Picture This". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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