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Portrait

A Portrait Fan Page....

About Me

There are very few pages in this community that were built with more affection, appreciation and love. While I am not a member of the group, the group has access to this page, and I am a huge fan. I was so surprised to see that my favorite R & B group of the 90's, "Portrait", had such minimal presence online, and I built this page because none existed. Portrait was possibly the most under-rated R and B vocal group in the 90's era, and this page is a weak yet passionate response to counter that slight. Quite simply, Portrait was the cream of the crop in a era full of talent. And while the members of Portrait have moved on to other projects and other aspects of their lives, these 3 albums stand in testimony to their amazing musical prowess, vocally and lyrically. More than 10 years later, I still spin Portrait relentlessly. Join me if this band, these men, and those phenomenal voices moved you, as they have me.

My Interests

Portrait is: Irving Washington III, Eric Kirkland, Michael Angelo Saulsberry, and Phillip Johnson. ..

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Through this page, I was lucky enough to meet the gentlemen of Portrait (Irving Washington III, Michael Angelo Saulsberry, and Eric Kirkland...the top 4 friends on my list). But, this page is simply a conduit to connect Portrait's fans and friends with the men who made the music. Portrait came out of L.A. onto the R&B scene in 1992 riding on the end of the 'new jack' era. The group's self-titled debut album, "Portrait" was released in the same year and featured two hits on the charts, "Here We Go Again!" which reached # 3 on the R & B chart, and 11 on the Hot 100. "Honey Dip" featured similar sounds and reached Number 18 on the R & B charts with its infectious ability to get people on the dance floor.In 1995, the group released their second album, "All That Matters." The album had hits with "I Can Call You" reaching Number 22 on the R&B charts and "How Deep Is Your Love," a cover of the Bee Gees song of the same name, briefly appearing on the Hot 100. Finally, "Greatest Hits" featured some of their most popular songs, along with covers such as "Three Times a Lady" "How Deep is Your Love" and "Be Thankful for What You've Got." Thanks to Portrait, we are....

Music:

Portrait! Silk, Shai, Jodeci, etc., Mid-90's Rythym and Blues....Mint Condition, Miki Howard, Ms. Toni Braxton, Sade, Chante Moore, Tevin Campbell, UNV, Joe, Me2U, Intro, Babyface, PM Dawn, Troop, the first Usher, Me 2 U, POV, the Isley Brothers, Maxwell, Angela Winbush, Will Downing, Alexander O'Neill, Mr. Freddy Jackson, Big Daddy Kane, D'Angelo, Skee-lo (yep, Skee-lo...), Ben Tankard, LL, Guy (Groove me...Baby...Tonight), Janet, Sunshine Anderson....Now Playing: "Heartache" by Portrait...my all-time favorite song, in any genre.

My Blog

PORTRAIT NEWS!

Hello everybody...Portrait has set up a music page that you can also go to. It will help us monitor how many people listen to the music and how many people come to our site as well. We really need it...
Posted by Portrait on Tue, 01 May 2007 11:48:00 PST

A Note from Michael Angelo Saulsberry....

Irving is right. Thanks for the support. Its funny how all the countries weve traveled to, people til this day email me personally from different parts of the world complimenting us for the love of t...
Posted by Portrait on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 07:55:00 PST

Note from Eric Kirkland

Man the honor is all mine brah!Thanks for your dedication and true loyalty to this group, I always say that "It's like moving out & getting your own place after living with your brothers for so long!"...
Posted by Portrait on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:40:00 PST

A Note from Irving Washington, III...

Yo Rich... You are awesome.. I know I do and the guy's I'm sure will appriciate this. It's people like you that makes every one verse of a song we write worth all we put into it. And to know, we can w...
Posted by Portrait on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:01:00 PST