Portrait (Rick Astley album)

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.

Portrait
Studio album by
Released17 October 2005
RecordedSeptember 2004 – July 2005
StudioThe Village Recorder (Los Angeles, California)
GenreAdult contemporary, pop
Length41:32
LabelRCA, Sony BMG
ProducerPeter Collins
Rick Astley chronology
Artist Collection: Rick Astley
(2004)
Portrait
(2005)
Collections
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
MSN Music[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Vincent" (Don McLean) – 3:24
  2. "And I Love You So" (McLean) – 2:55
  3. "Portrait of My Love" (Norman Newell, Cyril Ornadel) – 2:43
  4. "Where Do I Begin?" (Francis Lai, Carl Sigman) – 3:36
  5. "These Foolish Things" (Jack Strachey, Eric Maschwitz) – 3:49
  6. "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) – 4:03
  7. "Nature Boy" (George Aberle) – 3:12
  8. "Close to You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:04
  9. "You Belong to Me" (Chilton Price, John Kuczynski, Henry Stewart) – 2:49
  10. "Make It Easy on Yourself" (Bacharach, David) – 2:57
  11. "Somewhere" (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) – 2:46
  12. "I Can't Help Falling in Love (with You)" (Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss) – 3:14
  13. "What the World Needs Now" (Bacharach, David) – 3:00
  14. "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" (Russ Morgan, Lazarus Goldberger, James Cavanaugh) – 3:31 (Japanese release only)

Personnel

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  • 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

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Charts

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Chart (2005) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[2] 26

References

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  1. ^ "Portrait by Rick Astley". MSN Music. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2020.