Portrait (Portrait album)

Portrait
Studio album by Portrait
Released	October 12, 1992
Recorded	1991–1992
Studio	Aire L.A. Elumba Recording Larrabee West One Up Studio Trax Recording (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Contemporary R&B, new jack swing
Length	66:31
Label	Capitol
Producer	Portrait
Portrait chronology
Portrait (1992) All That Matters (1995)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Portrait is the debut album of the R&B group Portrait, released in 1992 on Capitol Records.^[2] Several of the album's tracks are considered new jack swing classics.

The album reached #70 on the Billboard 200 and #16 on the R&B albums chart.

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

*Denontes a song listed as a New Jack Swing Classic.^[3][4]

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

Three singles charted:

• "Here We Go Again!" peaked at #1 on the R&B chart, #11 on the dance chart, and #11 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[5]
• "Day by Day" peaked at #42 on the R&B chart.
• "Honey Dip" reached #18 on the R&B chart.

References