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.

1. "Tomorrow Comes" – 3:56
2. "Green" – 3:21
3. "When the Lights Go Down" – 3:48
4. "Good Times" – 3:09
5. "Another Woman's Dream" – 2:45
6. "Stay Awhile" – 4:35
7. "Hard Times" – 3:41
8. "Olivia" – 3:43
9. "In the Bath" – 2:43
10. "Picture Perfect Morning" – 3:20
11. "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

• Engineered at The Hit Factory (New York City, New York).
• Recorded at Electric Lady Studios (New York City, New York) and Sea-Saint Studio (New Orleans, Louisiana).
• Mastered at Masterdisk (New York City, New York).

Charts

Notes and References

1. Book: Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll . 2001 . Touchstone . 113.
2. Picture Perfect Morning by Edie Brickell . People . Aug 22, 1994 . 42 . 8 . 18.
3. News: Joyce . Mike . A Very Little Bit of Soul . The Washington Post . 24 Aug 1994 . B7.
4. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. pdf. 41.
5. Edie Brickell . Billboard . 19 June 2024.