''Velvet Portraits'' is an album by producer and musician

Terrace Martin Terrace Jamahl Martin (born December 28, 1978) is an American musician, rapper, singer, and record producer. He is perhaps best known for producing records for several prominent artists in the music industry, including Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dog ...

, released on April 1, 2016. In December of that year, the album was nominated for a

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. The album was developed during the production of

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's critically acclaimed album ''

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'', to which Martin was a major contributor. The closing track, "Mortal Man", is an elaboration of musical elements from ''Butterfly'''s closing track of the same name. The fifth track features a performance by Martin's father and acclaimed jazz drummer Ernest "Curly" Martin.

Track listing

#Velvet Portraits – 1:34 #Valdez Off Crenshaw (featuring Donny Hathaway) – 4:32 #Push (featuring Tone Trezure) – 4:36 #With You – 4:09 #Curly Martin (featuring

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, Thundercat, and Ronald Bruner Jr.) – 7:21 #Never Enough (featuring Tiffany Gouche) – 5:33 #Turkey Taco (featuring The Emotion & Wayne Vaughn) – 4:02 #Patiently Waiting (featuring Uncle Chucc & The Emotion) – 7:01 #Tribe Called West (featuring

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) – 2:34 #Oakland (featuring

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) – 4:23 #Bromali (featuring Marlon Williams) – 3:38 #Think of You (featuring

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and Rose Gold) – 5:48 #Reverse (featuring Robert Glasper and Candy West) – 3:07 #Mortal Man – 11:46

References

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