Picture Perfect Morning Explained
Picture Perfect Morning is the solo debut album by American singer-songwriter Edie Brickell, released in 1994.[1] [2] The video for "Good Times" was among the multimedia samples included on Microsoft’s Windows 95 Companion CD-ROM.
Critical reception
The Washington Post concluded that "the music is severely compromised ... by Brickell's singsong delivery and her apparent inability to convey anything more compelling than a pervasive sense of ennui... Though she sings of good times and hard times, pleasure and pain, her emotional input is every bit as modest as her vocal range."[3]
Track listing
All tracks written by Edie Brickell.
- "Tomorrow Comes" – 3:56
- "Green" – 3:21
- "When the Lights Go Down" – 3:48
- "Good Times" – 3:09
- "Another Woman's Dream" – 2:45
- "Stay Awhile" – 4:35
- "Hard Times" – 3:41
- "Olivia" – 3:43
- "In the Bath" – 2:43
- "Picture Perfect Morning" – 3:20
- "Lost in the Moment" – 6:03
Personnel
- Edie Brickell – vocals, acoustic guitar (1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11)
- Art Neville – organ (1), keyboards (4), electric piano (5)
- Leon Pendarvis – synthesizers (2)
- Dr. John – acoustic piano (6), synthesizers (10)
- Joel Diamond – organ (6)
- Michael Bearden – synthesizers (7)
- Steve Riley – accordion (10)
- Bill Dillon – electric guitar (1-5, 7, 8, 9, 11)
- Brian Stoltz – electric guitar (1, 4, 5)
- John Leventhal – acoustic guitar (2), electric guitar (7, 11)
- Paul Simon – acoustic guitar (2, 3, 10)
- Kenny Withrow – electric guitar (3, 7, 8, 9)
- David Bromberg – slide guitar (6)
- Larry Campbell – pedal steel guitar (2, 6), violin (2)
- Jerry Douglas – dobro (6)
- Nelson González – tres (8)
- Tony Hall – bass (1, 4, 5)
- Butch Amiot – bass (2, 6)
- Brad Houser – bass (3, 9)
- Bakithi Kumalo – bass (7, 8, 10, 11)
- Willie Green – drums (1, 4, 5)
- Shawn Pelton – drums (3, 7-11)
- Richard Crooks – drums (6)
- Cyril Neville – percussion (1)
- Cyro Baptista – percussion (2)
- Mingo Araújo – percussion (3)
- Errol "Crusher" Bennett – percussion (5)
- Madeleine Yayodele Nelson – chakeire (5), backing vocals (5)
- Bashiri Johnson – congas (7), percussion (9, 11)
- Dave Samuels – vibraphone (7)
- John Bush – triangle (9)
- Skip La Plante – percussion (10)
- Herb Besson – trombone (6)
- Michael Davis – trombone (6)
- Keith O'Quinn – trombone (6)
- James Pugh – trombone (6)
- Michael Brecker – EWI (9)
- The Dixie Cups – backing vocals (1)
- Charles Elam III – backing vocals (4)
- Terrance Manuel – backing vocals (4)
- Earl Smith Jr. – backing vocals (4)
- Barry White – spoken voice (4)
- Phyllis Bethel – backing vocals (5)
- Victor Cook – backing vocals (7)
- Dennis King – backing vocals (7)
- Maurice Lauchner – backing vocals (7)
- Vivian Cherry – backing vocals (11)
Production
- Paul Simon – producer
- Roy Halee – producer, engineer
- Andy Smith – second engineer
- Malcolm Burn – recording (1, 4, 5)
- Roger Branch – recording assistant (1, 4, 5)
- David Bromberg – bass and violin recording (2), co-producer (6)
- Dave Wittman – bass and violin recording assistant (2)
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Tom Zutaut – A&R
- Jimmy Corona – session coordinator
- Marc Silag – session coordinator
- Dolores Lusitana – project coordinator
- Leslie Horan Smith – painting
- Michael Halsband – photography
- Vaughn Hazell – back cover photography
- Kevin Mazur – photography (Edie and Roy Halee)
Studios
Charts
Notes and References
- Book: Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll . 2001 . Touchstone . 113.
- Picture Perfect Morning by Edie Brickell . People . Aug 22, 1994 . 42 . 8 . 18.
- News: Joyce . Mike . A Very Little Bit of Soul . The Washington Post . 24 Aug 1994 . B7.
- Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. pdf. 41.
- Web site: Edie Brickell . Billboard . 19 June 2024.
