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Portrait (The 5th Dimension album)

Portrait is the fifth album by the American pop group the 5th Dimension, released in 1970. This is the group's first album for Bell Records, having switched from the Soul City Records label. The cover features an impressionistic portrait by famous artist LeRoy Neiman.

Track listing
;Side one • "Puppet Man" (Howard Greenfield, Neil Sedaka) – 3:00 • "One Less Bell to Answer" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:31 • "Feelin' Alright?" (Dave Mason) – 4:28 • "This Is Your Life" (Jimmy Webb) – 4:13 • "A Love Like Ours" (Bob Alcivar, Lamonte McLemore) – 2:39 ;Side two • "Save the Country" (Laura Nyro) – 2:39 • "Medley" – 10:12 • "The Declaration" (words are from the U.S. Declaration of Independence, the only known setting of it to music) (Julius Johnsen, René DeKnight) from the play "Bread, Beans & Things" • "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Sam Cooke) • "People Gotta Be Free" (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere) • "Dimension 5ive" (Bob Alcivar) – 4:15 ;Bonus track on CD • "On the Beach (In the Summertime)" (Landy McNeil) – 3:28 ==Personnel==
Personnel
Billy Davis Jr. - lead vocals (tracks 3, 7), background vocals • Florence LaRue - lead vocals (tracks 1, 4), background vocals • Marilyn McCoo - lead vocals (tracks 1–2), background vocals • Lamonte McLemore - lead vocals (track 5), background vocals • Ron Townson - lead vocals (track 9), background vocals Additional personnel • Michael Anthony, Mike Deasy - electric guitarDennis Budimir, Tommy Tedesco - rhythm guitarFred Tackett - finger pickin' guitar • Joe Osborn - bassHal Blaine - drums, percussionLarry Bunker - congas, mallets, percussion, drums • Gary Coleman - mallets, percussion • Larry Knechtel - piano, organ, tack pianoJimmy Rowles - piano • Gary Illingworth - electric pianoBob Alcivar - arranger ==Production==
Production
As mentioned on the liner notes of the album, this was one of the first albums to be recorded on a 16-track recorder, and was recorded at the Wally Heider Studios in Hollywood. The sketches of the vocal recording sessions included in the album cover art are dated January 13 and January 14, 1970. • Producer: Bones Howe • Engineer: Bones Howe • Mastering: Elliot Federman • Digital transfers: Mike Hartry • Reissue producer: Rob Santos • Production coordination: Jeremy Holiday • Production assistant: Bones Howe, Ann McClelland, Tom Tierney, Russ Wapensky • Product manager: Mandana Eidgah • Project coordinator: Arlessa Barnes, Glenn Delgado, Christina DeSimone, Karyn Friedland, Felicia Gearhart, Laura Gregory, Robin Manning, Brooke Nochomson, Ed Osborne, Larry Parra, Dana Renert, Bill Stafford, Steve Strauss • Archivist: Joanne Feltman, Glenn Korman • Research: Joel Whitburn • Assistants: Larry Cox, Johnny Golden, Rik Pekkonen • Arranger: Bob Alcivar, Bill Holman, Bones Howe • Art direction: Beverly Weinstein • Reissue art director: Mathieu Bitton • Design: Mathieu Bitton • Cover painting: LeRoy Neiman • Liner notes: Mike Ragogna ==Charts==
Charts
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