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
Portrait
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)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The album reached #70 on the Billboard 200 and #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
  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

Singles
Year Single Chart positions
US
Hot 100[4]		 US
R&B[5]		 US
Dance
1992 "Here We Go Again" 11 3 11
1993 "Honey Dip" - 18 -
"Day by Day" - 42 -
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References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Album Overview on Allmusic
  3. Portrait - Billboard Album Chart history
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2010). Top 40 Hits: 1955-2009. Record Research. p. 516.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 462.
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