Picture Perfect Morning

''Picture Perfect Morning'' is the solo debut album by American singer-songwriter Edie Brickell, released in 1994. 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."

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
* 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

References

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Edie Brickell albums
1994 debut albums
Geffen Records albums
Albums produced by Roy Halee
Albums produced by Paul Simon
Albums produced by David Bromberg