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Anita Baker
With her classy, refined brand of romantic soul, Anita
Baker was one of the definitive quiet storm singers of the '80s. Gifted
with a strong, supple alto, Baker was influenced not only by R&B,
but jazz, gospel, and traditional pop, which gave her music a distinctly
adult sophistication. Smooth and mellow, but hardly lifeless, it made
her one of the most popular romantic singers of her time.
B aker released her major-label debut Rapture in 1986. It was a platinum,
Grammy winning smash, appealing to both urban and adult contemporary listeners
and producing two all-time quiet storm classics in "Caught Up in
the Rapture" and "Sweet Love." Baker toured the world in
1987 and her guest appearance on the Winans track "Ain't Got No Need
to Worry" won a Grammy. Her equally stylish follow-up album, Giving
You the Best That I Got, appeared in 1988, spawning more staples in the
title track and "Just Because." "Giving You the Best That
I Got" also won Baker two more Grammys, for Best Female R&B Vocal
and Best R&B Song. For her third Elektra album, Baker decided to handle
a greater share of the songwriting, hence the title Compositions, which
was released in 1990 and featured even stronger jazz inflections than
Baker's previous work (not to mention all live instruments).
Following Compositions, Baker took a break from recording and touring;
after having her first son in 1993, she returned to the studio to craft
Rhythm of Love, which was released in 1994. In the years that followed,
Baker was mostly silent, despite her fans' clamoring for a jazz album;
instead, she raised her family and became embroiled in contract disputes
with Elektra, which eventually led her to move to Atlantic. She began
working on a new album in 2000, but had to start over from scratch due
to defective recording equipment that made the original tracks unsalvageable.
In 2004 it was announced that she had signed with Blue Note and still
working on her new album. In the meantime, the Atlantic imprint Rhino
released Night of Rapture: Live, a 1987 concert originally available on
video. Baker fnally returned to the studio in 2003 and issued My Everything,
her first album in 10 years. Two years later she released her first holiday
album, Christmas Fantasy. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide
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