Fine. I'm officially old. I recall when this song came out way back in 1992 (wincing). I used to LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this group. They were R&B, a little New Jack but could also pull off a ballad. Ah well, if somebody has a "Where are they now?" update, feel free to share. This song reflected my mood today. Enjoy Here we go again:
Anyone have a song to shout out today?
13 Bougie Thought(s):
Don't feel old at all! I have memories of that jam!
I have been reminiscing all yesterday on BellBivDevoe. I don't know know why. But I have played When Will I See Your Smile Again at least 8 times on my IPOD and YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7m16mrY-l4
I was also jamming to Groove Theory's Tell Me this morning haha. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THtqUDitQ4I
Since we're in this vein, let's keep it going with Joe Public with Live And Learn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbMKTZbUxzI
Ah yes. That song stayed in rotation in my dorm room fall 1992/spring 1993. Speaking of good male groups, I'd like to know what happened to Solo.
My favorite Portrait song was Honey Dip.
That's good stuff
I wanted to go with that one but couldn't find the video online :(
Or Shai?
I had completely forgotten about them! Speaking about groups with Public in the title - what did R. Kelly do with the Public Announcement?
Shai had that one CD then puff they were gone.
There isn't much out there on this group. No surprise.
From Wiki -
The group, which hailed from Los Angeles, California debuted in 1992 with a self-titled album riding on the end of the New Jack Swing era. The disc featured two hits on the charts: "Honey Dip" reached #18 on the R&B charts[1]. The group's second single, "Here We Go Again!" featured similar sounds and reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1992.
Throughout 1993 and 1994, Portrait could be heard lending their voices to various projects, appearing on the soundtracks to the movies, Addams Family Values and Blankman, as well as singing on the Black Men United song, "U Will Know" for the Jason's Lyric Soundtrack. Portrait also provided backing vocals on the Quincy Jones single "Slow Jam", which featured Babyface and Tamia on lead vocals, in 1995. The song reached #68 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]
Also in 1995, the group released their second album, All That Matters. The album had a few minor hits, with "I Can Call You" reaching #22 on the R&B charts and "How Deep Is Your Love," a cover of the Bee Gees song, briefly appearing on the Hot 100.[1] However, the album itself suffered from poor sales, spelling what was essentially the beginning of the end of the group.
Despite this, a year after the release of All That Matters, the group recorded an album exclusively for release in the Asian market. The album, entitled Picturesque, featured Portrait's previously released cover of "How Deep Is Your Love" as well as several other covers of popular songs.
The group faded from the scene after the release of Picturesque, only to resurface with their fourth album entitled Share My Love, which they independently released in 2005.
The group was feature in an episode of Family Matters, titled "Stormy Weather", performing "Here We Go".
more stuff can be found - http://www.rnbhaven.com/artist.php?artistid=100 (not much)
I'm posting Honey Dip on my blog now.
Hun, you aren't the only one. I use to love this song too. I think I was in junior high school.
Tiffany
http://liferequiresmorechocolate.blogspot.com
What I really miss about the early to mid 90s R&B is that it was TALENT that got you a deal and why people bought your tape (Lawd, TAPES). But now? A group like Portrait would never make it.... #ashame
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