| Portraits | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Total Experience Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) | |||
| Genre | Soul/Disco | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Augie Johnson | |||
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Portraits is the seventh album by R&B group Side Effect. Released in 1981, this was their second album for Elektra Records.
| Year | Album | Chart positions [1] |
|---|---|---|
| US R&B | ||
| 1981 | Portraits | 52 |
| Year | Single | Chart positions [2] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B | US Dance | ||
| 1981 | "Make You Mine" | 26 | 73 |
Heart is an American rock band formed in 1973 in Seattle, Washington. The band evolved from previous projects led by founding members Roger Fisher (guitar) and Steve Fossen, including The Army (1967–1969), Hocus Pocus (1969–1970), and White Heart (1970–1973). By 1975, original members Fisher, Fossen, and Ann Wilson, along with Nancy Wilson, Michael Derosier (drums), and Howard Leese formed the lineup for the band's initial mid- to late-1970s success period. These core members were included in the band's 2013 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Alicia Michelle "Miki" Howard is an American R&B singer who had top 10 hit songs in the mid-1980s and early 1990s, including "Baby, Be Mine" (1987), "Come Share My Love" (1986) and "Love Under New Management" (1990). "Ain't Nobody Like You" (1992) and "Ain't Nuthin' in the World" (1989) both peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B Singles chart.
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