Portrait (Rick Astley album)
2005 studio album by Rick Astley
Portrait | ||||
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Studio album by Rick Astley | ||||
Released | 17 October 2005 | |||
Recorded | September 2004 – July 2005 | |||
Studio | 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 Rick Astley released in 2005. A collection of covers of 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 |
MSN Music | [1] |
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.
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- Whenever You Need Somebody
- Hold Me in Your Arms
- Free
- Body & Soul
- Keep It Turned On
- Portrait
- My Red Book
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- Beautiful Life
- Are We There Yet?
- Greatest Hits
- Ultimate Collection
- The Best of Me
- "Never Gonna Give You Up"
- "Whenever You Need Somebody"
- "When I Fall in Love"
- "My Arms Keep Missing You"
- "Together Forever"
- "It Would Take a Strong Strong Man"
- "She Wants to Dance with Me"
- "Take Me to Your Heart"
- "Hold Me in Your Arms"
- "Giving Up on Love"
- "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"
- "Cry for Help"
- "Move Right Out"
- "Never Knew Love"
- "Hopelessly"
- "The Ones You Love"
- "Sleeping"
- "Lights Out"
- "Keep Singing"
- "Angels on My Side"
- "Beautiful Life"
- "Every One of Us"
- "Never Gonna Stop"
- "Learning to Live (Without Your Love)"
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