Let the Picture Paint Itself explained

Let the Picture Paint Itself
Type:studio
Artist:Rodney Crowell
Cover:Let the Picture Paint Itself.jpg
Released:1994
Genre:Country
Length:37:52
Label:MCA
Producer:Tony Brown
Rodney Crowell
Chronology:Rodney Crowell
Prev Title:Greatest Hits
Prev Year:1993
Year:1994
Next Title:Jewel of the South
Next Year:1995

Let the Picture Paint Itself is an album by the American musician Rodney Crowell, released in 1994 by MCA Records.[1] [2] His first release for that label, it failed to chart on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The songs "Let the Picture Paint Itself", "Big Heart" and "I Don't Fall in Love So Easy" were released as singles but did not chart successfully.

Critical reception

Entertainment Weekly wrote: "With the country scene overcrowded with Stetson-wearing cartoon figures, Picture is refreshing for its honesty and intelligence, a glorious example of a master returning to form."

Track listing

All songs composed by Rodney Crowell except when noted

  1. "Let the Picture Paint Itself" - 4:07
  2. "Give My Heart a Rest" - 3:32
  3. "Stuff That Works" (Guy Clark, Crowell) - 4:03
  4. "Big Heart" - 3:40
  5. "Loving You Makes Me Strong" - 3:42
  6. "The Best Years of Our Lives" - 2:40
  7. "I Don't Fall in Love So Easy" - 3:49
  8. "That Ol' Door" - 4:30
  9. "The Rose of Memphis" (Clark, Crowell) - 3:39
  10. "Once in a While" (Crowell, John Leventhal) - 4:10

Personnel

Singles

YearSingleUS
Country		CAN
Country
1994"Let the Picture Paint Itself"6050
"Big Heart"7570
"Let's Make Trouble"--

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rodney Crowell Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
  2. Web site: Texas Music. Rick. Koster. May 8, 2000. Macmillan. Google Books.

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