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Studio album by Katie Melua
Released 1 October 2007
Genre
Easy listeningbluesjazzreggae
Length 44:44
Label Dramatico
Producer Mike Batt
Katie Melua chronology
Piece by Piece
(2005) Pictures
(2007) The Katie Melua Collection
(2008)

Pictures is the third studio album by British singer Katie Melua. It was released by Dramatico on 1 October 2007 in the United Kingdom and subsequently issued in international markets, including the United States on 5 May 2009, where it was released with an alternate cover design. Initially announced as, at least temporarily, the final album in her collaboration with lead writer and producer Mike Batt, it features songwriting contributions from Molly McQueen and Andrea McEwan, as well as a cover of Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson`s `In My Secret Life` and Prince`s `Under the Cherry Moon.`

The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised Melua`s songwriting and vocal performances, while some criticized Mike Batt`s lyrical contributions. Pictures was a major commercial success, reaching number one in the Netherlands and Switzerland and peaking within the top ten in numerous European countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, and France. It earned multiple platinum certifications across Europe and was certified Platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for shipments of over one million copies across the continent.

Background
Pictures, Melua`s third album, was initially announced to be, at least temporarily, the last of her albums in collaboration with Mike Batt as lead writer and producer.[1] The album features contributions from several songwriters, including Melua`s friend Molly McQueen, the former frontwoman of The Faders, who co-wrote `Perfect Circle`. Melua also collaborated with Andrea McEwan, who wrote the lyrics for `What I Miss About You` and `Dirty Dice`.[2] The album includes a cover version of `In My Secret Life`, originally written by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson. Discussing the song, Melua stated that it resonated with her because it explores the contrast between people`s ideals and the realities of everyday life, noting that `we all have great ideals but in reality we end up conforming, following everyone else.`[3]

Pictures track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. `Mary Pickford` Mike Batt 3:12
2. `It`s All in My Head`
BattKatie Melua
4:03
3. `If the Lights Go Out` Batt 3:14
4. `What I Miss About You`
Andrea McEwanMelua
3:48
5. `Spellbound` Melua 3:00
6. `What It Says on the Tin` Batt 3:44
7. `Scary Films` Batt 4:02
8. `Perfect Circle`
Molly McQueenMelua
4:01
9. `Ghost Town`
BattMelua
3:31
10. `If You Were a Sailboat` Batt 4:02
11. `Dirty Dice`
McEwanMelua
3:39
12. `In My Secret Life`
Leonard CohenSharon Robinson
4:23
Total length: 44:44