Length 42:00 | Release date 31 May 1983 | |
Released May 31, 1983November 12, 1991 (reissue) Genres Rhythm and blues, Quiet storm, Soul jazz Similar Anita Baker albums, Rhythm and blues albums | ||
The songstress full album anita baker
The Songstress is the debut solo album by the American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker. It was originally released in 1983 by Beverly Glen Music, and was Baker's only album for that label prior to signing with Elektra Records with whom she had a string of hit albums. The Songstress was not a commercial success upon its initial release, though the album met with moderate success on the R&B charts.
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Baker became a major international success after signing with Elektra Records (a division of Warner Music Group) in 1986, and Elektra acquired the rights to The Songstress and re-released it with a new cover in 1991. Between 1992-2007, the album sold 307,000 copies in the US according to SoundScan figures.
Reception
"No More Tears" peaked at number 49 on Billboard's Hot Black Singles chart, becoming Baker's first entry on the Billboard's singles chart; "Angel," number five on the same chart; "You're the Best Thing Yet," number 28.
Alex Henderson of AllMusic rated the album all five stars. Henderson praised Baker's ballads and 'slow jams' as "honest [and] heartfelt", like "No More Tears", "Angel", and "You're the Best Thing Yet", and her faster tempo in "Squeeze Me".
Track listing
- "Angel" (Baker, Patrick Moten, Sandra Sully) - 4:57
- "You're the Best Thing Yet" (Moten, Geronne C. Turner) - 5:36
- "Feel The Need" (Moten) - 5:35
- "Squeeze Me" (Moten) - 4:40
- "No More Tears" (Michael J. Powell) - 5:38
- "Sometimes" (Moten, Sully) - 5:53
- "Will You Be Mine" (Moten, Carlos Turrentine) - 5:24
- "Do You Believe Me" (Moten) - 3:55
Personnel
Production
Charts
Singles
Songs
1Angel5:01
2You're the Best Thing Yet5:36
3Feel the Need5:39