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.
Track listing
- "Vincent" (Don McLean) â 3:24
- "And I Love You So" (McLean) â 2:55
- "Portrait of My Love" (Norman Newell, Cyril Ornadel) â 2:43
- "Where Do I Begin?" (Francis Lai, Carl Sigman) â 3:36
- "These Foolish Things" (Jack Strachey, Eric Maschwitz) â 3:49
- "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) â 4:03
- "Nature Boy" (George Aberle) â 3:12
- "Close to You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) â 3:04
- "You Belong to Me" (Chilton Price, John Kuczynski, Henry Stewart) â 2:49
- "Make It Easy on Yourself" (Bacharach, David) â 2:57
- "Somewhere" (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) â 2:46
- "I Can't Help Falling in Love (with You)" (Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss) â 3:14
- "What the World Needs Now" (Bacharach, David) â 3:00
- "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" (Russ Morgan, Lazarus Goldberger, James Cavanaugh) â 3:31 <small>(Japanese release only)</small>
Personnel
- Rick Astley â vocals
- Tim Lauer â keyboards, orchestrations
- John Carin â additional acoustic piano (1), guitars (1), stardust (1)
- Dan Petty â acoustic guitars
- Davey Johnstone â electric guitars, slide guitar
- Craig Young â bass
- Shannon Forrest â drums, percussion
- John Altman â soprano saxophone (4, 8)
- Suzie Katayama â orchestra contractor
Production
Charts
References