The Best of Anita Baker

Anita Baker

R&B/Soul · 2002

Editors’ Notes Anita Baker’s jazz-tinged melodies and crackling fireside soul have made her a totem of contemporary R&B. Spanning her ’80s and ’90s output, this collection includes gems like the sensuous cabaret “Angel” (a celebration of her partner’s inner beauty) and the orchestral synth-kissed “Sweet Love,” where her richly caramelized vocal conjures everlasting romance. Her sumptuous voice and effortlessly smooth diction give her songs a compelling softness, transforming even the gently propulsive “Caught Up in the Rapture” into a lullaby.
SONG
Angel (Single Version #2)
1
4:28
 
You're the Best Thing Yet
2
5:35
 
No More Tears
3
5:35
 
Sweet Love
4
4:22
 
Caught Up In the Rapture (Single Version)
5
4:08
 
You Bring Me Joy
6
4:24
 
Same Ole Love (365 Days a Week)
7
4:02
 
No One In the World
8
4:06
 
Ain't No Need to Worry (Single Version) [feat. Anita Baker]
The Winans
9
4:18
 
Giving You the Best That I Got (Single Version)
10
3:53
 
Good Love
11
5:33
 
Just Because (Single Version #2)
12
4:20
 
Lead Me Into Love (Single Version)
13
4:08
 
Fairy Tales (Edited Version)
14
4:15
 
Talk to Me [Single Version #2]
15
3:54
 
Body and Soul (Radio Edit Version)
16
3:56
 
I Apologize (Single Version)
17
4:16
 
It's Been You (Single Version)
18
4:08
 

18 Songs, 1 Hour, 19 Minutes

Released  June 18, 2002

℗ 2002 Atlantic Recording Corporation. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.

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