A Picture of You (Joe Brown song) explained
| A Picture of You |
| Cover: | A Picture of You.jpeg |
| Alt: | The label of the 1962 vinyl pressing of "A Picture of You" |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Joe Brown |
| A-Side: | A Lay-About's Lament |
| Recorded: | 1962 |
| Studio: | The Workhouse Studio, London |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Length: | 2:20 |
| Label: | Pye |
"A Picture of You" is a song by English entertainer Joe Brown. Written by two members of his backing band, guitarist John Beveridge and bassist Peter Oakman, it was a number 1 UK hit single for Brown in the summer of 1962.[1] Brown recorded his version at Pye Records, and the single was released as Piccadilly 7N 35047.[2]
Although "A Picture of You" is designated as the B-side of "A Lay-About's Lament", it was this song which became the chart hit. The song spent nine weeks in the UK Singles Chart Top 5 (from the week of 14 June 1962 through the week of 9 August 1962) during a nineteen-week chart run. The song was placed thirteenth on the chart of overall single sales for the calendar year 1962 in the UK.[3]
The album A Picture of You, Joe Brown's first, was issued on Pye's budget Golden Guinea label (the records were marketed at the price of one Guinea, or one pound and a shilling) in 1962, and entered the NME album chart at number 10 on 25 August 1962. It stayed in the top ten for the next 15 weeks.[4] The album also included the smaller hits Shine (reached No 33 in the UK singles charts in 1961) and What A Crazy World We're Livin' In (reached number 37 in the UK singles charts in 1962, just prior to A Picture of You).[5]
Charts
Year-end charts
Covers
- The Beatles performed the song on the BBC radio programme Teenager's Turn – Here We Go, broadcast on 15 June 1962.[7] [8]
- In 1963 the song was covered by Johnny and his Cellar Rockers, the first band of the Dutch guitar-player Jan Akkerman.
- In 1970, Jack Wild recorded a version as the 'B' side to his minor hit, "Some Beautiful", from The Jack Wild Album (1970).[9]
- Robert Gordon included the song on his 1980 album Bad Boy.
Notes and References
- Book: Osborne, Roger. 40 Years of NME Charts. 1852837462. Boxtree Ltd. 1992. 115.
- Web site: Joe Brown And The Bruvvers - A Lay-About's Lament. Discogs. April 1962 . 28 November 2018.
- Web site: The 100 Best-Selling Singles of 1962 [in the U.K.]]. sixtiescity.net.
- 30 Years of New Musical Express Album Charts (1993)
- Book: British Hit Singles & Albums. 2005. Guinness World Records Ltd. 978-1-904994-00-8. 84. 18th.
- Book: Osborne. Roger. Dafydd. Rees. Barry. Lazell. Forty Years of "NME" Charts. 1st. 1992. Boxtree Ltd. 1852837462. 115.
- Web site: Joe Brown on ukuleles and George Harrison. https://web.archive.org/web/20131002115238/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturevideo/musicvideo/10348225/Joe-Brown-on-ukuleles-and-George-Harrison.html. dead. 2 October 2013. McCormick. Neil. 2 October 2013. The Daily Telegraph. 28 November 2018.
- Web site: A Picture of You by Joe Brown & The Bruvvers. 1 January 1962. iTunes Store (Apple Inc.). 28 November 2018.
- Web site: Jack Wild - The Jack Wild Album. Discogs. 1970 . 28 November 2018.
