# 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

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
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

| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
| Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) | 59 |
| The Billboard 200 | 68 |