Portrait (Rick Astley album)
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Rick Astley
Richard Paul "Rick" Astley is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and radio personality. He is known for his 1987 song, "Never Gonna Give You Up", which was a #1 hit single in 25 countries...

's sixth album, released in 2005. This album is a collection of covers of pop standards. It is his first UK studio album since 1993's Body and Soul.

Track listing

  1. "Vincent
    Vincent (song)
    "Vincent" is a song by Don McLean written as a tribute to Vincent van Gogh. It is also known by its opening line, "Starry Starry Night", a reference to van Gogh's painting The Starry Night. The song also describes different paintings done by the artist.McLean wrote the lyrics in 1971 after reading...

    " – 3:24
  2. "And I Love You So
    And I Love You So (song)
    "And I Love You So" is a popular song written by Don McLean and released on his 1970 debut album, Tapestry. The song has been recorded by many artists in the years since McLean's original version, and it was a 1973 hit for singer Perry Como on his album of the same name, And I Love You So.Como's...

    " – 2:55
  3. "Portrait of My Love" – 2:43
  4. "Where Do I Begin?
    (Where Do I Begin?) Love Story
    " Love Story" is a popular song published in 1970, with music by Francis Lai and lyrics by Carl Sigman. The song was first introduced as an instrumental theme in the 1970 film Love Story. The lyrics were added after the theme music became popular.-Covers:The song has been covered many times...

    " – 3:36
  5. "These Foolish Things
    These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
    "These Foolish Things " is a standard with words by Eric Maschwitz and music by Jack Strachey. Harry Link, an American, sometimes appears as a co-writer, but his input was probably limited to changes to suit the U.S. market. It is one of a group of 'Mayfair Songs', like "A Nightingale Sang in...

    " – 3:49
  6. "Cry Me a River" – 4:03
  7. "Nature Boy
    Nature Boy (song)
    "Nature Boy" is a song by eden ahbez, published in 1947. The song tells a fantasy of a "strange enchanted boy... who wandered very far" only to learn that "the greatest thing... was just to love and be loved in return"...

    " – 3:12
  8. "(They Long to Be) Close to You
    (They Long to Be) Close to You
    " Close to You" is a popular song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It was first recorded by Richard Chamberlain and released as a single in 1963 as "They Long to Be Close to You," without parentheses. However, it was the single's flip side, "Blue Guitar," that became a hit...

    " – 3:04
  9. "You Belong to Me" – 2:49
  10. "Make It Easy on Yourself
    Make It Easy On Yourself
    "Make It Easy On Yourself" is a popular song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David which was first a hit for Jerry Butler in 1962 and has since been a Top 40 single for the Walker Brothers - for whom it was a #1 UK hit - and Dionne Warwick.-Jerry Butler:...

    " – 2:57
  11. "Somewhere
    Somewhere (song)
    "Somewhere" is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story which was made into a film in 1961. The music is composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and takes a phrase from the slow movement of Beethoven's 'Emperor' Piano Concerto, which forms the start of the...

    " – 2:46
  12. "I Can't Help Falling in Love (With You)
    Can't Help Falling in Love
    "Can't Help Falling in Love" is a pop song originally recorded by American singer Elvis Presley and published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company. It was written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss. The melody was based on "Plaisir d'Amour" but with a different...

    " – 3:14
  13. "What the World Needs Now (Is Love)
    What the World Needs Now Is Love
    "What the World Needs Now Is Love" is a 1965 popular song with lyrics by Hal David and music composed by Burt Bacharach. First recorded and made popular by Jackie DeShannon, it was released on April 15, 1965, on the Imperial label after a release on sister label Liberty records the previous month...

    " – 3:00
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