Painted Picture

"Painted Picture"
Single by Commodores
from the album All the Great Hits
B-side	"Reach High (Instrumental)"
Released	1982
Genre	R&B
Label	Motown
Songwriter(s)	Harold Hudson, Walter Orange
Producer(s)	The Commodores, James Anthony Carmichael
Commodores singles chronology
"Lucy" (1982) "Painted Picture" (1982) "Reach High" (1983)

"Painted Picture" is a single by the Commodores released in 1982 by Motown Records. The song peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart. ^{[1] [2]}

Critical reception

RPM in their review of All the Great Hits , described "Painted Picture" as a "danceable, funkier than usual track". ^[3]

Dave Marsh of Rolling Stone , in his review of the parent album, described "Painted Picture" as one of "the most funk-oriented (tracks) the Commodores have offered in awhile." ^[4]

Sampling

"Painted Picture" was sampled on "Dollars Make Sense" by Warren G featuring Kurupt and Crucial Conflict from the 1999 album I Want It All . ^[5]

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 [2]	70
US Hot Soul Singles ( Billboard ) [2]	19

References

1. The Commodores: Painted Picture. Motown Records. 1982.
2. Withburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (6 ed.). New York City: Watson-Guptill. p.  57. ISBN   0-8230-7632-6.
3. "Commodores: All The Great Hits" (PDF). RPM. December 4, 1982. p. 12 – via worldradiohistory.com.
4. Marsh, Dave (January 7, 1983). "Commodores: "All The Great Hits"". Charlotte Observer . Rolling Stone. p. 44 – via newsbank.com.
5. "Le sample de 'Warren g feat. kurupt and crucial conflict' [Dollars make sense]". www.du-bruit.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.