Simply Red - Picture Book is the debut album by British pop group Simply Red , released in October 1985. It contains the #1 single "Holding Back The Years ", the band's most successful single.The album is included in Robert Dimery's 1001 albums you must hear before you die . The album helped Simply Red earn a 1987 Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. "Holding Back The Years" was also nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals.