Picture This
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Album Summary
Picture This was laid down and released by Huey Lewis & The News on Chrysalis Records in 1982, riding the momentum of the band's early buzz and hungry-crowd energy. Produced by the band themselves alongside producer Marc Shapiro, the record captured something real and alive — that raw, horn-driven new wave rock punch that was blasting out of club speakers and into the hearts of anyone who heard it. Huey Lewis and his crew were not yet household names when this thing dropped, but Picture This made it clear that something special was brewing in San Francisco, and the music world was about to take notice.
Reception
- Picture This reached number 43 on the Billboard 200, a respectable showing for a band still building its audience and proving its staying power.
- The album's lead single 'Do You Believe In Love' was the breakthrough moment, climbing all the way to number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and putting Huey Lewis & The News on rock radio maps coast to coast.
- Picture This established the band as a genuine commercial force in early 1980s rock radio, cementing a fanbase that would only grow larger with each passing year.
Significance
- Picture This represents the band in their hungry, pre-superstardom phase — a new wave and pop-rock outfit with something raw to prove, before the arena-filling juggernaut of the mid-1980s took hold.
- The album showcases the infectious horn-driven sound and tight ensemble playing that would become the unmistakable signature of Huey Lewis & The News, separating them from the pack in an era crowded with contenders.
- As the second studio album from the group, Picture This served as the essential bridge between their debut and the platinum dominance that followed, making it a vital chapter in understanding how this band found its voice.
Tracklist
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A1 Change Of Heart —
3:49
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A2 Tell Me A Little Lie —
4:08
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A3 Giving It All Up For Love —
3:11
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A4 Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do —
3:44
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A5 Workin For A Livin —
2:36
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B1 Do You Believe In Love —
3:30
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B2 Is It Me —
3:08
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B3 Whatever Happened To True Love —
3:17
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B4 The Only One —
4:50
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B5 Buzz Buzz Buzz —
2:29
Artist Details
Huey Lewis & The News came blazing out of San Francisco in 1980, blending rock, R&B, and good old-fashioned soul into a sound so crisp and catchy it felt like a party you never wanted to leave. Led by the magnetic Huey Lewis alongside a tight, road-seasoned band, they rode the MTV wave of the early 80s straight to the top of the charts with smash albums like Sports and Fore!, cementing themselves as the working man's rock band of their generation. Their contribution to the Back to the Future soundtrack with The Power of Love became one of the most iconic songs of the decade, locking Huey Lewis & The News into the cultural fabric of 1980s America forever.
