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The Rapture Tour

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Associated album
  
Rapture

End date
  
December 1987

Start date
  
March 1986

Legs
  
3

No. of shows
  
40 in North America 3 in Europe 43 in total

The Rapture Tour is a concert tour and the first headlining tour by American recording artist Anita Baker in support of her hit multi-platinum album Rapture. The tour started in mid-March 1986, visiting several cities throughout North America and Europe. In 1987, Baker kicked off a North America second leg trek, which included seven dates in Los Angeles at the Beverly Theatre in January, including two and three-night dates in Merrillville, Indiana, New York City, and Miami, Florida. The outing included four sold-out shows scheduled in Washington D.C. and three consecutive dates for a second visit in Merrillville, Indiana.

Contents

The Show

The tour consisted of a selection of songs from Baker's 1983 debut, The Songstress and majority of the Rapture album. For each performance, Baker would perform songs from both albums, and also include a song from another artist. For example, she performed "You've Changed" by Sarah Vaughan for one show, and Van Morrison's "Moondance" for another. She performed several shows throughout the week in Los Angeles, with gospel/R&B group the Perri Sisters joining as background vocals and toured with Baker for the remainder of the Rapture Tour.

Opening acts

  • Perri Sisters (USA Leg 1 & 2—select dates)
  • The Rose Brothers (USA Leg 1—select dates)
  • Nat Augustin (Europe Leg)

    • Set list

    1. "Mystery"
    2. "Feel the Need" 1
    3. "You Bring Me Joy"
    4. "Caught Up in the Rapture"
    5. "Angel"
    6. "Stop to Love" 1
    7. "Same Ole Love (365 Days a Year)"
    8. "You're the Best Thing Yet"
    9. "You've Changed" 1
    10. "Watch Your Step"
    11. "Will You Be Mine"
    12. "Sometimes" 2
    13. "No One in the World"
    14. "No More Tears"
    Encore
    1. "Sweet Love"
    2. "Been So Long"

    Notes

    1 performed only on select Europe and North America dates
    2 performed on selected dates in Europe

    The Band

  • Music Director/Keyboards: Bobby Lyle
  • Guitar: Donald Griffin
  • Percussions: Garry Glenn
  • Saxophone: Gerald Albright
  • Bass: Nathan East
  • Drums: James Bradley, Jr
  • Background vocals: Tanya Boyd, Saundra Simmons, Natalie Jackson (1986—Leg)
    Perri Sisters, Gina Taylor, Freida Williams (1987—Leg)

    • Tour dates

    Notes

  • Not all North America and European dates are listed.

    • VHS/DVD/CD release

    A DVD and CD Live Collection, entitled A Night Of Rapture: Live was released in 2004 by Rhino Records, which reached #35 in the Billboard 'Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums' list.

    Track listing

    1. Caught Up in the Rapture – 5:29
    2. Mystery – 5:24
    3. Been So Long – 5:52
    4. No One in the World – 4:11
    5. Same Ole Love (365 Days a Year) – 3:59
    6. Watch Your Step – 6:20
    7. Moondance – 4:08
    8. You Bring Me Joy – 4:32
    9. Sweet Love – 7:20
    10. Sweet Love [Multimedia Track]
    11. You Bring Me Joy [Multimedia Track]
    12. No One in the World [Multimedia Track]

    References

    The Rapture Tour Wikipedia
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