| Pictures for Pleasure | ||||
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| Studio album by Charlie Sexton | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
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| Length | 40:46 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Keith Forsey | |||
| Charlie Sexton chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   |
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 musician who had already secured a reputation as a skilled guitarist.
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. The song "Beat's So Lonely" was featured in the 1987 film Some Kind of Wonderful, which was written and produced by Hughes.
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."
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) | 26 |
| US Billboard 200 | 15 |
References
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Charlie Sexton: Pictures for Pleasure". Allmusic. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- Bart Bull (May 1986). "Go, Charlie, Go". Spin Magazine.
- Ahsan, Sadaf (21 January 2016). "Toronto's Gladstone Hotel recreates Ferris Bueller's bedroom". National Post. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- "Album Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. 9 November 1985. p. 10. Retrieved 8 December 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.