Released 1 October 2007 (UK) Length 44:44 | Recorded 2006–07 Release date 1 October 2007 | |
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Nominations Echo Award for Best International Rock/Pop Female Artist Similar Katie Melua albums, Reggae albums | ||
Pictures is the third album by British-Georgian jazz and blues singer Katie Melua, and was released on 1 October 2007. It was released in the USA on May 5, 2009, with a different album cover.
Contents
Katie melua usa pictures introduction
Variants
The iTunes release includes a bonus track, "Under the Cherry Moon".
The Japanese release also contains extra tracks, "When You Taught Me How to Dance" and "Closest Thing to Crazy (acoustic version)".
In the United States, the Target store release had four extra live tracks:
- "The Closest Thing to Crazy"
- "Nine Million Bicycles"
- "Piece by Piece"
- "Thank You, Stars"
iTunes early release
On 2 September 2007, iTunes began selling Pictures in many of its locations, including the UK and Australian stores in error, a month before its official release date. Initially, it was unclear if it was in error. However, moderators on Melua's forums had deleted any posts relating to the discussion of the release, and the "tell a friend" link on the UK iTunes Store stated the album would be available on 29 September, suggesting that it should not have been available. Melua's official website also made no mention of an early iTunes release.
By 3 September 2007 the album was unavailable in the iTunes Store, with an error message stating the album would be available on 29 September. The album peaked at number 3 in the UK iTunes vocal-genre chart.
Chart performance
In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at #2 with 53,878 copies sold in its first week.
Songs
1Mary Pickford3:12
2It's All in My Head4:04
3If the Lights Go Out3:15