Portrait (Nora Aunor album)

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Portrait
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Studio album by
Released1971
Genre Adult Contemporary, OPM
Language English
Label Alpha Records Corporation (Philippines)
Nora Aunor chronology
Christmas with Nora Aunor
(1971)
Portrait
(1971)
The Song of My Life
(1971)
Singles from Portrait
  1. "Missing You"
  2. "Waiting For You"
  3. "Dio Como Ti Amo"
  4. "My Beloved"
  5. "Theme for New Love"
  6. "Three Good Reasons"
  7. "Dreamboy"

Portrait is the first studio album released in 1971 by Filipino singer-actress Nora Aunor through Alpha Records Corporation in the Philippines in LP format [1] and later released in 1999 in a compilation/ CD format. [2] [3] The album contains some original Filipino compositions by Robert Medina, George Canseco, and Danny Subido. The album had a total of 12 tracks, many of which are identified with Nora Aunor despite them being covers like Dio Como Ti Amo (originally in Italian by Domenico Modugno of "Volare" fame), True Picture (a Jack Jones original), Three Good Reasons (originally by Connie Francis) and Theme for a New Love (by Monkees member Davy Jones). Davy Jones later starred with Nora Aunor in Lollipops and Roses, a movie shot in the US that had Don Johnson in a featured role. Among the locally composed hits on the album was "Waiting For You" by George Canseco.

Contents

Track listing

Side One

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Waiting for You" George Canseco 03:00
2."True Picture"Heymann, Lippeman02:45
3."You Are"George Canseco02:50
4."Dio Como Ti Amo" 03:36
5."My Beloved"George Canseco02:55
6."Prisoner of My Eyes"Pockriss, Hackady03:01

Side Two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Three Good Reasons"Reed, Stephens04:25
2."Mother Dear"Abbie Hawes03:06
3."Missing You"Noe Sovino02:25
4."Dreamboy"Medina, Dominic02:21
5."Around the World"Young -Adamson03:00
6."Theme for a New Love"Narration02:18

Album credits

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Recording engineer

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References

  1. "Portrait Album" . Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  2. "Alpha Records OPM Hits". Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  3. "Nora Aunor – Portrait Of... Nora Aunor on Discogs". Discogs . 1971.

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