Portrait (Portrait album)

Portrait is the debut album of the R&B group Portrait, released in 1992 on Capitol Records.[2]

Portrait
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 12, 1992
Recorded1991–1992
StudioAire L.A.
Elumba Recording
Larrabee West
One Up Studio
Trax Recording
(Los Angeles, California)
GenreR&B, new jack swing
Length66:31
LabelCapitol
ProducerPortrait
Portrait chronology
Portrait
(1992)
All That Matters
(1995)
Singles from Portrait
  1. "Here We Go Again!"
    Released: 1992
  2. "Honey Dip"
    Released: 1993
  3. "Day By Day"
    Released: 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The album reached number 70 on the Billboard 200 and number 16 on the US Top R&B Albums chart.[3]

Track listing

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  • 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

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  • 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
Chart (1993) Peak
Opposition
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 100
US Billboard 200[5] 70
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 16

References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Album Overview on Allmusic
  3. ^ Portrait - Billboard Album Chart history
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 222.
  5. ^ "Portrait Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "Portrait Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2022.