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Compositions (Anita Baker album)

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Released
  
June 12, 1990

Label
  
Elektra

Artist
  
Anita Baker

Producer
  
Michael J. Powell

Length
  
50:27

Compositions (1990)
  
Rhythm of Love (1994)

Release date
  
12 June 1990

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Recorded
  
1990 Encore Studios Studio Ultimo (Sound Lab 1) Oceanway

Genres
  
Soul music, Rhythm and blues, Quiet storm, Soul jazz, Contemporary R&B, Smooth jazz

Awards
  
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Similar
  
Anita Baker albums, Soul music albums

Compositions is the fourth album by the American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker. The album peaked at #5 on the US Billboard 200 and was certified platinum in 1990, making it Baker's third platinum selling album. The album also won the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 1991 Grammy Awards. Compositions would be the last album and collaboration between Baker and longtime producer Michael J. Powell.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Talk to Me" (Baker, Vernon Fails, Michael Powell) - 5:03
  2. "Perfect Love Affair" (Baker, Joel Davis) - 5:19
  3. "Whatever It Takes" (Baker, Marc Gordon, Gerald LeVert) - 5:35
  4. "Soul Inspiration" (Terry Britten, Graham Lyle) - 5:17
  5. "Lonely" (Baker) - 4:29
  6. "No One to Blame" (Baker, Fails) - 4:41
  7. "More Than You Know" (Baker, Vernon Fails, Michael Powell) - 4:48
  8. "Love You to The Letter" (James McBride) - 7:20
  9. "Fairy Tales" (Baker, Fails, Powell) - 7:55

Personnel

  • Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
  • Greg Phillinganes - piano, background vocals
  • Nathan East - bass, background vocals
  • Ricky Lawson - drums
  • Earl Klugh - guitar, background vocals
  • Anita Baker - vocals, Executive Producer
  • Michael J. Powell - guitar, background vocals
  • Vernon Fails - keyboards
  • Stephen Ferrone - drums
  • Perri - background vocals
  • Awards

    Grammy Awards

    Charts

    Singles

    Songs

    1Talk to Me5:04
    2Perfect Love Affair5:19
    3Whatever It Takes5:35

    References

    Compositions (Anita Baker album) Wikipedia