(You Don't Have To) Paint Me a Picture

"(You Don't Have To) Paint Me a Picture"
Single by Gary Lewis & the Playboys
from the album (You Don't Have To) Paint Me a Picture
B-side"Looking for the Stars"
ReleasedSeptember 1966
GenrePop rock
Length2:10
LabelLiberty
Songwriter(s)Roger Tillison, Leon Russell, Snuff Garrett
Producer(s)Snuff Garrett
Gary Lewis & the Playboys singles chronology
"My Heart's Symphony"
(1966) 		"(You Don't Have To) Paint Me a Picture"
(1966) 		"Where Will the Words Come From"
(1966)

"(You Don't Have To) Paint Me a Picture" is a song written by Roger Tillison, Leon Russell, and Snuff Garrett and performed by Gary Lewis & the Playboys. It reached #9 in Canada,[1] #15 on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] and #58 in Australia in 1966. It was featured on their 1966 album, (You Don't Have To) Paint Me a Picture.[3]

The song was produced by Snuff Garrett and arranged by Leon Russell.[4]

References

  1. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 14, 1966" (PDF).
  2. ^ Gary Lewis & the Playboys, "(You Don't Have To) Paint Me a Picture" Chart Positions Retrieved January 15, 2015
  3. ^ Gary Lewis & the Playboys, (You Don't Have To) Paint Me a Picture Retrieved January 15, 2015
  4. ^ Gary Lewis & the Playboys, "(You Don't Have To) Paint Me a Picture" single release Retrieved January 15, 2015
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