Portrait

Description

Portrait is a compilation album by the British singer Sheila Walsh, released on Sparrow Records in 1987, distributed in the UK by Word UK. Re-issued on CD by Sparrow the following year, re-titled Compact Favorites and featuring new cover artwork.

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LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “We’re All One” (from Don’t Hide Your Heart, 1985)
A2. “Don’t Turn Your Back On Jesus” (from Triumph in the Air, 1984)
A3. “Turn, Turn, Turn” (from Drifting, 1983)
A4. “Somebody” (from Triumph in the Air, 1984)
A5. “Jesus Call Your Lambs” (from Don’t Hide Your Heart, 1985)

Side Two
B1. “Triumph In The Air” (from Triumph in the Air, 1984)
B2. “Mystery” (from Drifting, 1983)
B3. “Star Song (There Is Born A Child)” (from War of Love, the US version of Drifting, though originally the A-side of a 7-inch single released on DJM Records in 1981. “Star Song” was as well released as a single in the US in 1982 by Sparrow Records, as a promo for the double album 25 Songs of Christmas from Sparrow.)
B4. “God Put A Fighter In Me” (from Drifting, 1983)
B5. “Burn On” (from the US version of Future Eyes, though originally the B-side of the 7-inch single Here With Me released by Chapel Lane Productions in 1980)

Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and 12-inch vinyl LP by Sparrow Records. Re-issued on CD by Sparrow in 1988, re-titled Compact Favorites and featuring new cover artwork (actually the same image as used on the back side of the LP sleeve).

“Burn On” originally was the B-side of the single “Here With Me” released on Chapel Lane in 1980 to promote the up-coming release of Sheila Walsh’s debut album Future Eyes, an LP issued the following year. “Burn On” was later included on Sparrow Records’ US release of Future Eyes. (“Burn On” was later re-recorded and included on Sheila Walsh’s pop/ballad-only album No One Loves Me Like You, released in 1982.)

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