Portrait of My Love
E1039800
"Portrait of My Love" is a popular romantic ballad from the early 1960s, best known as a hit single recorded by American singer Steve Lawrence.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra | pre-Beatles pop ⓘ |
| chartSuccess |
hit single in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
hit single in the United States ⓘ |
| composer |
Cyril Ornadel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norman Newell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| famousFor |
Matt Monro recording
ⓘ
Steve Lawrence recording ⓘ |
| firstPerformer | Matt Monro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic ballad
ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ |
| hasLyricalContent | metaphors comparing a lover to a masterpiece portrait ⓘ |
| hasMelodicStyle | orchestral pop arrangement ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | ballad ⓘ |
| hasNotableCoverVersion |
Rick Astley version
ⓘ
The Tokens version ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
idealized beauty
ⓘ
romantic love ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | early 1960s ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| isPartOf | traditional pop standard repertoire ⓘ |
| labelForSteveLawrenceVersion | United Artists Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Norman Newell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MattMonroVersionLabel | Parlophone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy |
Matt Monro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rick Astley NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tokens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyWrittenFor | Matt Monro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPerformerNationality | English ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Matt Monro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rick Astley NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tokens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| SteveLawrenceNationality | American ⓘ |
| SteveLawrenceSingleReleaseYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| usedIn | easy listening radio formats ⓘ |
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