description Portishead - Portishead Overview
"Portishead" is the second studio album by the English trip-hop group Portishead, released in 1997. The record builds on the atmospheric, sample-heavy sound of their debut, "Dummy," characterized by slow tempos, turntable scratching, and Beth Gibbons's melancholic vocals. It performed strongly commercially, peaking at number two on the UK Albums Chart, and solidified the band's distinct place within the Bristol alternative music scene.
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Was Portishead the band's first album?
No. Portishead is the English group's second studio album, released on September 29, 1997, after the debut Dummy from 1994. [Portishead official store](https://shop.portishead.co.uk/collections/frontpage/products/portishead-2lp)
Which songs are on the 1997 Portishead album?
The 11-track record includes Cowboys, All Mine, Undenied, Half Day Closing, Over, Humming, Mourning Air, Seven Months, Only You, Elysium, and Western Eyes. All Mine, Over, and Only You were issued as singles from the album. [Island Records tracklist](https://shop.islandrecords.co.uk/products/portishead-vinyl-2lp)
How does Portishead relate to Dummy?
Portishead continues the group's sample-heavy Bristol sound, with slow tempos, turntable textures, and Beth Gibbons's melancholic vocals, but it is a new 1997 studio album rather than a second edition of Dummy. Dummy was released in 1994 and won the Mercury Music Prize in 1995. [Portishead official store](https://shop.portishead.co.uk/collections/frontpage/products/dummy-cd)
Did Portishead release another studio album after this one?
Yes. The band's next studio album was Third, released by Island Records in 2008, eleven years after the self-titled record. It is the third studio album in Portishead's catalog. [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/gb/album/third/1585215704)
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