Portrait (Portrait album)
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Released | October 12, 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1991–1992 | |||
Studio | Aire L.A. Elumba Recording Larrabee West One Up Studio Trax Recording (Los Angeles, California) | |||
Genre | R&B, new jack swing | |||
Length | 66:31 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Portrait | |||
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Portrait is the debut album of the R&B group Portrait, released in 1992 on Capitol Records.[2]
The album reached number 70 on the Billboard 200 and number 16 on the US Top R&B Albums chart.[3]
Track listing
- All songs written by Michael Angelo Saulsberry, Eric Kirkland, Philip Johnson and Irving Washington III, except as noted
- "Commitment" – 5:23
- "Honey Dip" – 4:02
- "Here We Go Again!" – 4:27
- "You" (Michael Angelo Saulsberry, Eric Kirkland, Philip Johnson, Irving Washington III, Suamana Brown) – 4:53
- "Interlude: Passion" – 0:53
- "On and On" – 5:31
- "Precious Moments" – 4:41
- "Down Wit Dat" – 4:41
- "Interlude: Snap Along!" – 0:07
- "Problems" – 4:57
- "Feelings" – 3:59
- "Day by Day" – 5:20
- "Heartache" – 4:59
- "Yours Forever" – 5:29
- "Interlude: Why?" (Michael Angelo Saulsberry, Eric Kirkland, Philip Johnson, Irving Washington III, Suamana Brown) – 1:44
- "Here We Go Again!" (Extended Remix) – 5:24
Personnel
- Michael Angelo Saulsberry – producer, writer, all instruments and vocal arrangement
- Eric Kirkland – writer, vocal arrangement and drum programming
- Sekou Bunch – bass guitar
- Irving Washington III – writer, vocals, vocal arrangement
- Phillip Johnson – writer, vocals
- Thomas Organ – lead guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
- Curtis Bushey – lead guitar
- Ray Brown – trumpet
- Gerald Albright – saxophone
- Bret Bouldin – rap
- Portrait, The Jets, Carolyn Griffey, Tiara LeMacks, Suamana Brown, Dajhi McBeth, E-Luv, M. "Bay" Botiz, Ken "Wolfie" Washington – background vocals
- Gregg Barrett, Fil Brown, Vincent Cirilli, Jon Guggenheim, Donnell Sullivan – recording engineer
- Dave Way, Anthony Jefferies, Donnell Sullivan, Craig Burbidge – mixing
- Ron McMaster, Eddy Schreyer – mastering
- Scott Folks, Joy Bailey – executive producer
- David Roth – photography
- Tommy Steele – art direction
- Bill Burks – design
Charts
Chart (1993) | Peak pposition |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 100 |
US Billboard 200[5] | 70 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] | 16 |
References
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Album Overview on Allmusic
- ^ Portrait - Billboard Album Chart history
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 222.
- ^ "Portrait Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- ^ "Portrait Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2022.