Portrait [Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered]

Walker Brothers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 29, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Polygram Int'l
• ASIN: B00000899R
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #199,633 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. In My Room

2. Saturday's Child

3. Just For A Thrill

4. Hurting Each Other

5. Old Folks

6. Summertime

7. People Get Ready

8. I Can See It Now

9. Where's The Girl

10. Living Above Your Head

11. Take It Like A Man

12. No Sad Songs For Me

13. The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore

14. After The Lights Go Out

15. You Don't Have To Tell Me(Baby)

16. My Love Is Growing

17. Another Tear Falls

18. Saddest Night In The World

19. Deadlier Than The Male

20. Archangel

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a classic, August 4, 2001

By 

Alejandra Vernon "artist & illustrator" (Long Beach, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Portrait (Audio CD)

Some of the most beautiful ballads I've ever heard are on this CD...lushly orchestrated and sung to perfection.

It's hard to believe that Scott was only 22 when this was recorded, there's so much depth and emotional maturity in his voice. "Where's the Girl", "Old Folks", and "The Gentle Rain" are extraordinary.

John's high and slightly gritty voice is great, and his interpretations of "Just for a Thrill" and "Come Rain or Come Shine" are terrific...of the duets (and their voices are a nifty blend), "Summertime" is heavenly...it's the best version I've ever heard of this popular Gershwin tune, with a jazzy sax solo adding to the superb arrangement.

With the exception of 2 bonus tracks (2 single "B" sides, "My Love is Growing" and "Saddest Night in the World"), which are a little weak, this is a gorgeous CD...and after 35 years, shines as brightly as ever.

4.0 out of 5 stars Walker Brothers, April 9, 2009

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L. Harris - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Portrait (Audio CD)

I purchased this to replace an old album long gone. It has many of the same songs as my old album and I still enjoy their sound.

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Starry eyed and laughing, April 25, 2001

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R. T. Shepherd (Chas, South Carolina USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Portrait (Audio CD)

The Sixties were hesitation marks on the West's wrist, and yet some of the music was fascinating if only for its contrarian bent. Case in point: Portrait. If you ever wanted to hear mid-period Sinatra with a fine second vocalist and a misbegotten musical thrust at the hippie audience, this is it. Scott Walker's "Old Folks" and John Walker's "Just for a Thrill" are worth the price of admission. Why these two grand crooners are not making best selling records today I simply don't understand, but again we are talking about the Sixties.