Picture This (Huey Lewis and the News album)

The band produced the album themselves, incorporating a mix of original material and selected covers. They maintained a long-standing creative connection with producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who had previously worked with Huey Lewis during his tenure in the band Clover—a group that also featured News member Sean Hopper. Lange contributed the track "Do You Believe in Love", which was released as the album's lead single and became the band's breakthrough success, reaching the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100. Other singles included "Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do", which reached the top 40, and "Workin' for a Livin'", which peaked at number 41.

The album further highlighted the band's musical influences through several covers. They recorded a version of Phil Lynott's "Tattoo (Giving It All Up for Love)", a nod to a long-time collaborator; Lewis had previously played harmonica on Lynott's solo albums and Thin Lizzy’s Live and Dangerous. The band also included a 1957 cover of The Hollywood Flames' "Buzz Buzz Buzz".

Creative inspiration for the original track "The Only One" was drawn from Lewis's personal life. The song was based on a former junior high school classmate who met a tragic end. Lewis noted that the character "Janey" was inspired by the classmate's girlfriend; though her name was altered, Lewis stated he does not know her true fate following the classmate's death.^[6]

Huey Lewis and the News

• Huey Lewis – vocals and blues harp
• Chris Hayes – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Johnny Colla – saxophone, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Mario Cipollina – bass, backing vocals
• Bill Gibson – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Sean Hopper – keyboards, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Tower of Power – brass

Production

• Huey Lewis and the News – producers
• Bob Brown – executive producer
• Jim Gaines – recording engineer
• Maureen Droney – assistant engineer
• Mark Deadman – sound engineer
• Bob Clearmountain – mixing at The Power Station (New York, NY).
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
• Janet Levinson – art direction
• Hugh Brown – photography
• Norman Moore – logo

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