Portrait (The Walker Brothers album)
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Portrait is the second album by The Walker Brothers
The Walker Brothers
The Walker Brothers were an American 1960s and 1970s pop group, comprising Scott Engel , John Walker , and Gary Leeds...

, released in 1966. It was their most successful album.

Track listing

Side One
  1. "In My Room" (Paul Vance
    Paul Vance
    Paul Vance is an American songwriter and record producer.With over 300 recorded songs, Vance co-wrote such hits as "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," recorded in 1960 by Brian Hyland, which rose to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and "Catch a Falling Star," recorded in 1957 by...

    , Lee Pockriss, Joaquin Prieto) - 2:34
  2. "Saturday's Child" (Scott Engel) - 2:07
  3. "Just for a Thrill" (Lil Armstrong, Don Raye
    Don Raye
    Don Raye , born Donald MacRae Wilhoite, Jr., in Washington, D.C., was an American vaudevillian and songwriter, best known for his songs for the Andrews Sisters such as "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar", "The House of Blue Lights", "Just For A Thrill" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy."While known for...

    ) - 3:36
  4. "Hurting Each Other
    Hurting Each Other
    "Hurting Each Other" is a song popularized by the Carpenters in 1972. It was originally written by Gary Geld and Peter Udell in 1965, and was recorded multiple times by artists from Ruby and the Romantics to Rosemary Clooney.-Previous versions:...

    " (Peter Udell, Gary Geld) - 2:47
  5. "Old Folks" (Willard Robison
    Willard Robison
    Willard Robison was an American composer of popular song. Born in Shelbina, Missouri, his songs reflect a rural, melancholy theme steeped in Americana. Their warm style has drawn comparison to Hoagy Carmichael...

    , Dedette Lee Hill) - 3:13
  6. "Summertime
    Summertime (song)
    "Summertime" is an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, although the song is also co-credited to Ira Gershwin by ASCAP....

    " (George Gershwin
    George Gershwin
    George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known...

    , Ira Gershwin
    Ira Gershwin
    Ira Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century....

    , Dubose Heyward
    DuBose Heyward
    Edwin DuBose Heyward was a white American author best known for his 1925 novel Porgy. This novel was the basis for the play by the same name and, in turn, the opera Porgy and Bess with music by George Gershwin.-Life and career:Heyward was born in 1885 in Charleston, South Carolina and was a...

    )- 4:31

Side Two
  1. "People Get Ready
    People Get Ready (song)
    "People Get Ready" was a 1965 single by The Impressions, and the title track from the album of the same name. The single is today the group's best-known hit, reaching number-three on the Billboard R&B Chart and number 14 on the Billboard Pop Chart...

    " (Curtis Mayfield
    Curtis Mayfield
    Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer.He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly...

    ) - 2:40
  2. "I Can See It Now" (Scott Engel, John Franz) - 3:00
  3. "Where's the Girl" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 3:14
  4. "Living Above Your Head" (Kenny Vance
    Kenny Vance
    Kenny Vance is an American singer and music producer who was an original member of Jay and the Americans....

    , Mark D. Sanders, J.A. Black) - 2:44
  5. "Take It Like a Man" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 2:31
  6. "No Sad Songs for Me" (Tom Springfield
    Tom Springfield
    Tom Springfield is the brother of Dusty Springfield and an important figure in the 1960s folk and pop music scene...

    ) - 3:41

Expanded track listing

  1. "In My Room" - 2:34
  2. "Saturday's Child" - 2:07
  3. "Just for a Thrill" - 3:36
  4. "Hurting Each Other" - 2:47
  5. "Old Folks" - 3:13
  6. "Summertime" - 4:31
  7. "People Get Ready" - 2:40
  8. "I Can See It Now" - 3:00
  9. "Where's the Girl" - 3:14
  10. "Living Above Your Head" - 2:44
  11. "Take It Like a Man" - 2:31
  12. "No Sad Songs for Me" - 3:41
  13. "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)
    The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
    "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine " is the name of a song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio. It was originally released as a single by Frankie Valli in 1965 on the Smash label and has been recorded by numerous artists since, including The Walker Brothers, Cher, and Keane.- Frankie Valli original :The...

    " (Bob Crewe
    Bob Crewe
    Bob Crewe is an American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, record producer and fine artist. He is known for producing, and co-writing with Bob Gaudio, a string of Top 10 singles for The Four Seasons...

    , Bob Gaudio
    Bob Gaudio
    Robert John "Bob" Gaudio is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer, and the keyboardist/backing vocalist for The Four Seasons.-Early career:...

    ) - 3:17
  14. "After the Lights Go Out" (J. Stewart) - 4:01
  15. "(Baby) You Don't Have to Tell Me" - 2:28
  16. "My Love Is Growing" (J. Stewart) - 2:22
  17. "Another Tear Falls" (Burt Bacharach
    Burt Bacharach
    Burt F. Bacharach is an American pianist, composer and music producer. He is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David. Many of their hits were produced specifically for, and performed by, Dionne Warwick...

    , Hal David
    Hal David
    Harold Lane "Hal" David is an American lyricist. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York. David is best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach.-Career:...

    ) - 2:28
  18. "Saddest Night in the World" (John Maus) - 2:13
  19. "Deadlier Than the Male" (Scott Engel, John Franz) - 2:32
  20. "Archangel" (Scott Engel) - 3:45
  21. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb
    Bobby Hebb
    Bobby Hebb was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his writing and recording of "Sunny".-Biography:...

    ) - 3:50
  22. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen
    Harold Arlen
    Harold Arlen was an American composer of popular music, having written over 500 songs, a number of which have become known the world over. In addition to composing the songs for The Wizard of Oz, including the classic 1938 song, "Over the Rainbow,” Arlen is a highly regarded contributor to the...

    , Johnny Mercer
    Johnny Mercer
    John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer was an American lyricist, songwriter and singer. He is best known as a lyricist, but he also composed music. He was also a popular singer who recorded his own songs as well as those written by others...

    ) - 3:21
  23. "The Gentle Rain" (Luiz Bonfá
    Luiz Bonfá
    Luiz Floriano Bonfá was a Brazilian guitarist and composer best known for the compositions he penned for the film Black Orpheus.-Biography:...

    , Matt Dubey) - 2:44
  24. "Mrs. Murphy" (Scott Engel) - 3:20

Personnel

  • Gary Walker
    Gary Walker (musician)
    Gary Walker is an American musician, who was the drummer and vocalist with both The Standells and The Walker Brothers....

     - Drums and Vocals
  • John Walker
    John Walker (musician)
    John Joseph Maus , known professionally as John Walker, was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the founder of The Walker Brothers, who had their greatest success in the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom.-Early life and career:John Maus was born in New York City, the...

     - Guitar and Vocals
  • Scott Walker
    Scott Walker (singer)
    Scott Walker, born Noel Scott Engel on January 9, 1943 is an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and the former lead singer of The Walker Brothers. Despite being American born, Walker's chart success has largely come in the United Kingdom, where his first four solo albums...

     - Vocals, Guitar, and Keyboards
  • Ivor Raymonde
    Ivor Raymonde
    Ivor Raymonde was a British musician, songwriter, arranger and actor, best known for his distinctive rock-orchestral arrangements for Dusty Springfield and others in the 1960s.-Life and career:...

     - Music Director

Charts

Album - (UK)
Year Chart Position
1966 UK Album Chart 3
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