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Anita Denise Baker (born January 26, 1958) is an American jazz and soul singer known for her ballads, particularly during the quiet storm era of the 1980s. She began her career in the late 1970s with the funk band Chapter 8, and released her first solo album, "The Songstress", in 1983. She gained wider recognition with her second album, "Rapture" (1986), which included the Grammy-winning single "Sweet Love". As of 2017, Baker has received eight Grammy Awards and has achieved four Platinum and two Gold albums.
album · 7
heatmap 3.14–3.60★| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Songstress | ||||
| 1986 | Rapture | ||||
| 1988 | Giving You the Best That I Got | ||||
| 1990 | Compositions | ||||
| 1994 | Rhythm of Love | ||||
| 2004 | My Everything | ||||
| 2005 | Christmas Fantasy |
live album · 1
| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | A Night of Rapture - Live |
single · 20
heatmap 2.53–3.93★| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Angel / Do You Believe Me | ||||
| 1983 | No More Tears / Will You Be Mine | ||||
| 1983 | You're the Best Thing Yet / Squeeze Me | ||||
| 1984 | Feel the Need / Sometimes | ||||
| 1986 | Caught Up in the Rapture / Mystery | ||||
| 1986 | Watch Your Step / Mystery | ||||
| 1987 | No One in the World / Watch Your Step | ||||
| 1987 | Same Ole Love (365 Days a Year) | ||||
| 1988 | Giving You the Best That I Got / Good Enough | ||||
| 1988 | Just Because / Good Enough | ||||
| 1989 | Lead Me Into Love / Good Enough | ||||
| 1990 | Fairy Tales / Watch Your Step | ||||
| 1990 | Soul Inspiration / Good Enough | ||||
| 1990 | Talk to Me / Good Enough | ||||
| 1994 | Body & Soul | ||||
| 1994 | I Apologize | ||||
| 1995 | It's Been You | ||||
| 1995 | When You Love Someone | ||||
| 2004 | You're My Everything | ||||
| 2012 | Lately |
compilation · 4
heatmap 3.00–3.68★| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Retrospective | ||||
| 1995 | Sweet Love · The Very Best of Anita Baker | ||||
| 2002 | The Best of Anita Baker | ||||
| 2011 | Original Album Series |
appears on · 11
heatmap 2.72–4.24★| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Aint No Need to Worry | ||||
| 1987 | Decisions | ||||
| 1990 | Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary | ||||
| 1993 | Duets | ||||
| 1994 | Chapter 349 - Funky Ride | ||||
| 1998 | Cyrus Chestnut | ||||
| 1998 | Sweet Sticky Thing | ||||
| 2007 | At the Movies | ||||
| 2010 | Let's Touch the Sky | ||||
| 2019 | If Beale Street Was Chopped | ||||
| 2025 | Naina Presents: Jessy Lanza |
music video · 1
| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Sweet Love |
Releases · 2
| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Famous Hits | |||||
| Smooth Soulful House Mix Inside a Circus |
v/a compilation · 10
heatmap 2.35–4.09★| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Barcelona Gold | ||||
| 1994 | Classic Mellow 3 | ||||
| 1994 | The Love Album | ||||
| 1995 | Forget Paris | ||||
| 1995 | Jazz to the World | ||||
| 1995 | Smooth Grooves: A Sensual Collection, Volume 2 | ||||
| 1997 | Mad About You - The Final Frontier (Music From and Inspired by the Television Series) | ||||
| 2002 | Total Funk!: The Ultimate Collection | ||||
| 2004 | Ultimate Love Songs Collection - When a Man Loves a Woman | ||||
| 2017 | 100 Greatest Eighties |
Top-rated songs · per RYM
| Rating | Title | Album | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Love | Rapture | 242 | ||
| Angel | 30 | |||
| Caught Up in the Rapture | Rapture | 224 | ||
| Giving You the Best That I Got | 48 | |||
| Good Love | 36 | |||
| Mystery | Rapture | 189 | ||
| Same Ole Love | Rapture | 187 | ||
| You Bring Me Joy | Rapture | 198 | ||
| Been So Long | Rapture | 188 | ||
| No One in the World | Rapture | 186 | ||
| Watch Your Step | Rapture | 188 | ||
| Just Because | 34 | |||
| Lead Me Into Love | 31 | |||
| You Belong to Me | 31 |