Portrait (Rick Astley album)
Appearance
Portrait | ||||
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The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, California) | ||||
Genre | Adult contemporary, pop | |||
Length | 41:32 | |||
Label | RCA, Sony BMG | |||
Producer | Peter Collins | |||
Rick Astley chronology | ||||
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Portrait is the sixth studio album by English singer
pop standards, it is his first studio album since 2001's Keep It Turned On, and the first to be released in the UK since 1993's Body & Soul
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Source | Rating |
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Track listing
- "Vincent" (Don McLean) – 3:24
- "And I Love You So" (McLean) – 2:55
- "Portrait of My Love" (Norman Newell, Cyril Ornadel) – 2:43
- "Where Do I Begin?" (Francis Lai, Carl Sigman) – 3:36
- "These Foolish Things" (Jack Strachey, Eric Maschwitz) – 3:49
- "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) – 4:03
- "Nature Boy" (George Aberle) – 3:12
- "Close to You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:04
- "You Belong to Me" (Chilton Price, John Kuczynski, Henry Stewart) – 2:49
- "Make It Easy on Yourself" (Bacharach, David) – 2:57
- "Somewhere" (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) – 2:46
- "I Can't Help Falling in Love (with You)" (Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss) – 3:14
- "What the World Needs Now" (Bacharach, David) – 3:00
- "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" (Russ Morgan, Lazarus Goldberger, James Cavanaugh) – 3:31 (Japanese release only)
Personnel
- Rick Astley – vocals
- Tim Lauer – keyboards, orchestrations
- John Carin – additional acoustic piano (1), guitars (1), stardust (1)
- Dan Petty – acoustic guitars
- Davey Johnstone – electric guitars, slide guitar
- Craig Young – bass
- Shannon Forrest – drums, percussion
- John Altman – soprano saxophone (4, 8)
- Suzie Katayama – orchestra contractor
Production
- Peter Collins – producer
- Clif Norrell – engineer, mixing (7)
- Andy Brohard – assistant engineer
- Gary Langan – mixing (1-6, 8-13)
- Alexander "Natty" Modiano – mix assistant
- Stylorouge – art direction, design
- Uli Weber – photography
Charts
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[2] | 26 |
References
- ^ "Portrait by Rick Astley". MSN Music. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2020.