Portrait is the first album by the American actress Lynda Carter

Lynda Carter

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. It was released in 1978 on vinyl LP

LP album

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, 8-track

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 and cassette

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 as well as a limited edition picture LP. Carter co-wrote three of the songs: "Want to Get Beside You," "Fantasy Man" and "Toto (Don't It Feel Like Paradise)". The album also included the cover songs "She's Always a Woman" by Billy Joel

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 and "Just One Look" by Doris Troy

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. Promotional singles were released for "All Night Song" and "Toto (Don't It Feel Like Paradise)."

Two of the songs were featured in and performed by Carter's character in the 1979 Wonder Woman

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episode, "Amazon Hot Wax": "Want to Get Beside You" and "Toto (Don't It Feel Like Paradise)". The latter song makes mention of several elements from the Wizard of Oz

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 stories, and quotes dialogue from the 1939 film

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.

Carter did not release another album for over 30 years. Her second album, At Last, is a jazz and blues standards album and was released in June 2009.

Track listing

1. "All Night Song" – 4:47
2. "She's Always a Woman" – 3:09
3. "Tumbledown Love" – 4:44
4. "Just One Look" – 2:34
5. "Fantasy Man" – 4:39
6. "Lines" – 4:20
7. "Want to Get Beside You" – 4:06
8. "You're the Only One Who Understands" – 4:22
9. "Put On a Show" – 3:44
10. "Toto (Don't It Feel Like Paradise)" – 3:31

Personnel

• Colin Cameron – bass
• Bill Cuomo – keyboards
• Don Dunn – backing vocals
• The Faragher Brothers – backing vocals
• Barry Fasman – arranger, conductor
• Clark Garman – guitar
• Wendy Haas – backing vocals
• Brie Howard
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  – backing vocals
• Ralph Humphrey – drums
• Art Munson – guitar
• Vini Poncia – producer
• Jeanie Arnold Saviano – backing vocals
• Tom Saviano – arranger
• Bob Schaper – engineer
• Bob Siller – backing vocals
• Chuck Smith – backing vocals