Pictures for Pleasure

Pictures for Pleasure is the first studio album released by singer/guitarist Charlie Sexton in 1985. The album was the first solo effort by the then 16-year-old musician who had already secured a reputation as a skilled guitarist.

Pictures for Pleasure
Studio album by
Released1985
GenreRock, new wave
Length40:46
LabelMCA
ProducerKeith Forsey
Charlie Sexton chronology
Pictures for Pleasure
(1985)
Charlie Sexton
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic

Pictures for Pleasure can best be described as a combination between Sexton's blues rock roots and the more commercially acceptable new wave genre. The album produced the Billboard Hot 100 #17 hit "Beat's So Lonely". The song was featured in the John Hughes film Some Kind of Wonderful.

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