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	R&B, new jack swing
Length	66:31
Label	Capitol
Producer	Portrait
Portrait chronology
Portrait (1992) All That Matters (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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AllMusic

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

The album reached number 70 on the Billboard 200 and number 16 on the US Top 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

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

Chart performance for Portrait

Chart (1993)	Peak pposition
Australian Albums (ARIA)	100
US Billboard 200	70
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	16