| "Portrait of My Love" | ||||
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| Single by Matt Monro | ||||
| from the album My Kind of Girl | ||||
| B-side | "You're the Top of My Hit Parade" | |||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Norman Newell (as David West) & Cyril Ornadel [1] | |||
| Matt Monro singles chronology | ||||
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"Portrait of My Love" is a song written by Norman Newell and Cyril Ornadel, which was released by Matt Monro in 1960, and was an international hit for Steve Lawrence in 1961.
In 1960, Matt Monro released the song as a single. The song was Monro's first hit single, and spent 16 weeks on the UK's Record Retailer chart, reaching No. 3, [2] also reaching No. 3 on the UK's New Musical Express chart. [3] In 1961, the song was released on Monro's album My Kind of Girl. [4]
| Chart (1961) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Record Retailer [2] | 3 |
| UK New Musical Express [3] | 3 |
| "Portrait of My Love" | ||||
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| Single by Steve Lawrence | ||||
| from the album Portrait Of My Love | ||||
| B-side | "Oh How You Lied" | |||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 2:51 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Norman Newell (as David West) & Cyril Ornadel [5] | |||
| Producer(s) | Don Costa [6] | |||
| Steve Lawrence singles chronology | ||||
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In 1961, Steve Lawrence released a version of the song as a single and on the album Portrait of My Love. Lawrence's version became an international hit and spent 16 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9, [7] while reaching No. 1 in the Philippines, [8] No. 7 in Australia, [9] and No. 9 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. [10]
Lawrence's version was ranked No. 30 on Billboard 's end of year "Hot 100 for 1961 - Top Sides of the Year" [11] and No. 81 on Cash Box 's "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1961". [12]
In 1962, Steve Lawrence was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for his rendition of "Portrait of My Love". [13]
In 1961, the song won songwriters Norman Newell and Cyril Ornadel the British Songwriters Guild's Ivor Novello Award for "Outstanding Song of 1960". [14] [1]
In 1999, the song was honored at the BMI Awards in London for having 2 million radio plays. [15]
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