Artist-Anita Baker
Album-Rapture
Release Date-Mar 1986
Label-Elektra
Genre/Style-Soul/Urban
Format-mp3
Size-52M
Tracks-01. Sweet Love 02. You Bring Me Joy 03. Caught Up In The Rapture 04. Been So Long 05. Mystery 06. No One In The World 07. Same Ole Love 08. Watch Your Step
Review-by Alex Henderson Though Anita Baker got some airplay out of The Songstress, that promising solo debut didn't bring her financial security. In fact, Baker was earning her living as a legal secretary in her native Detroit when she signed with Elektra in the mid-'80s. Elektra gave her a strong promotional push, and the equally superb Rapture became the megahit that The Songstress should have been. To its credit, Elektra made her a major star by focusing on Baker's strong point — romantic but gospel-influenced R&B/pop ballads and "slow jams," sometimes with jazz overtones — and letting her be true to herself. Rapture gave Baker one moving hit after another, including "Sweet Love," "Caught up in the Rapture," "Same Ole Love," and "No One in This World." Praising Baker in a 1986 interview, veteran R&B critic Steve Ivory asserted, "To me, singers like Anita Baker and Frankie Beverly define what R&B or soul music is all about." Indeed, Rapture's tremendous success made it clear that there was still a sizeable market for adult-oriented, more traditional R&B singing.
Chart Information-
Year Album Chart Peak
1986 Rapture The Billboard 200 11
1986 Rapture Top Jazz Albums 24
1986 Rapture Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 2
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