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  • Release Date: 06/18/2002
  • Sales Rank: 11,169
  • Label: ATLANTIC / WEA
  • UPC: 081227820923

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The Best of Anita Baker

1LISTENAngel Single Version 4:29
2LISTENYou're the Best Thing Yet 5:36
3LISTENNo More Tears 5:35
4LISTENSweet Love 4:22
5LISTENCaught Up in the Rapture 4:08
6LISTENYou Bring Me Joy 4:24
7LISTENSame Ole Love (365 Days a Year) 4:03
8LISTENNo One in the World 4:06
9LISTENAin't No Need to Worry Single Version 4:18
10LISTENGiving You the Best That I Got Single Version 3:53
11LISTENGood Love 5:33
12LISTENJust Because Single Version 4:22
13LISTENLead Me into Love Single Version 4:08
14LISTENFairy Tales 4:16
15LISTENTalk to Me 3:55
16LISTENBody and Soul Radio Edit 3:58
17LISTENI Apologize Single Version 4:16
18LISTENIt's Been You 4:08

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Editorial Reviews

With her rich, jazz- and gospel-informed contralto, Anita Baker is one of the modern era's best soul singers. And this 18-song collection pays fine tribute to the sophisticated chanteuse, who sadly hasn't released a new recording since 1994's Rhythm of Love. The opening ballad, "Angel," taken from Baker's excellent yet oft-overlooked 1983 debut, The Songstress, is still a real tear-jerker. Likewise, her breakthrough hits "Sweet Love, "You Bring Me Joy," and "Caught Up in the Rapture," from her Grammy-winning sophomore disc, Rapture, sound as endearing and vibrant as ever. Baker continued her reign as Queen of the Quiet Storm with 1988's Giving You the Best That I Got, which spawned several gems, including the hymnlike "Lead Me into Love" and the bluesy "Good Love." Even more reflective of her jazz influences (Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, and Nancy Wilson) was 1990's Compositions, which produced the wistful "Fairy Tales" and the encouraging "Talk to Me." The nostalgic disc ends with three highlights from Rhythm of Love, including the piano- and harmony-driven "Body and Soul." Baker's vocal ingenuity, feminine grace, and romantic sense of style -- remember her classy but curvaceous dresses with the flowing hemlines? -- make her a clear precursor of the new legion of female R&B singers, including Jill Scott, Mary J. Blige, and Alicia Keys, who have found the courage to sing from the soul and forge their own identities. Baker has always given her fans the best that she's got, and The Best of Anita Baker leaves us anxiously awaiting more. Tracy E. Hopkins, Barnes & Noble

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Best of Anita Bakerby Anonymous

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April 01, 2005: I APOLOGIZE ANITA BECAUSE IT'S BEEN YOU ALL THE TIME GIVING THE BEST THAT YOU GOT 365 DAYS OF THE YEAR SINGING OF NOTHING BUT LOVE AND HOW TO GIVE GOOD LOVE. I'M SO GLAD TO HEAR YOU STILL HAVE IT.

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January 26, 2004: I meet Anita Baker face to face for the first time. She was coming from the mini mall in Detroit. I have love her voice along with her music for some years now. I wish her well. Sonya.


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