Best Of Anita Baker CD

MUSIC

R&B / SOUL

SOUL

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Angel ~ Anita Baker

2. You're The Best Thing Yet ~ Anita Baker

3. No More Tears ~ Anita Baker

4. Sweet Love ~ Anita Baker

5. Caught Up In The Rapture ~ Anita Baker

6. You Bring Me Joy ~ Anita Baker

7. Same Ole Love (365 Days A Year) ~ Anita Baker

8. No One In The World ~ Anita Baker

9. Ain't No Need To Worry - (featuring The Winans/Anita Baker) ~ Anita Baker

10. Giving You The Best That I Got ~ Anita Baker

11. Good Love ~ Anita Baker

12. Just Because ~ Anita Baker

13. Lead Me Into Love ~ Anita Baker

14. Fairy Tales ~ Anita Baker

15. Talk To Me ~ Anita Baker

16. Body And Soul ~ Anita Baker

17. I Apologize ~ Anita Baker

18. It's Been You ~ Anita Baker

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel includes: Anita Baker (vocals); Marvin Winans (vocals); James Macon, David T. Walker, Dean Parks (guitar); Vernon Fails, Patrick Moten, Michael J. Powell (keyboards); Nathan East (bass); Raymond Calhouun, Stephen Ferrone, Ricky Lawson (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Bunny Hull, Phil Perry, Carmen Twillie, Doug Williams, Melvyn Williams, Ronald Winans, Carvin Winans, Valerie Pinkston Mayo (background vocals).
	Producers include: Patrick Moten, Otis Smith, Michael J. Powell, Marti Sharoron, Gary Skardina.
	Compilation producer: Barry "Rockbarry" Benson.
	Includes liner notes by Janine Coveney.
	All tracks have been digitally remastered.
	Personnel: Marvin Winans (vocals); David T. Walker, Dean Parks, Donnie Lyle, Hadley Hockensmith, Georg "Jojje" Wadenius, Ira Siegel, James Macon, Michael J. Powell, Paul Jackson, Jr. , Greg Moore (guitar); Barry J. Eastmond (strings, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer); Don Myrick (saxophone); Eddie Howard, Jr. , George Duke, Greg Phillinganes, Bobby Lyle (piano); Robbie Buchanan (keyboards, synthesizer, programming); Gary Taylor, Sir Gant, Loris Holland, Patrick Moten, Thomas Whitfield, Vernon D. Fails, Randy Kerber (keyboards); Sammy Merendino (synthesizer, programming); Joseph Vitarelli (Synclavier); John "J.R." Robinson , James Godson, Arthur Marbury, Omar Hakim, Raymond Calhoun, Ricky Lawson, Bill Maxwell, Steve Ferrone (drums); Lorenzo Brown, Lawrence Fratangelo, Alex Acu¤a, Paulinho Da Costa, Steve Thornton (percussion); David "E-Man" Ward, Ben Keys (programming); Clydene Jackson, Luther Waters, Lori Perri, Valerie Pinkston-Mayo, Sharon Perri, Herschel Boone, Darlene Perri, Gordon Chambers, Angel Edwards, Carol Perri, Jim Gilstrap, Julia Waters, Lori Perry, Alex Brown, Lynn Davis , Marva King, Maxine Willard Waters, Melvin Williams, Michael Winans, Oren Waters, Phillip Ingram, Ron Winans, Vesta Williams, Bunny Hull, Carmen Twillie , Carvin Winans (background vocals).
	Audio Mixers: Erik Zobler; George Duke; Gerard Smerek; Michael J. Powell; Barney Perkins.
	Recording information: Aire L.A Studios, Glendale, CA; Ambience Studio, Detroit, MI; Anita Baker's House; Clinton Studio, New York, NY; East Bay Studios, Tarrytown, NYPearl Sound, Detroit, MI; Electric Lady Studio, New York, NY; Encore Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Gnome Studios; Greene Street Studio, New York NY; Hitsville; Kendun Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Music Grinder Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA; Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA; Power Station, New York, NY; Producers I & II; Selah Recording Studio, Detroit, MI; Skyline Studios, New York, NY; Sound Castle, Los Angeles, CA; Sound Lab I, Detroit, MI; Sound Suite, Detroit MI; Soundtracks Recording Studio, New York, NY; Studio A, Detroit, MI; Studio Ultimo, Los Angeles, CA; The Hit Factory, New York, NY; TMF Studios, New York, NY; United Sound Systems, Inc., Detroit, MI; Yamaha R&D Studio, Glendale, CA.
	Photographers: Harry Langdon; Carol Friedman.
	Arrangers: Patrick Moten; Anita Baker; Rick Nowels; Barry J. Eastmond.
	THE BEST OF ANITA BAKER contains all the single hits from the doyenne of Quiet Storm, plus a plethora of album cuts and nuggets that will make investigation of this summation of Anita Baker's career thus far a pleasure for neophytes and longtime fans alike. From her first big hit, the percolating "Sweet Love," through the smoky "Caught Up in the Rapture," and the sultry "Giving You the Best That I Got," this female answer to Michael McDonald draws the listener in with a combination of irresistible pop hooks (check out that little extra trill at the end of "Rapture"'s chorus) and come-hither arrangements. Operators of heavy machinery and long-distance truck drivers beware--the dreaminess hardly lets up over the length of this set (you'll find the name Anita Baker in the dictionary under "unwind") so you may want to lay your burden down before Baker's seductive voice causes any horrible accidents.
Engineer: Craig Burbidge; Barton Stevens; Fred Law; Win Kutz; Gary Skardina; Les D. Cooper; Gerard Smerek; Tom Beiner; Darroll Gustamachio; Warren Woods; Milton Chan; Earl Cohen; Elliott Peters; Al Schmitt; Michael O'Reilly; Mike Brown; Robert Feist; Stan Wallace;
Musical Guests
	Paulinho DaCosta
	Ricky Lawson
	Doug & Melvin Williams
	The Winans

Artist Overview

Baker, who has been hailed as "the female Luther Vandross," used her gospel and jazz influences to bring a grown-up sophistication and sensuality to soul ballads. Her 1986 smash, RAPTURE, propelled her to stardom with a string of hit singles that blended slick production, R&B roots, and heartfelt emotion.

Compilation Appearances

	Duets
	Best Of Anita Baker
	Peabo Bryson Presents:classic Soul Ba
	Duets & Duets Ii:90th Birthday
	Body & Soul: The 80'S
	Ultimate Grammy Collection: Contemporary R&B
	Double Feature
	Let's Touch The Sky
	Easy 80S
	Divas Sing Gospel
	At The Movies

Associated Artists and Works

	Hubbard, Larry
	Duets ~ Sinatra, Frank

Technical Info

	Release Date : 06/18/2002
	Original Release Date : 2002
	Catalog ID : 78209
	Label : Rhino (Label)
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00081227820923

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