Portishead is the second album of the Bristol-based group Portishead, released in 1997. The album reached #2 on the UK Album Chart and #21 on the Billboard 200 chart. On 3 December 2008, Universal Music Japan released Dummy and Portishead as limited SHM-CD version. Portishead is the second album of the Bristol-based group Portishead, released in 1997. The album reached #2 on the UK Album Chart and #21 on the Billboard 200 chart. On 3 December 2008, Universal Music Japan released Dummy and Portishead as limited SHM-CD version. false 2024-02-03 20:01:08 8.4 1997 1997-10-07 1997-10-07 29 Acid Jazz Alternative Rock Downtempo Electronic Rock Trip Hop Folktronica Dark Jazz 111957 2115470 1949ef16-3494-4e8d-8063-6dd230a46748 8f6bd1e4-fbe1-4f50-aa9b-94c450ec0f11 46b38f09-e90b-39eb-b04f-002da20f7f96 /media/data/media4/Music/Portishead/Portishead (1997)/12 Vinyl 02/folder.jpg Portishead AlbumArtist Portishead Artist Portishead Portishead 1 06:01 2 04:10 3 04:15 4 04:58 5 05:54 6 03:57 Portishead ( PORT-iss-HED) are an English band formed in 1991 in Bristol. The band comprises Beth Gibbons (vocals), Geoff Barrow (multiple instruments, production), and Adrian Utley (guitar). Dave McDonald, an audio engineer who helped produce the band's first two albums, is sometimes regarded as the fourth member. Portishead's debut album, Dummy (1994), fused hip-hop production with yearning vocals from Gibbons and an atmospheric, cinematic style reminiscent of spy film soundtracks. The album was met with commercial and critical acclaim, quickly becoming a landmark album in the emerging trip-hop genre. However, the band disliked being associated with the term and would consciously step away from that sound on later releases. They have released two other studio albums, Portishead (1997) and Third (2008), both of which received similar acclaim. Portishead have also released the live album Roseland NYC Live (1998). Go! BeatLondon Records 90