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Portrait (Portrait album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Portrait

| type = studio

| artist = Portrait

| cover = Portrait Album.jpg

| alt =

| released = October 12, 1992

| recorded = 1991–1992

| venue =

| 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

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = All That Matters

| next_year = 1995

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Portrait

| type = studio

| single1 = Here We Go Again!

| single1date = 1992

| single2 = Honey Dip

| single2date = 1993

| single3 = Day By Day

| single3date = 1993

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r56465|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]

}}

Portrait is the debut album of the R&B group Portrait, released in 1992 on Capitol Records.[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r56465|pure_url=yes}} Album Overview] on Allmusic

The album reached number 70 on the Billboard 200 and number 16 on the US Top R&B Albums chart.[http://www.billboard.com/artist/347030/portrait/chart Portrait - Billboard Album Chart history]

Track listing

  • All songs written by Michael Angelo Saulsberry, Eric Kirkland, Philip Johnson and Irving Washington III, except as noted
  1. "Commitment" – 5:23
  2. "Honey Dip" – 4:02
  3. "Here We Go Again!" – 4:27
  4. "You" (Michael Angelo Saulsberry, Eric Kirkland, Philip Johnson, Irving Washington III, Suamana Brown) – 4:53
  5. "Interlude: Passion" – 0:53
  6. "On and On" – 5:31
  7. "Precious Moments" – 4:41
  8. "Down Wit Dat" – 4:41
  9. "Interlude: Snap Along!" – 0:07
  10. "Problems" – 4:57
  11. "Feelings" – 3:59
  12. "Day by Day" – 5:20
  13. "Heartache" – 4:59
  14. "Yours Forever" – 5:29
  15. "Interlude: Why?" (Michael Angelo Saulsberry, Eric Kirkland, Philip Johnson, Irving Washington III, Suamana Brown) – 1:44
  16. "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

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|+ Chart performance for Portrait

! scope="col"| Chart (1993)

! scope="col"| Peak
Opposition

scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite Ryan|page=222}}

| 100

{{album chart|Billboard200|70|artist=Portrait|rowheader=true|access-date=September 6, 2022}}
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|16|artist=Portrait|rowheader=true|access-date=September 6, 2022}}

References

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Category:Portrait (group) albums

Category:1992 debut albums

Category:New jack swing albums

Category:Capitol Records albums